Year: 2020

Sports

IHSA on hold; J.J. McCarthy ready for Michigan

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By Bobby Narang The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting December 2 to discuss numerous topics, most notably the timeline of Winter sports. IHSA executive director Craig Anderson said that when a timeline is set for the lifting of the restrictions, then the IHSA...

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Elusive victory at stake for Northern Illinois, Illini

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By Woodrow Carroll Northern Illinois, University of Illinois, and Northwestern, each has one regular-season football game remaining which will be played Saturday. Notre Dame, 10-0 overall and ranked No. 2 in the country in both major polls, had its final game of the regular season canceled by the Atlantic Coast...

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U of I teams, Billy Taylor, Batavia pair, in IBCA Hall

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Just in time! The list of recognizable players, coaches, and schools arrived just in time Tuesday morning this week from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) with this year’s Hall of Fame list. Thoughts had focused on the high school, and, even college, holiday tournaments which usually begin to take...

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Events Veterans

Veterans’ car parade, gifts, in St. Charles

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Up to 100 vehicles will assemble in the parking lot of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1145 N 5th Avenue, St. Charles, at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, to proceed across town to the Kane County Fairgrounds, Oak Street entrance. Once inside Gate 2, the parade will encircle veterans from all four...

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Government

Kathy Fosser interim director, Kane County Health Department

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The Kane County Board has approved Kathy Fosser to be the transitional interim executive director for the Health Department. It comes after the recent retirement of executive director Barbara Jeffers. “As interim executive director, I am proud that we have a highly skilled and competent team that continues to care...

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Thomas Butler continued family military tradition

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By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club named Thomas Butler the December Veteran of the Month. The son of Jim Butler, one of our previous veterans of the month and Aurora resident, Tom was born December 17, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pa.. He grew up in Chicago and Carpentersville....

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Dozen Aurora veterans hold informal Pearl Harbor memorial

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By Al Benson With a prayer and toasts, a dozen Aurora veterans held an informal Pearl Harbor memorial Monday, the 79th anniversary of the attack by Japan. Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion Post 84 was host to the event at its 1 E. Benton Street office. The memorial, sponsored by Navy League...

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Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club plans meeting

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The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, with an intermittent schedule since March, will hold its Christmas holiday gathering at 7 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 at 1 E. Benton Street, Aurora, the site of the former Aurora Public Library. All branches are welcome. Parking is available in back. The schedule will...

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Government Opinion

New frontier at hand: Surveillance matrix technology

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By John W. Whitehead Like it or not, the COVID-19 pandemic with its veiled threat of forced vaccinations, contact tracing, and genetically-encoded vaccines is propelling humanity at warp speed into a whole new frontier, a surveillance matrix, the likes of which we’ve only previously encountered in science fiction. Those who...

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History

A Focus on History: December 10 through December 16

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December 10 The first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. – 1901. International Human Rights Day, commemorating the signing at the United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states, in part: “Everyone has the right to...

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Batavia ‘Santa Paws’ fundraiser

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Fifty raffle baskets will highlight Starfish Animal Rescue’s 10th annual “Santa Paws” fundraiser from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. The event will be held in the nonprofit’s parking lot at 167 Oswalt Avenue in Batavia; enter off Bond Street. The public is invited. Admission is free. Masks...

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Food baskets, Christmas toys, in Aurora

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Divine Providence Ministries, 402 Sherman Avenue in Aurora, will give away food baskets and Christmas toys at noon Saturday, Dec. 19. The public is invited. Admission is free. Pastor Joe Ballard said in a Facebook post December 1, “We know that times are hard for each and everyone. You do...

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Attacks on postal workers while delivering dangerous

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These have been particularly challenging days for our letter carriers. The Donald Trump administration has worked throughout his term to hinder the United States Postal Service. He appointed his mega-donor, Louis DeJoy, to be postmaster general. DeJoy gave orders to start dismantling and removing mail-sorting machines and wanted to require...

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Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion Post 84 To Host RDML Sands, USN on Zoom December 8

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At the Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion Post 84 at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8 Buddy Check, Legion Post 84 will host a special guest; RDML Jamie Sands, USN Commander of Naval Service Training Command. To observe the meeting: Call 312-626 6799 and type in: 860 4149 1814 #Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86041491814;Go to...

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Ask Grandpa: On plastic-bag caution and saving planet

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Grandpa,For more than 30 years they were going to get rid of plastic bags. You could put plastic bags in different size plastic bags. It would make different size pillows. Very comfortable to adjust to your body. Try it. P.S. you will be surprised how many plastic bags you can...

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Navy League Aurora Council Notice on Its Annual Pearl Harbor Day Luncheon

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The Aurora Navy League Council regrets the cancellation of its annual Pearl Harbor Day Luncheon and Bratton Awards public recognition.  For those interested we shall gather informally at noon 07 December 2020 at the American Legion Post 84 office at 1 E. Benton in Aurora to commemorate the attack on...

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Hernandez, Kifowit, Kane Senior Council and Aurora Police Department to Provide Free Drive-Thru Senior Meals

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State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora and Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, will be partners with The Kane Senior Council and the Aurora Police Department to provide free frozen meals to seniors Monday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Aurora Police Department’s station located at 1200 E. Indian Road...

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IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson released the following statement regarding the IHSA Board of Directors Discussion Update December 2

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“The IHSA Board of Directors met virtually December 2 for an update session, where they discussed several topics, including the timeline of winter sports. Given governor JB Pritzker’s current mitigations, the Board has no expectation of starting low risk winter sports prior to January. The Board and IHSA staff will...

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