Month: February 2021

Special salute to Herschel Luckinbill a fitting tribute

There was a salute, a tribute, and a thank you. The focal point was the service rendered by Herschel Luckinbill of Montgomery to military veterans for nearly 20 years. The Navy veteran, see below, was the primary mover and president of the Fox Valley Breakfast Club. The organization was started

Aurora mayoral candidates meet in forum

By Jason Crane An Aurora mayoral candidate forum Saturday, through the Zoom video conference platform, allowed viewers to learn about the three candidates seeking the job as mayor of Aurora for the next four years. An election will be Tuesday, April 6. Community Advocacy Awareness Network (CAAN) and New Covenant

Kane County Townships consolidated primary election results

• Reg. voters: 8457 ballots: 247 turnout: 2.92% 12 of 12 precincts reportingVillage of Campton Hills trustee to serve a 4-year term(Vote for 3) Votes (% of Votes)Ed Muncie 115 (46.56%)James McKelvie 62 (25.10%)Michael D. Millette 90 (36.44%)Timothy W. Morgan, Sr. (Write-In) 68 (68.02%)Kimberly Weiss (Write-In) 172 (69.64%) • Reg.

No Egypt money in relief bill

February 22, 2021Dear editor; A letter to the editor in the Oswego Ledger in the February 18 issue, stated that the last stimulus package addressing COVID-19 relief included things such as $1.3 Billion for Egypt, and so on. I did not think that foreign expenditures were part of the COVID-19

Leny, grandmama of Camino, recalls World War II fright

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 28th in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago known as the

Bill Gates’ so-called Green stance seen as charade

Second of four parts The previous part is at thevoice.us/bill-gates-largest-owner-of-farmland-in-the-u-s Bill Gates, 65, known as the fourth richest person in the world, a United States entrepreneur, who, with a boyhood friend, Paul Allen, founded Microsoft computer company in the 1970s and divested himself from the company in 2020, continues his

Grassroots alliance condemns remarks

By Brandy Gilliam, P.O.B.U.M.S. SOCIETY; Sandra González, Aurora Rapid Response Team We, the Aurora Grassroots Alliance, condemn Aurora mayor Richard Irvin and Police Chief Kristin Ziman’s inflammatory remarks about community activists during their February 3 media briefing on the City’s uptick in crime. Irvin opened the media briefing, after reciting

Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) Illinois Sierra Club’s highest priority

The Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA), is Illinois Sierra Club’s highest priority bill for 2021. Right now the clean energy jobs sector is one of the fastest growing in Illinois, and CEJA will keep it that way. As our State recovers from the COVID-19 crisis, renewable energy is going

Virtual: Dr. Eve L. Ewing and World Social Justice Day

After the November 2020 success of a multi-library collaboration that brought The New York Times bestselling author and anti-racist scholar Dr. Ibram X. Kendi to Aurora and surrounding communities, this dynamic library partnership has regrouped for another powerhouse event. This time, our sights are on author, poet, and artist, Dr.

Craft To Go at Yorkville Public Library

The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in March. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. Yorkville Public Library continues to offer regular operating hours. The Library is open Monday–Thursday

To work through problems, ask if it will help grandkids

In the 1970s, president Jimmy Carter supposedly worried that Americans were suffering from collective malaise, the French word for an underlying feeling of discomfort, uneasiness. Carter was roundly ridiculed. A few years later, president Ronald Reagan campaigned in 1984 on the theme, in sharp contrast: “It’s morning again in America.”

Jason Buckley certified master

Jason Buckley of Montgomery, West Aurora High School athletic director, has been named a certified master athletic director. The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) awarded the designation that recognizes exemplary knowledge, contributions, and professional development, in interscholastic athletic administration. The voluntary certification process includes a thorough evaluation of the