Category: Government

An open letter in Aurora: Things must change

By Brandy GilliamAurora My name is Brandy Gilliam. I am writing this letter with the endorsements of The People’s Coalition, Aurora Rapid Response Team, Indivisible Aurora, and P.O.B.U.M.S. (Positive Outlooks Balances Universal Madness Strategically) S.OC.I.E.T.Y. (Sisters Of Conscious Intellect Educating The Youth). We express our sentiments regarding the Study Circles,

Buddy the Elf gives Christmas Message, Public Health Reminders for Aurora

Aurora families were surprised with a special Christmas message this morning from a famous movie character. Buddy, the Elf from the hit movie and musical Elf, made an appearance on the City’s social media channels on this cold holiday morning, bringing both Christmas greetings and an important reminder to focus

Relief reached by Congress, finally!

By Sarah Mansur The U.S. Congress reached an agreement Monday evening on a roughly $900 Billion COVID-19 relief package that both extends unemployment benefits, provides stimulus checks to Americans within a certain income bracket and funds to small businesses, but it fell short of providing direct funding to State and

Aurora City Council: 134 apply for Civilian Review Board (CRB); plea to reopen

By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council listened to an update on the Civilian Review Board (CRB). Aurora Communications director Clayton Muhammad said there were 134 applicants for the Civillian Review Board which finished accepting applications

In defense of recent comments

December 18, 2020Dear editor; In response to Frank Patterson’s letter in the December 17 issue of The Voice (thevoice.us/objection-to-recent-readers-commentary): Mr. Patterson thinks it is “hooey” the Democratic Party has become the home of Big tech billionaires, globalists, socialists, Marxists, BLM, antifa, and main stream media. Perhaps he needs to do

Yorkville Library will resume taking book donations

The Yorkville Public Library is excited to announce that starting in January 2021 it will resume accepting book donations. The staff members and volunteers will expand the variety of books in the lobby used book sale after quarantining the books for three days. We ask everyone to limit donations to

Fox Valley Park District earns State honors, again

The Fox Valley Park District has been honored as an Illinois Distinguished Accredited Agency by the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD) and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA). The two Statewide associations administer the Illinois Distinguished Accreditation program with the goal of improving the delivery of park and

Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) officials say COVID-19 outbreak slowing at LaSalle Veterans’ Home

By Sarah Mansur Infection control efforts at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home have curbed the spread of the COVID-19 since a deadly outbreak began at the facility last month, according to officials who testified Wednesday before a House committee investigating the matter. That outbreak has caused at least 33 resident deaths,

Illinois electors cast 20 ballots for president

By Peter Hancock Illinois’ presidential electors officially cast their 20 ballots Monday for the Democratic Party ticket of Joseph R. Biden and Kamala Harris, marking the all-but-final step in a bitterly-contested presidential election that incumbent president Donald Trump has refused to concede. “Today, all over the country, electors just like