Month: May 2021

Sports

No World Series championship repeat in 21st Century

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By Woodrow Carroll As manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dave Roberts has a problem most managers would be willing to put up with, for sure. Roberts’ Dodgers are Major League Baseball’s defending World Series champions. The pandemic shortened the Major League Baseball (MLB) season length in 2020 was only...

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Late Nazareth Academy rally yields coach Milano 500th victory

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By Bobby Narang Through his illustrious coaching career, Nazareth High School baseball coach, Lee Milano, has enjoyed many special moments. He took over the Nazareth program in 1999-2000 after his brother, Bill, left to take over the Maine South program. Since inheriting the program, Lee Milano put his own stamp...

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Wolves savor division championship without a Cup bid

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Transition is in sports from Winter to Spring/Summer sports in high school, college, and professional. The Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks failed to make the playoffs this year. It became painfully obvious in the last few weeks that their absences were likely. Yes, wait until next year. Optimism persuades the...

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Aurora Township officials sworn-in

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Judge Reginald Campbell administers the oath of office to the newly-elected and re-elected officials of Aurora Township: From left, Township supervisor William "Bill" Catching, highway commissioner Juan Reyna, clerk Penny "Cassidy" Alexander, and trustees Dolores Hicks, Juanita Wells, Sam Nunez, and David Moore.

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Illinois moves to Phase 5 from Phase 4

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Beginning Friday, May 14, the State of Illinois entered a new pathway from Phase 4 COVID-19 Mitigations to a full reopening in Phase 5. The “Bridge to Phase 5” will allow for higher capacity limits and increased business operations. As the public continues to get vaccinated, governor JB Pritzker announced...

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Seniors

Dying cursive writing should be revived to flourish

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Do you think the loss of cursive writing affects you or your day-to-day life? Cursive writing is only taught in some schools in the United States which has resulted in a marked decline in the early 21st Century. The No Child Left Behind act of 2001 dropped cursive writing as...

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State representatives, Kifowit, Hernandez, Wheeler, to help at drive-thru

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State representatives Stephanie Kifowit, (D-Oswego), Barbara Hernandez, (D-Aurora), Keith Wheeler, (R-Oswego) are partners with The Kane Senior Council and St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Aurora to provide free frozen meals to seniors on Mondays, once per month, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Athanasios, 1855 5th Avenue...

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Frozen meals delivered by Senior Services Associates

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This volunteer opportunity is for individuals age 21 and over, who desire to make sure seniors, who have been impacted by the pandemic, have enough food. Volunteers are needed to assist Senior Services Associates by delivering five frozen meals to senior clients on Wednesdays. A background check or submission of...

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Events

Batavia Chamber of Commerce Golf outing June 25

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The Batavia Chamber of Commerce invites the public to join for the 47th Annual Golf Outing Friday, June 25 at Orchard Valley Golf Course, 2411 W. Illinois Avenue in Aurora. This fun day of golf, raffles, prizes, and games is open to the community. The price of $150 per person...

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A Focus on History: May 20 – 26

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May 20 The U.S. Congress passes the Homestead Act which allows adults over the age of 21, male and female, to claim 160 acres of land from the public domain. Eligible persons had to cultivate the land and improve it by building a barn or house, and live on the...

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Steps listed to help those coming of age to survive

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By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead With all that is crashing down upon us, from government-manipulated crises to the blowback arising from a society that has repeatedly prized technological expedience and mass-marketed values over self-ownership and individual sovereignty, those coming of age today are facing some of the greatest...

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Health

Kane County vaccines open to 12 and under

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Effective Thursday, May 13, all Kane County Health Department COVID-19 vaccination sites offering Pfizer vaccine will be open to ages 12 and up. “Families are encouraged to receive their vaccines together so that all members are protected,” said Kathy Fosser, Interim Executive Director at the Kane County Health Department. The...

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A truthful political discourse essential to democracy

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Politics and power go hand in hand and form the essence of how society functions. Assigning a judgment is arbitrary. It can be used for good results, or for bad results, and, of course, to an essential degree, is in the eye of the beholder. Nonetheless, politics and power, essentially...

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Retirement celebration for Aurora alderman Robert O’Connor

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An Abraham Lincoln portrayal man clicks elbows in a COVID-19 greeting with Aurora alderman Robert O'Connor at the latter's retirement celebration on the Water Street Mall outside of City Hall Friday, May 7.

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DeMoon family $50,000 grant approved by Aurora Council

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By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council approved acceptance of a $50,000 grant from the DeMoon family and authorization for expenditures not to exceed $50,000.00 for the purposes of building an education area inside the Phillips...

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Government Infrastructure Veterans

PFC Andrew Meari Highway on its way

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A resolution introduced by State representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) was adopted in the Illinois House, Wednesday, May 5. HJR11, a joint resolution to honor Private First Class (PFC) Andrew Meari, was adopted with 116 Yes votes, 0 No votes, and 0 Present votes. This joint resolution would rename a portion...

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