By Jerry Nowicki A case before the Illinois Supreme Court centers on whether a former Super Bowl MVP has a right to learn the identity of a woman who accused him of sexual harassment, allegedly leading to the termination of contracts between his energy services company and a subsidiary of...
May 1, 2021Dear editor; Here we go again with the Monday Morning Quarter Backs (M.M.QBs). This 13- year old so-called “angel boy” was registered as a runaway by his mother. Then he returned home. Why is the media refraining from talking about what he was doing at 2:30 in the...
The trial of Derek Chauvin, accused murderer of George Floyd is over, and justice has been served. One observer had noted that the crime scene was egregious and that the evidence against the accused was overwhelming. Had the jury voted to acquit, the response by the African-American community, not only...
It’s been more than a year since armed white, plain-clothed, Louisville police officers ripped Breonna Taylor’s apartment door from its hinges and began firing. The botched no-knock warrant is reminiscent of the 1969 predawn police raid that killed Chicago Black Panther chairman, Fred Hampton, and defense minister, Mark Clark. Odds...
Friends ask: “Why hasn’t Mike Madigan been indicted yet? After all, he has been under investigation for what must be a couple of years now.” My answer: It’s because the federal prosecutor is not confident he can prove that the former Illinois House speaker personally did anything illegal. I define...
Scams abound these days and consumers need information to protect themselves. Did you know the office of the Illinois Attorney General offers help for consumers, not only to avoid scams and frauds, but to help with solving unfair billing and other issues? Find out about their services and how they...
By Sarah Mansur Less than a week after a deadly attack on Asian Americans in Atlanta, governor JB Pritzker and members of the General Assembly’s Asian American Caucus spoke out against the murders and against discrimination generally toward the Asian American community. “I do not pretend to know the pain...
By Brandy Gilliam, P.O.B.U.M.S. SOCIETY; Sandra González, Aurora Rapid Response Team We, the Aurora Grassroots Alliance, condemn Aurora mayor Richard Irvin and Police Chief Kristin Ziman’s inflammatory remarks about community activists during their February 3 media briefing on the City’s uptick in crime. Irvin opened the media briefing, after reciting...
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead “Children are being targeted and sold for sex in America every day.” —John Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Even in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, there’s no stopping this year’s Super Bowl LV showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs...
Mayor of Aurora, Richard C. Irvin and Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman address the uptick in crime, particularly shootings and homicides at a February 3 media briefing.
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead “Children are being targeted and sold for sex in America every day.” —John Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Even in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, there’s no stopping this year’s Super Bowl LV showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs...
The Aurora Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after a man was shot and killed on the City’s far east side Monday afternoon. Just after noon Monday, Aurora’s 911 Telecommunications Center received a call for a suspicious vehicle in the 2900 block of Worcester Lane. While officers were enroute,...
Family and friends of Kim (Aigner) Weibring seek help for her long road of recovery and rehabilitation after her life changed in an instant January 16. The mother of two little boys was eating dinner in her vehicle in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant on the far...
At approximately 1:55 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, the Naperville Police Department responded to a report of a Carjacking in the 400 Block of East Bailey. The female victim was approached by two male black subjects in dark clothing, one displaying a handgun. The armed offender took the victim’s keys and...
Aurora Police are investigating an armed carjacking that left a woman shot and in critical condition on the city’s west side Saturday. At 4 p.m. Saturday, Aurora Police’s 911 Telecommunications Center received numerous calls for reports of a shooting and a carjacking in the Wendy’s parking lot in the 1200...
January 7, 2021Dear editor; January 6 was a dark day in the history of the United States of America. The activities on Capitol Hill should have been a procedural exercise to finalize the 2020 election. Indeed, our Nation’s Capitol was attacked by domestic terrorists seeking to invalidate the will of...
By Jason Crane Let’s face it, pursuing an American dream of owning your own business in many industries is getting tougher and these days proves no exception for many entrepreneurs! Oswego entrepreneur Bob Lockwood felt the pain. He was let go twice as a manager of an indoor laser tag...
Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora is asking congregants and community members to write letters to support black Methodist churches vandalized in Washington, D.C., Dec. 12. Saturday, Dec. 12, racist mobs attacked Asbury United Methodist and Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal churches, two renowned, historically black congregations in downtown Washington, D.C.....
These have been particularly challenging days for our letter carriers. The Donald Trump administration has worked throughout his term to hinder the United States Postal Service. He appointed his mega-donor, Louis DeJoy, to be postmaster general. DeJoy gave orders to start dismantling and removing mail-sorting machines and wanted to require...
Norma Peterson, sister-in-law of missing Bolingbrook, Illinois mother, Stacy Peterson, will be a part of the new production by REELZ Channel set to air Sunday, Nov. 8, Drew Peterson: Killer-in-Law. The episode reviews the case of former Bolingbrook cop, Drew Peterson, currently sentenced to prison for the murder of his...
