Month: March 2021

State ‘getting close’ to next phase of reopening: IDPH

By Tim Kirsininkas Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) director, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, said on Monday the State is “getting close” to the next phase of reopening amid increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates and decreasing positivity rates. Speaking in a Senate Health Committee meeting, Ezike said the State has been working

Oscars among blacks Aurora Public Library District explication program March 24

Aurora Public Library District (APLD) patrons who are waiting for this year’s delayed Oscars broadcast can whet their appetites with Aurora Public Library District’s upcoming program “Black Oscars: What the Academy Awards Tell Us About African Americans.” Dr. Frederick Gooding, Jr., associate professor of African American studies at Texas Christian

Cultured-meat research continues injustice, immorality

By M. Grace Grzanek, Founder and executive director, The Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley In a letter to The Voice in the February 18 edition, thevoice.us/public-funds-would-help-cultured-meat, Jon Hochschartner of Granby, Conn. wants you and me to encourage senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth to support the payment, through

Waubonsee group makes endorsements

March 15, 2021Dear editor; I am writing as a proud member of the Waubonsee Community College Faculty Council. We have unanimously endorsed Giselle Gonzalez and Sandra González for two Trustee seats in the upcoming April 6 election. Ms Giselle Gonzalez, @giselleforwcc, is the daughter of Mexican immigrants, a former student