By John & Nisha Whitehead “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” — Abraham Lincoln In the United States today, the government does whatever it wants, freedom be damned. “We
The DuPage County Board Tuesday, Sept. 13 approved chairman Dan Cronin’s appointment of Amy Phillips of Naperville to serve on the Board to fill a vacant seat in District 5. In nominating Phillips, Cronin highlighted her passion for helping people and accomplishing common goals. “Ms Phillips desires to work collaboratively,
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored volunteers of Aurora’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the Aurora City Council meeting as part of September’s National Preparedness Month. The event each September was created to raise awareness of the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that
League of Women Voters Aurora Area and Aurora Public Library will present Redistricting How Can We Do It Better from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Aurora Santori Library, 101 S. River Street, Aurora. Many of us prefer to leave politics to the politicians, but we
City of Aurora government payroll staff members Alicia Alcaraz, Erin Milller, Araceli Zuniga
By John & Nisha Whitehead First came 9/11, which the government used to transform itself into a police state. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, which the police state used to test its lockdown powers. In light of the government’s tendency to exploit crises (legitimate or manufactured) and capitalize on the
By Jerry Nowicki The Illinois government Tuesday this week announced the award of the first electric vehicle manufacturing-targeted tax incentives made possible by a law signed by governor JB Pritzker last year. The incentives come from the Reimagining Electric Vehicles (REV) Act, which passed nearly unanimously and became law in
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council discussed results of the availability and disparity study performed by Griffin and Strong, P.C. at the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, Sept. 6. City government of Aurora documents show by accepting the study and recommendations, staff members can
By Penny Panayiota DeligiannisAurora, Ill. We received an amazing telephone call from City Hall in Aurora, Ill.. In the State of Illinois, Aurora is the second largest city (Population: 177,070) after Chicago. With a unanimous vote, Aurora mayor Richard C. Irvin and the Aurora City Council officially have approved to
By John & Nisha Whitehead The American kleptocracy, a government ruled by thieves, continues to suck the American people down a rabbit hole into a parallel universe in which the U.S. Constitution is meaningless, the government is all-powerful, and the citizenry is powerless to defend itself against government agents who
By Peter Hancock Democratic Party governor JB Pritzker said Tuesday this week that abortion rights will be a central issue in the 2022 election, not just in his bid for reelection, but in races up and down the ballot. That includes races for Congress and the Illinois Supreme Court as
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council held a special meeting Monday, Aug. 29, to adopt a final ward map. During the City Council Meeting Tuesday, Aug. 23, the Aurora City Council deliberated on several options for potential new ward maps and voted unanimously to pass the redistricting ordinance by
Whether Mayor Richard Irvin’s run for the statehouse put Aurora on the map, a question asked by some, seems irrelevant on the heels of his third-place finish in the Illinois GOP primary. Admittedly, it was a tough loss for Irvin, the city’s first African American mayor. And it’s fair to
State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is announcing that the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will be constructing more than $20 million in improvements to her community’s highway infrastructure. “People commuting to work, customers driving to local businesses, visitors coming in from out of town; Aurora’s highways play a huge role
By John & Nisha Whitehead “A standing military force, with an overgrown executive will not long be safe companions to liberty.” —James Madison The IRS has stockpiled 4,500 guns and five million rounds of ammunition in recent years, including 621 shotguns, 539 long-barrel rifles, and 15 submachine guns. The Veterans
By Peter Hancock Five years ago this month, Illinois lawmakers passed legislation that overhauled the way public schools in the State are funded. The so-called Evidence Based Funding formula, or EBF, was designed to calculate the actual cost for each district to provide the kind of education the State expects,
Government officials and Hispanic small-business owners held a roundtable discussion Thursday to explore needs of owners, federal funding opportunities and expanding access to resources. Congressman Bill Foster and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood co-sponsored the event at Sergio’s Furniture in downtown Aurora. Guests included Congressman Tony Cardenas of Los Angeles, a former
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council discussed ward redistricting and came to an agreement after 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23 at the Aurora City Council meeting. After concessions of varying degrees in each alderperson’s ward, approved was Plan 2A with an amendment suggested by Ward 9 alderman Edward Bugg
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Joseph Stalin (un-elected leader of the Soviet Union, 1922 to 1953) once said, “Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime.” Stalin indicted, then executed his political enemies. He did the same with millions of his civilians who spoke out against him. Executions aside,
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce’s ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Aug. 19 honors Chamber member Shumway Studio, 30 S. Shumwy Avenue in Batavia.
