Month: January 2021

A personal experience with State’s new speaker of the House

As the director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, I don’t pay an undue amount of attention to the weather. However, Monday, January 28, 2019, was different. I woke up to a heavy snowstorm barreling across Illinois and was concerned because the Institute...

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‘I’m okay being a footnote in history’: Representative Kifowit

By Stephanie Kifowit, State representative, 84th District “I’m okay being a footnote in history.” That is what I told one of my colleagues while watching the first day of session in the new 102nd General Assembly. I watched in a bit of disbelief as a new Speaker of the House...

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Minimal movement for return to high school sports

By Bobby Narang While sports rages on in neighboring states, the high school athletes Illinois continue to remain in limbo. At least, after several months of back-and-forth discussions and delays, there was a small dose of positive news in the middle of this month. Since November 17, 2020 high school...

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Early Super Bowl heroes: Head coaches Lombardi, Ewbank

By Woodrow Carroll Weeb Ewbank! First, he preceded Vince Lombardi. Then he followed Lombardi. Could be a Greek oracle narrative. But, there is truth to the statement. With the National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl LV on the horizon (Sunday, Feb. 7 in Tampa), we take a look at the...

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Carefully, Division III colleges dip into season openers

Balance beam in gymnastics is precarious. College sports have endured the last five months precariously in a balance position between the health of its student-athletes and seeking a level of competition. With intermittent stops and start, the premier top division teams have found a way to compete, albeit not in...

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Adapting to change, there are new, creative, items to try

This year is year of adapting. We have lived through more than 10 months of uncertainty, confusion, fear, isolation, and social malaise. We anticipated the beginning of a new year with bated breath. Then in a whirlwind, it was upon us, the New Year. Nothing has changed, COVID-19 is still...

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Kane County veterans: Sign up for COVID-19 vaccine

Kane County veterans assistance commission superintendent Jacob Zimmerman is encouraging Kane County veterans enrolled in the health-care system through Hines VA Hospital to schedule an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “I want to emphasize that all enrolled-veterans, age 65 and older, are eligible now,” Zimmerman said. “This is huge...

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Senior residents of Covenant Living at the Holmstad assist students with wooden desks

Residents of Covenant Living at the Holmstad, 700 W. Fabyan Parkway, Batavia, a retirement and assisted living facility, recently handcrafted 20 wooden desks to help students challenged by remote learning. Volunteers worked with Batavia United Way to find homes for the desks and provide a designated space where kids can...

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Civilian Review Board reduced to 20 candidates in Aurora

By Jason Crane Twenty Civilian Review Board semifinalists were announced at the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform. Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin presented the update about the Civilian Review Board (CRB). The establishment of the City of Aurora’s Civilian Review...

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Nature in Spain: Spider web, one-inch frog, Shetland pony

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 24th in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago, known as the...

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Spaghetti dinner February 13 at Luigi’s Pizza

Aurora Noon Lions Club will be host a spaghetti dinner from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at Luigi’s Pizza and Fun Center, 732 Prairie Street in Aurora. Proceeds will benefit Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry. The public is invited. The menu includes spaghetti, vegetables, meatballs or chicken...

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Illinois General Assembly pushes legislation on personal injury

By Sarah Mansur Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing “Lame Duck Look Back” series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on the major bills that passed both chambers of the General Assembly in the January 8-13 lame duck session. The Illinois General Assembly last week...

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Phillips Park, G.A.R. Museum, win Best of Fox Award in Aurora

More than 14,000 votes were cast for the 2020 Best of the Fox’ Awards for Aurora, and two City-run landmarks earned the top prizes. For the second consecutive year, Philips Park Golf Course edged Orchard Valley and the Aurora Country Club to win the Best Golf Course category. In the...

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Streetscape mural deadline February 12 in Aurora

Aurora Downtown’s Streetscape committee will provide funds for a second gateway mural designed to welcome visitors into downtown. The organization of downtown business and property owners is seeking requests for proposals (RFP) due February 12. The theme of the mural will be “Aurora Unity” and will promote pride in the...

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Pet of the Week: Tui the Tiger loves toys and to be petted

Tui is a female Domestic Shorthair brown/black Tiger who was born June 12, 2013. Tui loves attention and will give head bumps to let someone know she wants to be petted. She is very playful and loves to chase her toys that are attached to a wand. She would love...

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To prevail, ‘We the People’, must overcome government predators

By John W. Whitehead What should we expect in 2021? So far, it looks like this year is going to be plagued by more of the same brand of madness, mayhem, manipulation, and tyranny that dominated 2020. Frankly, I’m sick of it: The hypocrisy, the double standards, the delusional belief...

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Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry drive-thru Kids’ Pop-Up food pantry

Eddie Galvan, left, program director at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, interviews with Eddie Galvan, left, program director at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, receives an interview with Fox 32 News Saturday.

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A Focus on History: January 21 through January 27

January 21 Approximately 750,000 steelworkers walk out in 30 states, largest strike in U.S. history to that time. – 1946. U.S. president Jimmy Carter grants an unconditional pardon to hundreds of thousands of men who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War. – 1977. On the first full day of...

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