By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead If you’re nervous about traffic stops, you have every reason to be nervous. Trying to predict the outcome of any encounter with the police is a bit like playing Russian roulette: Most of the time you will emerge relatively unscathed, although decidedly poorer
The first installment of the Kane County Real Estate Tax is due June 1, and the second installment will be due on, or, before September 1. The Kane County Treasurer’s Office is open to our residents. Taxpayers are encouraged to make payments in the following methods: • Recommended, online at
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council honored several individuals for their work and awards received. Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman was one of three 2021 Outstanding Alumni Award winners from American Association of Community Colleges
Have you noticed the current interest in unidentified flying objects (UFO) sightings? They’ve been getting a great deal of press lately since secret military videos have been leaked or released. Some documented UFO sightings have been in our area in the not-to-distant past. Over Aurora, we’ve had five orange, fireball-type
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead “There is now the capacity to make tyranny total in America.” -James Bamford It never fails. Just as we get a glimmer of hope that maybe, just maybe, there might be a chance of crawling out of this totalitarian cesspool in which we’ve
Kane County Board chairman Corinne Pierog will hold five Town Hall meetings throughout the county to gather community input on redistricting. Kane County residents and representatives of organizations within Kane County will each be allowed five minutes to offer public comment during the Town Hall meetings. Formal presentations will be
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council members gave unanimous consent to a resolution to authorize the mayor and City treasurer to complete loan documents and agreements required to complete the grant of
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government special City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council unanimously approved Ward 5 alderman Carl Franco to be the mayor-pro-tem if the need arises. Ward 9 alderman Edward Bugg nominated Ward 7 alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns. She thanked
By Peter Hancock Officials from multiple State agencies said Friday that they are cutting ties with a residential school that serves children in state care with mental and developmental disabilities after an independent review documented reports of mistreatment of youth at the facility. Northern Illinois Academy (NIA), in Aurora, is
One of five proposed murals’ renderings seeking approval for downtown Aurora, includes the above proposal for the east wall at 210 E. Galena Boulevard by Laura Lynne and Catalinea Diaz
President Joe Biden is proposing to spend more money than I knew existed, on infrastructure and children, families, free college, and much more. I am not opposed to spending all that money, so long as it is aimed at improving our Nation’s weak educational and social outcomes, and so long
Judge Reginald Campbell administers the oath of office to the newly-elected and re-elected officials of Aurora Township: From left, Township supervisor William “Bill” Catching, highway commissioner Juan Reyna, clerk Penny “Cassidy” Alexander, and trustees Dolores Hicks, Juanita Wells, Sam Nunez, and David Moore.
Beginning Friday, May 14, the State of Illinois entered a new pathway from Phase 4 COVID-19 Mitigations to a full reopening in Phase 5. The “Bridge to Phase 5” will allow for higher capacity limits and increased business operations. As the public continues to get vaccinated, governor JB Pritzker announced
Judge Kavita Athanikar of DuPage County, left, hugs Aurora’s Ward 10 Alderwoman Shweta Baid after being sworn in at the Paramount Theatre.
An Abraham Lincoln portrayal man clicks elbows in a COVID-19 greeting with Aurora alderman Robert O’Connor at the latter’s retirement celebration on the Water Street Mall outside of City Hall Friday, May 7.
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council approved acceptance of a $50,000 grant from the DeMoon family and authorization for expenditures not to exceed $50,000.00 for the purposes of building an education area inside the Phillips
A resolution introduced by State representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) was adopted in the Illinois House, Wednesday, May 5. HJR11, a joint resolution to honor Private First Class (PFC) Andrew Meari, was adopted with 116 Yes votes, 0 No votes, and 0 Present votes. This joint resolution would rename a portion
By Raymon Troncoso The Senate Education Committee advanced several bills Tuesday, May 4, including measures addressing special education, hairstyle discrimination and teaching Asian American history in public schools. Those were among more than a dozen bills to pass the committee, the majority of which passed unanimously without debate or discussion.
Kane County is seeking applicants for the position of Kane County Board member, District 13 (parts of St. Charles and Geneva) to fulfill the remaining vacancy due to the resignation of former Board member, Steve Weber. A Kane County Board member is an elected office whose duties are outlined in
By Jim Edgar and John Shaw We announced last Fall that we established the Paul Simon-Jim Edgar Award to celebrate statesmanship in Illinois. Although we have no formula to offer that magically ends partisanship in Illinois, quiets rancor, and forges a sense of shared destiny, we believe this award will
