Winter’s first blast of 2021
Aurora receives several inches of snow Tuesday this week.
Kane Vax Hub in Batavia
Kane County Health Department (KCHD), in cooperation with the Kane County Board, announces additional COVID vaccination appointments at the Kane Vax Hub in Batavia through January, 2022. The Kane Vax Hub, 501 N. Randall Street in Batavia, is open Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9...
2021 year in review: Photos, part 1
Nathan "Nick" Macejak shares a big and prolonged welcome home hug with his son, Will, Saturday at AMVETS Post 103 in Aurora.
Holidays offer views from different perspectives
There is always more to the story. It is difficult for most comprehensive reports to tell all of the story. For example, the recently-completed Aurora Festival of Lights around Phillips Park in Aurora, November 26-December 26, was not produced in the blink of an eye. The annual holiday treat with...
Reader’s Voice: Health of planet surpasses coal
December 23, 2021Dear editor; For almost two months we have been hearing that the Democrats in the Senate have been trying to reach agreement on the Build Back Better bill. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia was supposedly holding out because it was too big in spending and increasing the...
Reader’s Voice: Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley gives thanks to donors
December 22. 2021Dear editor; The Just Food Initiative (JFI) of the Fox Valley offers thanks to those here in the Fox Valley and beyond who donated to its first Giving Tuesday campaign. A special thank you goes to the Dunham Foundation, which awarded Just Food with a Giving Tuesday Incentive...
Immigration forum in Aurora Jan. 11, 2022
The League of Women Voters (LWV) Aurora Area will hold an immigration forum at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 at the Aurora Public Library District (APLD) Santori, 101 S. River Street. We’ll be live-streaming it on our Facebook site. Here are the details. Please know that the program title...
Books offer new dreams in this coming New Year
Books under consideration this last week of the old year: • The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse. Author Charlie Mackesy wrote the most delightful book about love, friendship, and kindness. This book speaks a universal language, including these thoughts: “What do you think success is?” asked the...
New calendar corrects mistakes of the past with life
Today is 05 Marx 53 ASE. Many years ago, I created a new calendar to replace the grossly-erroneous Christian calendar of Pope Gregory XIII. The Gregorian calendar was based upon religious precepts rather than upon astronomical observations. Consequently, it did not serve a multi-ethnic population which existed on Planet Earth,...
State will increase COVID-19 number of testing days, sites
By Beth Hundsdorfer Community hospitals and health departments in the State will receive help from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IDEMA) to meet the health-care demand during a COVID-19 surge, by adding staff members to provide medical care and provide additional vaccines...
Reader’s Commentary: In defense of Rittenhouse’s actions in Kenosha, Wis.
By Bela SuhaydaSugar Grove, Ill. There was a strange dynamic to the motion of the kids when I looked down the long hallway. It resembled the swirl in the rapids of a swollen river after a big rain. The movements were random and non-directional. It was a milling around without...
Recipe of the Week: Old-Fashioned Pancakes
Ingredients1 ½ cups all-purpose flour3 ½ teaspoons baking powder¼ teaspoon salt, or more to taste1 tablespoon white sugar1 ¼ cups milk, warm1 egg3 tablespoons butter, melted Directions1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and...
Poem: In The Beginning
That God helps those who help those who can’t help themselvesIs only one way that a godly effort delves.Into our actions, most often in such a wayWe never knew that God had been there, felt His play. His actions rarely will divert our history,But it has happened, sometimes very openly.Since...
Kane County Health Department aim: Volunteers
The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) is seeking individuals to join the Medical Reserve Corps and volunteer to provide vaccines to the community at the Kane Vax Hub in Batavia. Thehe greatest need is for individuals with medical backgrounds/approved licensures who can administer vaccines. What duties will volunteers be asked...
Donations by Batavia Women in Business drive
During its holiday luncheon Tuesday, Dec. 14 at Enticing Cuisine Banquets, the Batavia Women in Business (BWIB) raised $1,605. The combination of money and donated gift cards was divided between the Batavia Access Toy Drive and the Batavia United Way’s Adopt A Family program. Additionally, attendees donated tables filled with...
Parental notification controversial
By Beth Hundsdorfer Governor JB Pritzker signed a law recently that ends parental notification, a requirement that doctors notify the parents of a minor seeking an abortion. “With reproductive rights under attack across the Nation, Illinois is once again establishing itself as a leader in ensuring access to health care...
Funds for O’Hare, Midway, aid
Congressional representative Sean Casten (IL-06) recently announced that approximately $94 million in new federal funding under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will go to Illinois to make much-needed improvements to O’Hare and Midway airports. O’Hare is set to receive $73,672,455, and Midway will receive $20,245,396. “Thanks to the...
Three Kings Day at APLD Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022
Twelve days after Christmas, January 6 marks the official celebration of Three Kings Day, or Día de los Reyes Magos, a popular holiday in Latin American and European cultures. The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) is offering a Celebration of Three Kings Day Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. Registration is required...
Discussion: Elgin Symphony Orchestra
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra invites the public to two free, educational, discussions about the composers and music featured in its upcoming concerts. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 at noon ESO flutist Scott Metlicka will discuss Wagner’s “Flying Dutchman WW63,” Clara Schumann’s “Piano Concerto in A Minor,” and Brahm’s “Symphony No. 2...
Holiday lights: Big Timber
As the days count down to 2022, they are counting down to the end of Big Timber Brilliance Holiday Light Show in Elgin. The mile-long, professionally illuminated walking trail will end Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. It is just off I-90 at Camp Big Timber in Elgin at 37W955 Big Timber...