By Ben Szalinskibszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.comCapital News Illinois Who wants to manage Illinois’ checkbook as the State faces growing financial uncertainty? Three State legislators and the treasurer of one of the State’s largest counties have raised their hand. Incumbent comptroller Susana Mendoza — who has first took office in 2016 in the middle
By Jenna SchweikertCapitol News Illinoisjschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are in effect as of February 1, threatening benefits for hundreds of thousands of Illinoisians. Adults aged 18 to 64 without dependents under age 14 will be required to work, participate in SNAP Employment and
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Friendship is a two-way street. If a relationship is totally dependent on one person it won’t last very long. If you have to make all the effort a friendship will soon die. One person, does not make a friendship, marriage, or any kind of relationship. The
The City of Aurora government, in partnership with Aurora Public Art, alderman at-large Will White, Ward 9 alderman Edward J. Bugg, and Community Advocacy Awareness Network director, Mary Fultz, will host a meet and greet with Negro League baseball star Dennis Biddle to kick off Black History Month Friday, Feb.
“Walters Way: A Coach, His Runners, and His Race,” a new book profiling Wilbert “Coach” Walters of Aurora, will be released by Koehlerbooks Monday, Feb. 9. Maureen McKane of Aurora authored the biography from interviews with Walters and former students. “Walters Way” details how he goes solo to uplift his
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley members will hold their February membership meeting Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Oak Street Restaurant, 945 Oak Street, in North Aurora. Meeting will be held in the East Banquet Room. Dinner is optional on members’ own from the menu at 5:30 p.m.
The power of kindness can’t be discounted, so this month, KidsMatter invites individuals, families and groups to share acts of goodwill and positivity through the Make Kindness Count campaign. Throughout all of February, and especially during Random Acts of Kindness Week from February 15 through 20, this annual campaign is
State representative Jed Davis (R-Yorkville) invites constituents to participate in a Blood Drive from noon to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at his district office, 1925 S. Bridge Street in Yorkville. This event is hosted in partnership with the Versiti Blood Center of Illinois. Reservations are strongly encouraged and can
New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, will return an annual Chocolate Festival Sunday, Feb. 15. Rev. Brandon Perrine, NECC senior minister, said the public is invited to sample chocolate treats in Fellowship Hall after the 10 a.m. worship service. In addition to chocolate fountains, homemade cookies,
By Ricky Rieckert Dear readers, This week, I am continuing with Sacred Heart Parish in Aurora, and my teenage years. At age 17, and an East Aurora High School graduate, I began working a full-time job in Aurora. I was a parishioner at Sacred Heart and became involved with the
By Ben SzalinskiCapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Governor JB Pritzker is continuing to push a plan he introduced two years ago to reform Illinois pensions. The governor announced on Monday he is reviving a plan he introduced during his 2024 budget address that calls for fully funding pensions by 2048 and changing
State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, applauds governor JB Pritzker’s leadership on embracing the bold ideas for pension reform and a plan to pay down the state of Illinois over $140 Billion pension debt. “Throughout my tenure as pension chair and now pension-appropriations chair, we have thoughtfully studied and evaluated the
State representative Barbara Hernandez (D-Aurora) released a statement after governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that three organizations in the Aurora area would receive financial awards as part of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The three organizations in the Aurora area to
The City of Aurora, in partnership with the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) and Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, is excited to announce that the inaugural Chicago Junior All-Star Championship will take place at the Phillips Park Golf Course from June 15 through 18. The event will feature an
Celebrating Super Bowl 60, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora is collecting donations next weekend to benefit Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry in Aurora. St. Mark’s pastor, the Rev. Krista Zimmerman, said her church is joining the national Souper Bowl of Caring, a movement to tackle hunger in local communities.
More than 20 Fox Valley restaurants will host a fundraiser for Aurora’s Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Two Brothers Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway in Aurora. The public is invited. Tickets are $75 for adults, $40 for children ages six to 12, and
February 2 U.S. congressmen Bill Foster (D-IL) and Pete Sessions (R-TX) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to strengthen America’s digital identity infrastructure and protect individuals, businesses, and government programs from rapidly rising identity fraud and theft. The Stop Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Act establishes a government-wide approach to
By Al Benson Yorkville resident Jeanne Leifheit took first place in an annual Norwegian soup cookoff Sunday, Feb. 1, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery. Members voted Leifheit’s “Potato Corn Chowder” best of eight homemade entries. Leifheit was awarded a traveling gold-colored soup pot by Barb Johnson, Polar Star
Ingredients1/4 cup white sugar1 teaspoon ground cinnamon3/4 cup butter3 cups white sugar3 eggs6 very ripe bananas, mashed1 (16 ounce) container sour cream2 teaspoons vanilla extract2 teaspoons ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon salt3 teaspoons baking soda4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 cup chopped walnuts Directions1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease four 7×3 inch
It’s time we came to grips with how we came to be;We did not get to be a nation by decree–Our war for Independence did not do the act;We weren’t coerced, we were not forced, and that’s a fact.Our Constitution took a great amount of timeTo put together, many obstacles
