Senior Services Associates and Jewel Osco are offering a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine that will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 at the Beecher Center, 908 Game Farm Road in Yorkville. Reservations are required for this clinic by
Aurora Cosmopolitan Club will hold a drive-through barbecue dinner fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, at Aurora Advent Christian Church, 905 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. Russ George, Aurora Cosmo president, said 5-B’s Catering will prepare meals. Options are a half chicken dinner, $15; two pork
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Rule by brute force. That’s about as good a description as you’ll find for the sorry state of our nation. SWAT teams crashing through doors. Militarized police shooting unarmed citizens. Traffic cops tasering old men and pregnant women for not complying fast enough
Washington Middle School PTA in West Aurora School Dist. 129 will hold a fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, April 22, at Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Store, 951 Ice Cream Dr. in North Aurora. The public is invited. Receipts returned to Washington Middle School will be entered
The Sons of the American Legion of Plano Post #395 will be host to an All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Buffet from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, April 18. Menu items include scrambled eggs, egg casserole, potatoes, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, waffles, made-to-order omelets, and more! The breakfast will be
For many parents, the issue of preparing for college can be daunting. When you watch them toddle off to kindergarten, you may find yourself wondering, “is it too soon to think about college?” Well, kindergarten may be a little bit early, but for parents of middle-schoolers, the Aurora Public Library
By Sarah Mansur A Kane County restaurant’s legal challenge to governor JB Pritzker’s ban on indoor dining can continue, a Sangamon County judge ruled this week. Attorneys for Pritzker tried to have the lawsuit dismissed, but Sangamon County Judge RayleneGrischow Wednesday declined to do so. While Grischow decided not to
Aurora mayor:Unofficial results showed Richard Irvin with 6,825 votes, Judd Lofchie with 2,918, and John Laesch with 2,583. Aurora alderman-at-large:Ron Woerman 4,085Brooke Shanley 3,941Raymond Hull 3,377 City of Aurora, Ward 4 For AldermanWilliam “Bill” Donnell 701 61.44%John Bell 374 32.78% City of Aurora, Ward 7 For AldermanScheketa Hart-Burns 446Saul Fultz
By Tim Kirsininkas COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continued to rise Tuesday as State officials announced that additional resources were being deployed in the State’s vaccination efforts. Public health officials announced 2,931 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 out of 51,625 test results Tuesday to bring the statewide seven-day rolling
Kane County is among the healthiest counties in Illinois according to the annual County Health Rankings, released recently by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI). Rankings show Kane County is seventh healthiest in Illinois out of 102 counties. The rankings are available at www.countyhealthrankings.org. “The County Health Rankings
With Spring fully under way, with Winter releasing its grip and being replaced with delightful 70-degree temperatures, and with society’s desire to push through still damaging COVID-19, activities other than Zoom events, have increased. Find a way to include all of the increased buzz is the task. For example: •
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council members viewed a presentation about the city government of Aurora Financial Empowerment Center. The Center is the only one in the State. The city government of Aurora
March, 31, 2021Dear editor; Illinois has ignored calls for reform to turn around our State for far too long. However, we can change it by adopting a new mindset and identifying avenues for growth. Re-imagine Illinois is a mission from Illinois House Republicans to turn around our State. As House
The Center for Education & Youth printed an article by Baz Ramaiah regarding the economic impact created by COVID-19. “With these considerations in mind, the government should go further in helping young people through a fund specifically for young people in poverty, independent of their location in the country. “Housing:
Earth Day, April 22, is almost here. Sustainable Aurora, the Mayor’s Advisory Board on sustainability and the environment, announces a call to our artist community for a story-telling video which will celebrate the Earth and our talented artists all at the same time. We invite all artists to submit artwork
The West Aurora Cemetery is seeking volunteers to help prepare an area in the Cemetery to plant native prairie plants. The group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 10. at the 601 Wilder Street entrance. Inspired by the Illinois Monarch Project, the Cemetery offers a perfect location to turn
The Legendary Open Roads ABATE of Illinois, Inc. Chapter Train Fun Run will be Saturday, April 10. The sign-up will begin at 9:45 a.m. at the Aurora Train Station, 233 N. Broadway Street in Aurora. The train will leave promptly at 10:20 a.m.. If you plan to participate with this
Pieces: During World War II, Ronald Reagan served in the army’s motion picture unit as he narrated training films. The handsome, youthful. good-natured Ronald Reagan radiated the message that everything was going to be all right. At age 25 he was a Midwestern radio sportscaster. On a trip to California
By M. Grace GrzanekBatavia The Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley, based in Batavia, recently received approval from Saint Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery to be partners in the first Just Food Farmers’ Market in Southeast Aurora. The area is a food desert that few in the Aurora leadership
Recipients show the bikes they obtained at the Aurora 2.5 or higher grade point average 100 Bikes Giveaway
