To the right are three viewing windows that provide a panoramic peek at the action unfolding on nine hard courts on the other side of the glass. Ahead and off to the left is the full-service pro shop that’s outfitted with logo racquet bags, shoes and a wide selection of
State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, announces $3 million in Rebuild Illinois funding for streetscape improvements for Broadway Avenue in Aurora, which will modernize downtown infrastructure, beautify the area and promote business growth. “Broadway Avenue is the heart of our Aurora community, and it’s time for a makeover,” Hernandez said. “Our
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 Jerry Nowicki In a series of downstate news conferences coinciding with the Illinois State Fair, governor JB Pritzker this week gave an update on the possibility of a special session, outlined new State infrastructure investments, and announced a new program for some Illinoisans over age 55. Although the governor
By Al Benson Late Aurora businessman, community leader and Navy veteran Dan Dolan, Sr., was honored with dedication of Dan Dolan Way, a street section, Tuesday, Aug. 16. The City of Aurora government sponsored the 11 a.m. event outdoors near the intersection of Illinois State Route 31 and Indian Trail
In an open forum, contributions were for and against an ordinance amending Title 3 of the Naperville Municipal Code to prohibit the local commercial sale of assault rifles.
By Jason Crane Members of the Aurora City Council listened to Aurora residents and experts on ward redistricting at the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, Aug. 16. After the 2020 Census numbers showed Aurora had a loss of more than 17,000 residents, approximately nine percent
There are a couple of things I want to get out of the way. Recently, Mr. Bill “QAnon” Suhayda descended from the mother ship (where he’s been busy deflecting Jewish space lasers and, with the My Pillow Guy, searching through cyberspace to find the missing Trump votes hijacked from Dominion
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
By Peter Hancock Democratic Party governor JB Pritzker said this week that he is actively reaching out to businesses in Indiana and other states that recently have passed restrictive abortion laws in hopes of luring those companies to Illinois. “Well, all ready I’ve reached out to companies that are affected
Officials breaks ground for the new Resilience Education Center in East Aurora School District 131, the first public school district in the state.
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored the Metea Valley High School girls soccer team Tuesday, Aug. 9 at the Aurora City Council meeting. Metea Valley won the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 3A State championship in June. According to Max Preps, the team was number one in
By Jerry Nowicki Ten months after Illinois lawmakers passed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act which set a goal of putting one million electric vehicles on State roads by the end of the decade, State agencies are engaged in a flurry of regulatory planning aimed at meeting those goals. The
By John & Nisha Whitehead The following is what it means to go back-to-school in the United States today. Instead of making the schools safer, government officials are making them more authoritarian. Instead of raising up a generation of civic-minded citizens with critical thinking skills, government officials are churning out
By Jerry Nowicki Governor JB Pritzker issued a public health emergency declaration and declared Illinois a disaster area in response to the monkeypox virus Monday this week, a move his assistants said would help mobilize resources. The governor’s office personnel said the proclamation will aid in moving vaccines to the
By Jason Crane Amy Morton, owner and operator of Stolp Island Social restaurant that opened in 2019 in downtown Aurora, addressed the Aurora City Council at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, Aug. 2. Morton, daughter of legendary restaurateur Arnie Morton of Morton’s Steakhouse, explained the importance of
The Aurora City Council will hold committee meetings this week to review options for redistricting the city. Two proposed new ward maps will be presented at the regular meeting of the Rules, Administration and Procedures (RAP) Committee at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, and again during a special meeting
By John & Nisha Whitehead “Perhaps the construction of such a genetic panopticon is wise. But I doubt that the proud men who wrote the charter of our liberties would have been so eager to open their mouths for royal inspection.” —Justice Antonin Scalia Be warned: the DNA detectives are
In the wake of the Fourth of July mass shooting in Highland Park, State representative Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, and other State lawmakers from Illinois, California, New York, and Delaware met with senior White House officials on efforts to prevent gun violence and hold gun manufacturers accountable for their role in
Dear friends, To say that I love this community is an understatement. It’s been my lifelong home; the place I grew up and that provided the foundation that supports who I am as a husband, father, grandfather, businessman, and mayor. Over the past eight years, we’ve been through a lot
