Month: August 2023

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Indian youth honor Aurora first responders: Rakshabandhan

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Indian youth in Aurora spent their final days of Summer break by honoring Aurora’s first responders for the annual celebration of Rakshabandhan. Rakshabandhan is observed during the end of the Hindu lunar calendar month of Shraavana, which typically falls in August. “Raksha Bandhan” means “the bond of protection, obligation, or...

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14 make tour stop at Reuland from Luxembourg

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By Al Benson Fourteen residents from the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg toured Aurora Monday. They were on the Luxembourg Fest bus tour of the Midwest by Building Bridges, a touring group. Rene Daubenfeld of Luxembourg, who runs the group, said it was his 10th annual visit to the U.S. Aurora tour...

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Cutting costs of health care real priority

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State representative Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, is continuing her commitment to cutting health-care costs by lowering the price of costly, life-saving medications through two new reforms that are now law. “Too many people depend on insulin in their day-to-day lives for us to do nothing about outrageous price gouging by major...

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Naperville Police Department in partnership with MADD IL

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The Naperville Police Department is a partner with the Illinois State Police, MADD IL, and law enforcement across the State to step up efforts to stop impaired driving and help save lives as Labor Day weekend approaches. No matter how you plan to celebrate Summer’s end, make sure you do...

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Aurora Chief of Police, Keith Cross, addresses Lions Clubs

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Members and guests from three Aurora-area Lions clubs were briefed on Aurora Police Department operations from the top cop Thursday, Aug. 17. Chief Keith Cross was the presenter for the Aurora Noon Lions Club, Carillon Lions Club of Aurora, and Aurora Evening Lions Club. Noon Lions President Susan Koepke coordinated...

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Waubonsee Community College and Aurora University sign Guaranteed Admissions Agreement

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Waubonsee Community College and Aurora University (AU) recently signed a Guaranteed Admissions Agreement. The agreement provides a seamless opportunity for Waubonsee students to complete a bachelor’s degree at AU after completing coursework at Waubonsee. Any Waubonsee student who completes a transferable Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree at...

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History

A Focus on History: August 24 through August 30

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August 24 After centuries of being dormant, Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, to devastate the prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum to kill thousands. A flow of rock and ash follows to bury the dead and freeze the citizens in time, which tells the story of their every-day...

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Government pile-on prevents real view of abuse

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By John & Nisha Whitehead “When players are piled on top of each other after a mad scramble for a loose ball, it’s a free-for-all. There are no rules. Anything goes. That’s because there’s nobody in the pile to monitor what’s going on.” —Mike Thomas, sports editor What is playing...

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Preparation for 36th Annual Martin Luther King Back-to-School Bash
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1,000 School Supply Kits Assembled at Packing Party for Aurora’s largest and longest-running back-to-school fair on Sunday, August 20

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It was a different kind of party with a purpose in Aurora, Wednesday, Aug. 16. Community volunteers gathered for a special school supplies packing party in preparation for Aurora’s largest and longest-running back-to-school bash this weekend. More than 1,000 school supply kits were packed for elementary, middle, and high school...

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Illinois Gun Law challenged

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By Peter Hancock A gun trade association has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Illinois law that restricts how gun dealers and manufacturers market their products. The Connecticut-based National Shooting Sports Foundation filed the suit in the Southern District of Illinois on Monday, Aug. 14, just two days after...

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Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame accepting applications

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The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame (FVAHOF) will begin accepting nominations, Friday, Sept. 1, of outstanding visual, literary, media, and performing artists, for its 2024 class of inductees. Anyone may submit a name for consideration and there is no fee. The nomination form is at FoxValleyArtsHallofFame.org. The deadline for...

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Desired: Honesty in politics; help for Maui residents

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Politics is ever-present in our daily lives; always has been and always will be a part of the daily fabric of society’s existence. Now, however, more than in a long time, perhaps even ever, there is a greater dissent, not just differences of opinions. We find various factions examining the...

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Aurora Council considers Garfield Park improvement

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By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council is considering a Resolution authorizing the City government to apply for a $600,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for improvements at Garfield Park. A presentation was provided at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 15. City government...

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Aurora’s community celebrates India’s independence

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Indians in Aurora celebrated Tuesday the 77th Anniversary of the independence of India. August 15 is celebrated globally as India Day, marking the country’s independence from Britain in 1947. Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin and Aurora Alderwoman Shweta Baid, the first Indian American elected in the state’s second-largest city, hosted Aurora’s...

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Salvation Army offers hope in Maui, Hawaii

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Tuesday, Aug. 7 life on the Hawaiian Island of Maui changed forever when devastating wildfires raged across the island. As the death toll continues to rise, the Maui wildfires are already the deadliest in the United States in more than a century. The Salvation Army North and Central Illinois Division...

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Good ideas can be produced in the middle of the night

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Reprinted from the August 5, 2021 editionSecond of three parts Every day we find ourselves in gatherings, Priya Parker writes in “The Art of Gathering.” (Part one was an esssential methods of gatherings. We find ourselves in part two.) “For as long as she lived, Virginia Kirkus told everyone that...

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Link: Noon Lions, Diabetes Club

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By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley invited members of the Aurora Noon Lions Club to attend their membership meeting Thursday, Aug. 10, for a joint check presentation of $2,000 to the UChicago Medicine-Kovler Diabetes Center for diabetes research. The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley members...

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