By Jerry Nowicki The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has the ability to test for the 2019 novel coronavirus in-state, which means shorter wait times for test results for those showing symptoms of the virus and meeting certain criteria. IDPH said in a news release Tuesday that Illinois is
February 9, 2020Dear editor; I was thinking about all the times I have approached Aurora City Council. They are bent on developing a “Something’s Happening Downtown” and making Aurora famous. It is their methodology that bothers me. Going deep in debt, embellishing crowd sizes and successes, producing bogus statistics and
February 9, 2020Dear editor; Don’t you just love the double standard by the Democrats? If it had been Donald Trump’s son kicked out of military service for cocaine, there would have been headlines three inches high reporting that Trump got his kid got a job paying $87,000 per month for
First of two parts Coronavirus: How Dangerous is it? Hint: Don’t trust the big media Want to Know Info by Fred Burks for PEERS (Public Education and Empowerment Resources Service) and former White House interpreter and whistleblower has submitted the following article: “Fear-filled news makes money for corporate sponsors of
It’s all over, but the shouting in the impeachment, and that is taking place and will continue to take place. The shouting will be from our accidental president, Donald Trump’s proclaiming, “I’ve been completely exonerated! Not guilty! I did nothing wrong!” These will be his opening remarks at all of
Illinois never will have fair maps for its legislative districts under the present Illinois Supreme Court. There will be an opportunity in November to change the Court, yet I fear the contest will not be engaging, even though it’s long past time for a change. This information is political inside
By Rebecca Anzel Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas, a former placekicker with the Chicago Bears, will retire from his seat on the bench effective February 29. He plans to join the Chicago-based Power Rogers law firm, which successfully represented him in a defamation suit against the Kane County Chronicle
Members of the League of Women Voters of Illinois, above, receive honors at the Montgomery Village Board meeting Monday for the 100th anniversary of the group. Montgomery Village president Matt Brolley is third from right.
U.S. senator, Dick Durbin, Illinois, will make an appearance in support of a complete count in Aurora. “You Count: Census 2020” is an informational program that will take place Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Santori Library Room 224. The 11 a.m. program in English will feature congressman Bill Foster, representative
Members of the League of Women Voters stand at the North Aurora Village Board meeting Monday after Village president Dale Berman read a proclamation honoring the 100th anniversary of the Illinois League of Women Voters, which started February 14, 1920.
Senior general manager of the Fox Valley Mall, Scott Samson, offers an explanation at Tuesday afternoon’s Aurora mayor’s media briefing about the Mall being host to the State of the City Tuesday, March 3 at 6 p.m..
At the 2020 World Peace Day Interfaith Prayer Service January 5 held in Naperville, representatives of many faiths came together to celebrate multiple faith traditions. Representing Chicago’s large Muslim community was the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) executive director Abdullah Mitchell. CIOGC is the umbrella organization for
By John W. Whitehead “Children are being targeted and sold for sex in America every day.” —John Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children There could have been only one winner in this year’s Super Bowl LIV showdown between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, but
City government of Aurora officials introduce four Aurora Police Department personnel at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday.
January 24, 2020Dear editor; I am excited to announce that I am a candidate for Kane County Board member, District 4. I am running for Kane County Board because I believe we can do much more to make our lives healthier, safer, and more successful. We must do everything in
The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) is actively monitoring the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation. Chicago health officials, the Illinois Department of Public Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case in Illinois. It was the second case reported in the United States. The first was identified
The primary election season is almost upon us, and the political parties are gearing up to seize/keep the office of the president of the United States in their clutches. One party already has its candidate; the other has multiple contenders jostling with each other. A number of issues have been
Rachel Ventura will participate in at least four candidate forums with her opponent, Bill Foster, prior to the upcoming Democratic Primary Election March 17: • Indivisible Aurora Candidates Forum, Thursday, Jan. 30, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. to, enter through door 1 at West
Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced Monday his guest for the State of the Union address at a Joint Congress session will be Kristen Ziman, chief of police of the Aurora Police Department. The State of the Union address will be February 4. “I’m proud to be joined for this year’s
There are 61 national parks. California has nine. Illinois has none. In the past couple of years, the Arch in St. Louie and the Dunes in northwestern Indiana both have been designated as national parks. Illinois had better rattle its tin cup in Washington, D.C., because it appears to be
