Juneteenth Trailblazer Award winners
Twelve Aurora students show the Juneteenth Trailblazer Award they received during the Aurora city government’s inaugural Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony held Sunday on the 157th anniversary of Juneteenth.
Increased numbers of Monarchs return from Mexico
By Kay Shipman More monarch butterflies spent the Winter in Mexican mountain forests compared to the previous year, Mexico’s Commission for Protected Areas reported recently. Known as the eastern monarch population, the monarchs that overwinter in Mexico migrate north through Texas and the Southern Plains, up through the Northern Plains,
Downers Grove Garden Walk tickets ready
The 16th annual Downers Grove Garden Walk will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 9. The Garden Walk is a fund -raiser to benefit the Bridge Board of the First United Methodist Church of Downers Grove (DGFUMC) which is a program partner with Bridge Communities, a
Kane County Recycling Extravaganza
The Kane County Recycling Extravaganza will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 9 at 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Electronics, books, clean Styrofoam (no packing peanuts), aerosol items, cardboard, scrap metal, bicycles and bicycle accessories, and latex paint will be accepted at this event. Liquid latex paint
Pet of the Week: Max loves to nap with humans, lounge
Max is a male Domestic Shorthair Brown Tiger who was born March 7, 2022. Max enjoys people-watching out the window and taking long naps in the sun. He loves to run around and play with his sisters, then cuddle up with his humans on the couch when he is tired.
Ken Griffin holds objectives in backing Richard Irvin
What does Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin want from politics? To take over the Republican Party in Illinois? To be governor? A reporter called with these questions. As a retired politico and professor of politics, I get these inquiries from time to time. I don’t know Griffin personally. In 2020, I
Red Flag laws, in spite of good intention, pose problems
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead What we do not need is yet another pretext by which government officials can violate the Fourth Amendment at will under the guise of public health and safety. Indeed, at a time when red flag gun laws, which authorize government officials to seize
A Focus on History: June 23-29
June 23 U.S. president Richard Nixon signs into law the Higher Education Act, which includes the groundbreaking Title IX legislation. Title IX barred discrimination in higher education programs, including funds for sports, and other extracurricular activities. As a result, women’s participation in team sports, particularly in collegiate athletics, surged with
The Great Race 2022 will drive congestion in Plainfield June 22
The Great Race 2022 is coming to Downtown Plainfield Wednesday, June 22. The national event will have more than 130 classic cars participating in an eight-day race from Warwick, R.I. to Fargo, N.D.. Plainfield is the evening destination for day four of the Great Race 2022. Race vehicles, all built
Fitting: Gun Violence Awareness Month
June is Gun Violence Awareness Month and the statistics for mass shootings in the United States are riveting. The gun homicide rate is 26 times that of other high-income countries (gunpolicy.org). Much of the loss is incalculable. Journalist Fran Briggs asked Dr. Robert Renteria about the gun violence epidemic, the
Aurora Pride Parade 2022
Aurora Pride Parade participants are on the march.
Boxed meals for kids from Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Meals on the Move
Aurora kids peruse samples if free boxed meals from Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Meals on the Move program at Blackhawk Park in Aurora Tuesday, June 7.
World War II Navy Veteran Norman Rebenstorf celebrates his 99th
He’s part of America’s greatest generation, June 11, this Aurora veteran enjoyed a great birthday celebration. World War II Navy Veteran Norman Rebenstorf was honored for his 99th birthday with a mini-parade in front of his residential nursing home on Aurora’s West Side.
Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity groundbreaking, homeowner remarks
Jenna Strohmenger of Aurora, second from left, future Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity homeowner, gives remarks at a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday, June 12
June bustin’ and we must find special peace
June is Bustin’ Out All Over! It is greater than the 95 degrees, or projected 99 degrees, this week. June is bursting, or, busting with special days. Music fans may recall June is Bustin’ Out All Over, the 1956 Broadway musical, Carousel, courtesy of famed Rodgers and Hammerstein. June has
Aurora City Council: Mark Baum receives honor for Fox Valley Blues Society
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored Mark Baum, executive director and founding member of the Fox Valley Blues Society and the Blues on The Fox festival, at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday, June 14. Baum is given the credit for leading the charge with his vision of
New England Congregational Church serves Pride Cakes
Kelly McLeary, right, restocks sausages at a Pride Cakes pancake breakfast Sunday, June 12, at New England Congregational Church in Aurora.
Reader’s Voice: Probe purpose: Provide cushion
June 13, 2022Dear editor; Some among us may ask questions of the purpose, or, the value of the public hearings being presented by the January 6 (2021) Committee of the House of Representatives. Most of us who have been paying attention to the various political maneuverings which have taken place
Gabrielle and Peter enjoy the 1987 day in Paris
Napoleon III became Emperor in 1852 when the city of Paris was heavily polluted. Parisians were emptying sewage and waste into the streets and into the Seine River. There were no sewers. In 1832 there had been a massive cholera epidemic in which 20,000 residents died. A new city emerged
Juneteenth flag-raising in Aurora
The city government of Aurora, in collaboration with the Aurora African-American Heritage Advisory Board, and the Aurora Divine 9 Alliance, will be hosts to its inaugural Juneteenth flag-raising next at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 19 at One Aurora Plaza, 8 E. Galena Boulevard. In June 2021, Juneteenth was signed into