Category: Government

Aurora Fifth Ward Cleanup April 25

Fifth Ward alderman, Carl Franco, will host an Aurora Fifth Ward neighborhood cleanup Saturday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Hall Elementary School, 2001 Heather Drive. Trash compactor trucks will accept items, including toys, bicycles, grills, wood, metal, household appliances, furniture, mattresses, building materials, and discarded paint

Town hall meeting on long-vacant Aurora health club

Approximately 40 people attended a March 31 town hall that focused on a long-vacant Aurora health club. Kane County District 4 Board member Mavis Bates hosted the meeting at Aurora Public Library–West Branch. Other guest speakers were John Mall, Kane County code enforcement officer; and Aurora Ward 5 alderman Carl

Reader’s Commentary: Iran possesses weapons-grade Uranium, actions justified

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda The three stooges of The Voice, “Wayne’s World” Johnson, Charles “The Chas” Coddington, and John Whitehead, in their zany crazy ways, continue attacking the orange man king for ridding the world of the nuclear threat Iran posed for every life form on the planet. Mo, Larry,

Pentagon turned the Sermon on the Mount into a war manual

By John & Nisha Whitehead “We negotiate with bombs.”— Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary for the Donald Trump Administration The language of modern government is the language of empire. It is the language of domination, retaliation, conquest and control—of enemies to be crushed, nations to be subdued, and dissenters to be

Social media regulations, rideshare bills among 264 to advance

By Jenna Schweikert, Nikoel Hytrek, Brenden Moore, & Ben SzalinskiCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com The Illinois House passed 264 bills out of committee this week ahead of Friday’s deadline, kicking the legislative session into high gear with two months to go before adjournment. While the committee passage of bills marks early progress,

Reader’s Voice: Commander-in-chief lacking decorum

March 23, 2026Dear editor; Over the past couple weeks, our current commander-in-chief, Donald Trump, has provided multiple demonstrations of his unworthiness to hold that title. And furthermore, regardless of one’s political views, Trump’s words and behavior in those instances lend credence to the view that he is a pathetically deranged

Citizens are a revenue stream for the power elite

By John & Nisha Whitehead In 2021, amid a global pandemic, warnings that the federal government might repurpose warehouses into detention facilities on American soil were dismissed as speculative, alarmist, even conspiratorial. Five years later, what was speculation is a blueprint for locking up whomever the government chooses to target.

Bill to give State authority to regulate insurance premiums

By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com A bill that would give the Illinois Department of Insurance authority to review and approve rates for both homeowners and automobile coverage is advancing in the General Assembly. Those two proposals, which started as separate pieces of legislation, were combined into a single bill that

Special prosecutor for alleged ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ abuses

By Hannah MeiselCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com It could be months before a Cook County judge decides whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and charge alleged abuses by federal agents during the Donald Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement campaign last fall. But the legal fight over the demand

Aurora approves new, first-of-its kind regulations on data center development

At the Tuesday, March 24 City Council meeting, the Aurora City Council approved new, first-of-its-kind regulations intended to safeguard residents and the environment from future data center development. The nearly five-hour meeting included 17 speakers. Most spoke out against data centers. The approval of the new ordinances came as the

Reader’s Voice: Trump derangement and its syndrome

March 22, 2026Dear editor; At this writing the U.S. is still at war with Iran, the legality, legitimacy, rationale, and strategic objectives of which are questionable and had never been discussed with the American people prior to its beginning. Though spectacular tactical results have been achieved by American and Israeli

Lake Michigan water coming to Oswego, Fox Valley towns

Construction and upgrades to convert three Oswego well sites into Lake Michigan water receiving stations is expected to begin this spring and progress east. WaterLink, in partnership with the DuPage Water Commission, is constructing a 30-mile pipeline to expand Lake Michigan water service to Oswego, the Village of Montgomery, and

Rep. Davis career opportunities and educational bills

State representative Jed Davis (R-Yorkville) has filed his Career Opportunities and Educational Affordability Package, a four-bill plan focused on expanding opportunity, lowering costs, and connecting students to real careers in Illinois. “Too many young people are being pushed toward expensive degrees while good-paying career paths go unfilled,” said Rep. Davis.