Month: January 2021

Events Health

Mobile COVID-19 Testing at Elgin Community College February 1-7

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The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) announced that a mobile testing unit managed by the Illinois Department of Public Health will be at Elgin Community College all next week to provide Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests to the community. The mobile testing unit will be available each day Monday, Feb. 1...

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International

Deep laughter repeatedly, wine and song, in Spain

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Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 25th in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago, known as the...

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Business Health

Indoor dining official!

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By Jerry Nowicki Two more regions of the State moved to Phase 4 COVID-19 guidelines, meaning five of 11 regions can now allow both indoor dining and organized sports. Region 1 in northwest Illinois and Region 2 in north-central Illinois each moved to Phase 4, which allows for indoor dining...

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Government Health Policy

Sustained improvement adjusts our activities

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Following a sustained improvement in positivity rates, ICU bed availability, and the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) stated that Regions 8 and 9 are on track to move to Tier 1 of the Restore Illinois plan, Tuesday. Most notably, under...

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Feature

On joy, ups and downs, and a collection of thoughts

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There is a time and place for everything. Likely now is the time and this column is a place for quick thoughts and short notes. There may be connections among them, or no connection. Thoughts: • We must find joy in some aspects of life. It is helpful to more...

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Opinion

On understanding embers in Aurora

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January 23, 2021Dear editor; The last five years I spent a lot of time thinking about Aurora and trying to understand its culture. I find it very different, especially looking at surrounding cities. The governing bodies tend to be exclusive clubs, more than looking to help the needs of all...

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Environment Health

Disruption: Pesticides near schools, parks, homes

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First of two parts Investigation finds airborne pesticides near schools, parks, and homes surrounded by farm fields. A report found in The Defender Children’s Health Defense News & Views: “The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting found atrazine, dimethenamid, permethrin, 2,4-D and 2,4,5-TP, all are endocrine-disrupting chemicals that can lead to...

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Government Health Policy Political

A request to veto State HB 3360

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By Robert W. Panton, MDElmwood Park At a time when Illinois lawmakers should be supporting health-care heroes who are working tirelessly during the COVID-19 pandemic, we instead receive unwelcome new legislation that will drive up the costs of practicing medicine in Illinois and send more physicians packing to move to...

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Feature

Symphony Center in Salt Lake City a special place

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When Scott, one of my friends, said that he had been an engineer on the building of Symphony Center in Salt Lake City, I told my sister-in-law, Barb, in Utah. She, in turn, sent me a number of articles pertaining to that. I sent an E-mail to her son, my...

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Government Money

Good news for renters: Kane County grants

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By Mavis Bates, Kane County Board member, District 4 Good news is coming for Kane County renters. Kane County will soon receive a grant of $15 Million to help renters who are behind in paying their rent. The money will come from the most recent federal COVID-19 relief package that...

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Food

Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry 20 ways succeeded in 2020

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By Diane Renner, executive director, Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry Last month (December) it was my plan to spend some time gathering my thoughts on the year that was 2020. But, just like the rest of the year, those plans went out the window! So here I am, finally taking a...

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Feature Government Opinion Political

Donald Trump’s antics, dishonesty, loyalty tests: Repeated paths

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Principio et finem similaria. The beginning and the end are the same. So it was for the presidency of one Donald J. Trump, racist, misogynist, narcissist, egotist, paranoiac, and pathological liar. From the beginning of his tenure, I have referred to him in my personal journal as “T. Rump.” That’s...

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Government Opinion Political

Shanley: Strength for alderman revolves around residency

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By Brooke Shanley A concerned resident brought forth challenges to the petitions of candidate Ron Woerman based on his residency. During the challenge process, while the charges were ultimately dismissed by the Aurora Electoral Board in its ruling January 11, there were many statements made under oath, by Mr. Ron...

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Poetry

Being Cognitive

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There are those places ins this world, now, it is said.Which are, at present, being haunted by the dead.While it is rare to have a “ghost” communicate,Or try to, neither do they seem to have a traitOf scaring people, although that we do ourselves—For we refuse to think that there...

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Business Carousel Events

Aurora Public Library District enables partnerships with podcasts, communications

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In the past year, small business owners and large corporations alike have had to shake up the way they communicate business with their existing customers and find new ways to tap into uncharted market spaces. For small business owners and those just starting up, this obstacle has been especially challenging....

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Ask Grandpa: Pandemic ripple effects cause of problems

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Grandpa,At my bank, there is a very pretty young teller about my age. I see she does not wear a ring, so I am sure that she is not attached. I go to her window every chance I get to visit the bank. I have asked her on more than...

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Opinion Political

Anger in America? Underlying resentments key

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At the post office the other day, where all of us in my rural town go to pick up our daily mail, a friend asked: “Why are we so angry, Jim?” By “we” he didn’t mean the two of us, and I could tell, even with his mask on, he...

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Late Wayne “Red” Kaufman the Barber made the world a better place

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I learned belatedly that my friend, Wayne “Red” Kaufman, had died of COVID-19. Saddened, I drove to the West Plaza Barbershop in Aurora to talk with Ed Bunce, one of Kaufman’s original partners, and Carlos Martinez, the current owner of the shop. Because I was the only patron at lunchtime,...

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