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
At the November 2019 meeting the Batavia Park Board voted on a resolution to place a $27.1 Million bond referendum on the March 17 ballot to acquire the land, build, and equip the construction of a 65,100-square-foot recreational facility. Batavia Park District has a legacy of delivering a wide variety
Director of recreation and facilities, Brad Wilson, received the 2019 Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA) Community Impact Award at the annual state park and recreation conference in Chicago January 24. This statewide award recognizes his leadership and positive impact on the community and is given to only one park
Judge Elizabeth Flood discusses crime, punishment, and changes in the law with members of the Rotary Club of Aurora Monday at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora.
Jerad Chipman, senior planner for the Village of Montgomery, left, presents the Sustainable Initiatives quarterly update at the Montgomery Village Board meeting Monday.
The Naperville and Aurora Area chapters of the League of Women Voters will sponsor candidate forums in Winter 2020 for select contested primary elections. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The forums will be recorded on and broadcast by WONC and available online afterwards. Please visit the LWV
By John W. Whitehead This impeachment fiasco is merely the latest in a never-ending series of distractions, distortions, and political theater aimed at diverting the public’s attention from the sinister advances of the American Police State. Don’t allow yourselves to be distracted, diverted, or mesmerized by the cheap theater tricks.
Editor’s note: Chris Lauzen, Kane County Board chairman, announced Wednesday, Jan. 15 he will not run for reelection. Here is the text: These past eight years have been peaceful, productive, and prosperous in Kane County in terms of both consistently high-quality services delivered to constituents and respectful restraint on the
By Angela Clay Thomas The start of this year is the beginning of a new decade which means it’s a census year. Article 1 Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution calls for a census, or count, of every man, woman, and child living in the United States every 10 years.
Aurora Public Library received a grant for $10,000 from the Reaching Across Illinois Library System’s (RAILS) Census 2020: It Counts! grant project. Aurora Public Library is a subrecipient of the funds awarded to RAILS from Illinois governor JB Pritzker’s administration and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). In applying
Brian Caputo, president of College of DuPage and chairman of Aurora Complete Count Committee presents information about Census 2020 Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center.
Those who would like to step back in time to see what life was like in Montgomery 100 or more years ago can view the Then and Now display at the Montgomery Village Hall. Attendees can have the experience of how the passage of time has changed the landscape in
By John W. Whitehead “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” – The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution We never learn. In the right (or wrong) hands, benevolent plans
