Early voting at the Kane County Vote Mobile
Early voting at the Kane County Vote Mobile opened Monday, March 4, at Jewel-Osco parking lot, 1952 W. Galena Boulevard, in Aurora.
True First Amendment protects a minority
By John & Nisha Whitehead “Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a
Chicago Black-led Birth Center offers safety
By Dilpreet Raju Illinois State and community leaders Monday, Feb. 26 celebrated the planned opening of a new freestanding birth center on Chicago’s South Side while emphasizing proposed maternal health spending increases in governor JB Pritzker’s budget. The nonprofit Chicago South Side Birth Center will mark the City’s second active
Tom Skilling presented Aurora’s Key to the City, next parade grand marshal
Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin presents the key to the City of Aurora to iconic WGN television meteorologist Tom Skilling at his farewell ceremony at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago.
Aurora African-American Heritage Advisory Board honored
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin honored members of the Aurora African-American Heritage Advisory Board at the City Council meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 27. Mayor Irvin praised the Board for its efforts with the recent 18th annual heritage dinner. “That was the most well-attended event we’ve ever had in
Representative Stephanie Kifowit delivers address at Robotics event
State representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) delivered the keynote address at the 2024 Week Zero Warmup scrimmage at Oswego School District 308’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2338: Gear it Forward. The event, held at Bednarcik Jr. High School in Aurora, IL, brought together 10 teams from across Illinois to prepare for
Governments’ power grabs always out of line
By John & Nisha Whitehead The government never cedes power willingly. Neither should we. If the COVID-19 debacle taught us one thing it is that, which Justice Neil Gorsuch acknowledged, “Rule by indefinite emergency edict risks leaving all of us with a shell of a democracy and civil liberties just
Budget pressures in State financial forecast a conflict
By Jerry Nowicki Governor JB Pritzker of Illinois was set give his sixth State budget address this week, Wednesday, Feb. 19 to lay out his plan for a fiscal year that government forecasters in November 2023 predicted was on pace for a near-$900 million deficit unless corrective action was taken.
Aurora City Council considers demolition of former YMCA
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council is considering a Resolution to approve a demolition and remediation contract with American Demolition Corporation of Carol Stream Ill., for the former YMCA structures at 460-480 Garfield Avenue. Consent was given to the Resolution at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting, Tuesday,
Reader’s Voice: A voice for Bill Foster
February 19, 2024Dear editor; Bill Foster has been our congressman in the 14th and 11th Districts since 2008. In those 16 years he has sponsored 238 bills, co-sponsored 2,266, and has voted in the House of Representatives thousands of times. Every time he votes, Bill proves his values and his
Smart Cities new exhibit in Aurora
The City government of Aurora and Nicor Gas announced recently the unveiling of a new educational exhibit on Smart Cities on the first floor of the Development Services Building at City Hall in Aurora. The ribbon-cutting for the new exhibit took place February 14 last week. The exhibit tells the
Global Deep State poses threat to our rights
By John & Nisha Whitehead The debate over U.S. foreign aid is a distraction. That’s not to say that the amount of taxpayer money flowing to foreign countries in the form of military and economic assistance is insignificant. Even at less than 1% of the federal budget, the United States
Ribbon-cutting for Aurora’s new state-of-the-art, 911 Dispatch Center.
Thursday, Feb. 8, the City of Aurora held a ribbon-cutting in the debut of its new, state-of-the-art, 911 Dispatch Center.
Gun rightists seek U.S. Court to end State ban
By Peter Hancock In a long-expected move, national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Illinois’ ban on assault weapons and large capacity magazines. In separate petitions filed Monday, Feb. 12 the Colorado-based National Association for Gun Rights and the Nevada-based Firearms Policy Coalition asked the
Clean energy: DuPage County
DuPage County received nearly half a million dollars for clean energy and energy efficiency programs in the County. The U.S. Department of Energy awarded the County $449,660 as part of a $20.5 million allocation to 32 states, territories, local governments, and tribes through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
Black History Month celebrated at Aurora City Council
By Jason Crane In celebration of Black History Month, the Aurora City Council honored four chiefs and two aldermen who serve Aurora, at the Tuesday, Feb. 13 City Council meeting. Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin presented a Black History Month proclamation to Ward 7 alderman, Brandon Tolliver; chief engagement officer,
Reader’s Commentary: View: Fact-checking, no diversity
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Wayne Johnson conducted his own “coronation” of himself to becoming a fact-checker of me in this publication. He has dragged poor “Chas” Codington to the same undignified/ proletarian stature. Wayne needs reinforcements!! Fact-checking is a new thing in the free world. It’s been brought to us
Reader’s Voice: A drug emergency in Oregon
February 8, 2024Dear editor; In 2020, Oregon voters decriminalized possession of small amounts of almost every hard drug. Progressives campaigned in support of this ballot measure, insisting that their state should help treat addiction rather than punish it. The measure passed with 58 percent support. Now, Oregon’s governor has declared
Surveillance revolution took place in four steps
By John & Nisha Whitehead Forty years past the time that George Orwell envisioned the stomping boot of Big Brother, the police state is about to pass off the baton to the surveillance state. Fueled by a melding of government and corporate power—the rise of the security industrial complex—this watershed
Capitol Briefs: Tax credits for children, manufacturers among new legislative proposals
Insurance coverage for fertility treatments, child internet regulations also introduced By Andrew Adams Cole Longcor& Alex AbbedutoCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com After failing to pass a child tax credit last year, advocates returned to Springfield Wednesday to propose a scaled back version of the policy which they say would still reduce child poverty