By Jerry Nowicki The Satanic Temple of Illinois debuted a new display in the Illinois Capitol rotunda Tuesday, Dec. 6 and took its place next to the annual Christmas and Hanukkah displays. For Christmas, that means the Springfield Nativity Committee again has placed a manger scene featuring Mary, Joseph, and
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council approved more than a half-billion dollar City budget for 2023 at a special City Council meeting following the Committee of the Whole meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 6. Ward 3 alderman, Ted Mesiacos was the only dissenting vote. The approved Ordinance adopting the annual budget
Reprinted from November 12, 2020Last of three parts Native Americans’ right to vote has been systematically violated for generations. In the new book, Voting in Indian Country, The View from the Trenches, Jean Reith Schroedel weaves together historical and contemporary voting rights’ conflicts on the eve of the November 3
State representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) last week, the last week of the veto session, introduced legislation to provide property tax relief for Illinoisans. House Bill 5834 would begin the Education Property Tax Relief Fund for Fiscal Year 2024 to annually award property tax relief grants to Illinois school districts and
By Jerry Nowicki The Illinois State Board of Elections certified its election results Monday, Dec. 5 and put the final stamp on another Democratic Party sweep of statewide offices. The Board reported that 4,142,642 out of 8,115,751 registered voters cast ballots in the election, a turnout of roughly 51%. That’s
Naperville area residents and businesses are invited to save the date for the 2023 Community Job Fair set for Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Naperville Park District and KidsMatter will co-host the event. The Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fort Hill Activity Center in
By John & Nisha Whitehead The purpose of a good government is to protect the lives and liberties of its people. Unfortunately, we have gone so far in the opposite direction from the ideals of a good government that it’s hard to see how this trainwreck can be redeemed. It
By Jerry Nowicki State lawmakers Tuesday, Nov. 29 announced a bipartisan plan to use State revenues to pay down the remaining $1.4 billion in debt taken on by the State’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of the agreement is expected to move through the General Assembly
Reprinted from November 12, 2020Second of three parts Native Americans’ right to vote has been systematically violated for generations. In the new book, Voting in Indian Country, The View from the Trenches, Jean Reith Schroedel weaves together historical and contemporary voting rights’ conflicts on the eve of the November 3
The Aurora African American Heritage Advisory Board (AAHAB) is accepting nominations for its annual African American Leader of the Year Award, along with applications for the 2023 Henry Cowherd Scholarship and the inaugural Mr. and Miss Black Aurora Pageant. African American Leader Of The Year Award: Nominations are being accepted
By John & Nisha Whitehead The votes are in. No matter who runs for office, no matter who controls the White House, Senate, or the House of Representatives now or in the future, “we the people” already have lost. We have lost because the future of this Nation is being
The DuPage County Board Tuesday, Nov. 22 unanimously approved its Fiscal Year 2023 budget, which includes a balanced, $584.1 million spending plan and a reduction in property taxes for homeowners. Due to conservative financial planning, DuPage County is projected to finish the 2022 Fiscal Year with a surplus of $40
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored the Aurora Gators 12U Pop Warner Football team, Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the Aurora City Council meeting for winning the Illinois state and regional championships. The team is looking for financial help with travel expenses so they can compete the first week
Reprinted from November 12, 2020First of three parts Here’s how Native Americans’ right to vote has been systematically violated for generations In the new book, Voting in Indian Country, The View from the Trenches, Jean Reith Schroedel weaves together historical and contemporary voting rights conflicts on the eve of the
By Mary Goetsch, Aurora, Ill. We voters who take the difficult road of disagreeing with the Aurora City Council on the Casino plan to move, are in the good company of former State governor, Pat Quinn. He made the statement he decided not to run in the Chicago mayoral election
Aurora officials shared city economic development updates with Aurora Noon Lions Club members at the Club’s November 17 meeting. Alex Alexandrou, Aurora’s chief management officer and chief of staff, and Trevor Dick, assistant director of the mayor’s Office of Economic Development, were keynote the Lions’ meeting at St. Mark’s Lutheran
By John & Nisha Whitehead The votes are in. No matter who runs for office, no matter who controls the White House, Senate, or the House of Representatives now or in the future, “we the people” already have lost. We have lost because the future of this Nation is being
By Peter Hancock Illinois voters have approved a State constitutional amendment guaranteeing workers the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining. Estimates compiled by multiple media outlets projected Tuesday, Nov. 15 that the ballot measure had support on an estimated 53% of the total ballots cast in the election,
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council listened to details about a proposed moratorium and license changes on mobile food unit vendors at the Tuesday, Nov. 15 Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting. City government of Aurora documents show this ordinance will establish a temporary moratorium on any renewals, or
Joan Michelson, contributor for Forbes, writes: Thanks to the women of 2020; we couldn’t have made it without you! Michelson is a career coach, public speaker, and podcast host. “It’s women who got us through this catastrophic year of COVID-19 and its ensuing economic crisis, wildfires that leveled entire communities,
