June 15 Arkansas becomes the 25th state to join the United States. – 1836 More than 1,000 individuals taking a pleasure trip on New York City’s East River on the riverboat-style steamer General Slocum, are drowned, or burned to death, when a fire sweeps through the boat. It was one...
By John & Nisha Whitehead We have become a nation in a permanent state of emergency. Power-hungry and lawless, the government has weaponized one national crisis after another in order to expand its powers and justify all manner of government tyranny in the so-called name of national security. COVID-19, for...
By Hannah MeiselCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Former State senator Terry Link, a nearly 24-year veteran of the Illinois Capitol, publicly acknowledged for the first time this week that he’d worn a wire to secretly record a fellow lawmaker in 2019. Link, a Vernon Hills Democrat, has spent years denying news media...
It was a party with a purpose in Aurora Thursday night. The purpose was to celebrate iconic artist Andy Warhol while attracting residents and visitors to the downtown business district. Hundreds danced the night away at Aurora’s kick-off to its Color Me Warhol Summer Experience with a special Studio 54...
A signature sign of Summer in Aurora is here. The Aurora Farmers Market opened for its 111th season, with nearly 50 vendors. Every Saturday morning from June 10 through October 14, patrons can visit the State’s oldest farmers market from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Water Street Square, 65...
The Elgin Pride Parade Saturday, June 3 is one of many festivals on display this month.
As part of World Blood Donor Day 2023, June 14, Abbott and the Blood Centers of America (BCA) are introducing a first-of-its-kind mixed reality experience for use during blood donation. The mixed reality technology is an immersive digital experience designed to improve the blood donation process, attract new donors and...
Smiles are abundant as participants enjoy the nice weather at First Fridays in downtown Aurora
Members of the North Central College football team in Naperville, will be honored by the Nation’s highest office Monday, June 12, when the two-time national champions will be among invited guests at the inaugural College Athlete Day, held by the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, and the...
It is a week before Father’s Day. Children’s Day 2023 is set for Sunday June 11. It is a day that America is missing. John Ross, advocate for Children’s Day , #KidsNeedChildrensDay, on the second Sunday in June, notes “The tragic event in Tennessee in March shows that our country...
Times change, always will, however, they can be slowed down, altered, and, even moved forward. June 6, D-Day, the invasion of Normandy, once was uppermost in the minds of many Americans and observers. That was in 1944, however, 79 years ago. Let that roll over the tongue. Seventy-nine years ago....
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council gave consent to purchasing an agreement designed to enhance the golf experience at Phillips Park Golf Course (PPGC), by providing staff members with improved control over golf management and decrease number of unutilized tee times at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting,...
June 3, 2023Dear editor; It’s June, and we’re supposed to once again dutifully hop on board the “Gay Pride” bandwagon and celebrate all things “gay.” But are we celebrating the fact that male homo/bisexuals have an HIV/AIDS rate that is 40-50 times the heterosexual HIV/AIDS rate? According to the CDC,...
Reprint from May 26, 2022 and June 2, 2022Third of four parts Winona LaDuke writes on Alex White Plume, a leader of the Ogala Lakota tribe in the Spring 2021 edition of Yes! magazine. “More than 20 years ago, Alex White Plume, a leader of the Oglala Lakota, planted his...
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is looking for individuals to help focus an awareness of diabetes. The Club will be participating in several events throughout the Summer months in the Fox Valley area, reminding everyone to be aware of the dangers of unchecked diabetes. Everyone should...
The Montgomery Street Eats Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 10, in Montgomery Park, 301 N. River Street and along River Street adjacent to the Fox River in the downtown area of Montgomery. The day-long event will feature as many as 13 food trucks...
Fifty talented Fox Valley-area kids are ready to find the thrill of a lifetime, their big Broadway-in-Aurora moment when the Paramount School of the Arts presents its first Paramount Performance Camp production, Matilda Jr.. Following three weeks of intensive rehearsals, five-days-a-week, working with Paramount’s professional artists and staff members, the...
Last of two parts Native Americans arrived in Pennsylvania approximately 14,000 BCE years ago. The tribes lived by farming, hunting, and fishing. The Keystone State gained U.S. statehood in 1787 and has approximately 15 million population. The state tree is the Eastern Hemlock and the state bird is the ruffed...
Here’s some interesting things I didn’t know that I didn’t know (for thoughts on anything, I always fall back on my senior year homeroom’s motto, “Ignorance is Bliss.” You can get an idea of how far up on the food chain we were.). Let’s assume for a moment that my...
By Tim Wagner Live & Uncorked, the Fox Valley Park District’s popular outdoor concert series, is playing an extra week this year for a total of eight live performances at historic Blackberry Farm in Aurora. Fox Valley Park District officials extended the summer lineup, which begins Thursday and runs through...
