Year: 2023

Our national priorities need change away from war

By John & Nisha Whitehead “Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.”—Theodore Roosevelt From being a nation in a permanent state of emergency, America’s crisis state has gone global. The military industrial complex, which has established itself as

Dedication of Herschel Luckinbill Road, location change

State Representative Stephanie Kifowit is honored to announce the dedication of “Herschel Luckinbill Road” in memory of the late U.S. Navy Veteran Herschel Luckinbill. This event will take place at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at the intersection of Route 30 & Douglass Rd, Oswego, (Jewel Parking Lot) Oswego Village

New chapter in new Aurora Bookmobile

Aurora Public Library District’s Board of Trustees joined executive director Michaela Haberkern for the opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting of the new Bookmobile at Santori Library Parker Garden. The ribbon-cutting ceremony signaled the beginning of a new chapter in Aurora’s story to promote literacy and the love of reading. The Bookmobile

Aurora named a safe city; rank improved to 25th in U.S.

By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council viewed a presentation naming Aurora, the second most populous city in Illinois, as one of the safest cities in America at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday, Oct. 10. Chief communications officer and chief equity officer of Aurora, Clayton Muhammad, presented finance website

Reader’s Voice: Crush at southern border ‘untenable’

October 5, 2023Dear editor; In his letter to president Joe Biden, governor JB Pritzker complained about the refugees being bussed to Chicago from Texas and how federal aid hasn’t kept up. Pritzker rightly points out that the situation is “untenable.” Immigrants are sleeping in police stations, airports, and temporary shelters,

Reader’s Commentary: Writer responds on experience with power leaders

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda I read with interest Marjorie Logman’s amiable letter addressing me in the September 28 edition of “The Voice.” These are my responses to Marjorie and Dave Hoehne. I have not been “taken in” by anyone, including Donald Trump, as you suggest. I am my own person

Recipe of the Week: Marinara Sauce

Ingredients1/2 cup butter3 tablespoons olive oil1 large onion, chopped6 cloves garlic, diced1 pound ground beef1 pound mild sausage6 teaspoons Italian seasoning:1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano1 teaspoon dried marjoram1 teaspoon dried thyme1/2 teaspoon dried basil1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary1/2 teaspoon dried sage2 teaspoons salt optional1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper1 (29 ounce) can