Open Roads ABATE meeting and family picnic
Open Roads ABATE members met Saturday, Aug. 24, for their August meeting followed by a family picnic after the meeting at the home of Patti & Kevin, ABATE members.
Move-in weekend at Aurora University
Resident students moved into Aurora University dormitories halls Friday, Aug. 23 and Saturday, Aug. 24.Freshmen and new transfer students moved in Friday followed by returning students Saturday. Approximately 700 new freshmen were among the just under 6,000 students enrolled. They represent 26 states and three foreign countries. Transfer student enrollment
DNC wrapped up, Harris receives nomination
The Democratic National Convention wrapped up Thursday, Aug. 22, launching the country into the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election. Vice president Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic nomination and will face off against former president Donald Trump in November. Illinois Democrats met daily during the convention at hotel
Downtown Aurora Alley Art Fest Aug. 31
Alley Art Festival will fill downtown Aurora with artists for its 14th year from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31. The free festival will bring more than 90 Aurora area artists to the downtown. The popular, grassroots art festival will be staged at pedestrian-friendly Water Street Mall and Downer
Pet of the Week: Freddie: Loves humans, good with dogs
Freddie is a male Labrador Retriever and Whippet Mix who is approximately two to three years old. Freddie is the sweetest little guy. He loves humans, but is shy at first. He is not very good with other dogs that he meets, but if introduced slowly he will be fine.
The Political Matrix Sustains the Illusion of Freedom
By John & Nisha Whitehead What you smell is the stench of a dying republic. Our dying republic. We are trapped in a political matrix intended to sustain the illusion that we are citizens of a constitutional republic. In reality, we are caught somewhere between a kleptocracy (a government ruled
A Focus on History: August 29 through September 4
August 29 Atahuallpa, the 13th and last emperor of the Incas, dies by strangulation at the hands of Francisco Pizarro’s Spanish conquistadors. The execution of Atahuallpa, the last free reigning emperor, marked the end of 300 years of Inca civilization. – 1533. At a remote test site at Semipalatinsk in
New owner at popular Banana Split
By Jason Crane Banana Split, a longtime ice cream shop which served customers late Spring through early Fall every year, changed ownership last week. Daniel Cuevas of Aurora became the owner of Banana Split Wednesday, Aug. 14 following his purchase from Randy and Lisa Brown of Aurora who are retiring
Obama delivers keynote at DNC
Former President and Chicago resident Barack Obama gave the Tuesday evening keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Obama criticized former President Trump, saying, “We do not need four more years a bluster and bumbling and chaos. We have seen that movie before, and we all know that
Politics should not be vicious for victory
Undeniably we are in the National political season and we will be, through the National elections Tuesday, Nov. 5, like it or not. The process is what the country goes through every four years and either keeps our interest, or, regrettably may divide the Country and especially some families. The
Independent Board candidate seeks to make impact
By Bob Dennin Are you ready for a change in local politics? My name is Bob Dennin from Aurora running as an independent candidate for Kane County Board District 4 to represent you! We have all grown tired of partisan politics and are looking for commonsense approaches to problem-solving and
Aurora City Council considers three new fire stations
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council listened to a proposal for the construction of three new fire stations at the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, Aug. 20. The Resolution authorizes the director of the Purchasing Department to execute an agreement with Leopardo Construction, Inc.
November will be National Diabetes Awareness
By Russ George During the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley’s monthly membership meeting, held Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the Oak Street Restaurant in North Aurora. Club members and their guests received a presentation on the Club’s second major fundraising event of this year. November will be National Diabetes Awareness Month
Haircuts, Headshots, project prevail at Aurora Library
Santori Aurora Public Library offered more than books Saturday, Aug. 17. Thanks to 10 local barbers, 60 patrons checked out with free haircuts and photos for back-to-school season. From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Library atrium, the Library was host to “Haircuts and Headshots.” The project was co-sponsored
State National Guard assists in Convention
Several hundred members of the Illinois National Guard are working with local, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies to support the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week. The activation of National Guard members was planned months in advance and in coordination with the City of Chicago, the U.S.
Alley Art Festival in 14th year Aug. 31
Alley Art Festival will fill downtown Aurora with artists for its 14th year from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31. The free festival will bring more than 90 local artists to the Aurora area. The popular, grassroots art festival will be staged on both pedestrian-friendly Water Street Mall and
Yorkville Used Book Sale Labor Day weekend
The 15th annual Used Book Sale sponsored by the Friends of the Yorkville Library, 902 Game Farm Road will be the coming weekend. All books will be $1; children’s paperbacks and board books will be $.50. The sale will be held over Labor Day weekend during Home Town Days. The
Shame: Trump disrespect for military veterans
Getting right to the point, which I admit is a bit unusual for me, in a few of my past columns I’ve noted the disrespect that draft dodger and fat, orange, phony-bone-spurred marshmallow, Donald Trump has for veterans, especially those who gave their lives for America in wars and hostile
Reader’s Commentary: Biden/Harris inflation leads to empty shelves
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Kamala Harris started the week pilfering a good idea from a free market guy, Donald Trump. The idea involves letting people keep more of their money by removing taxes on tips for people in our service sector. Then, Harris had a Marxist idea. It came from