By Jerry Nowicki COVID-19 cases are on the rise throughout the State and governor JB Pritzker is hoping a new $5 Million State advertising campaign will help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus by encouraging use of face coverings. Pritzker announced the campaign, which has the tagline “It only
By John W. Whitehead We have become one Nation under house arrest. You think we’re any different from the Kentucky couple fitted out with ankle monitoring bracelets and forced into a quarantine at home? We’re not. Consider what happened to Elizabeth and Isaiah Linscott. Elizabeth took a precautionary diagnostic COVID-19
State representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) will be host to a Telephone Town Hall for residents in his 97th District to talk about state issues and garner feedback from constituents. The call will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, and the conversation will be focused on local questions and concerns.
By Jason Crane At the city government of Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conferencing platform, the City Council approved an ordinance to grant additional time for compliance of the Special Use for a Cannabis Dispensing Facility at 1415 Corporate Boulevard near the entrance of the outlet
Naperville mayor Steve Chirico is one of 40 American mayors selected to participate in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative’s intensive leadership and management program. Mayor Chirico joins a class of dedicated mayors, who will attend immersing, online classes taught by faculty from Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School
State representative Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego) was honored with the Excellence in Advocacy award from Marklund Thursday, July 23 in recognition of his efforts on behalf of individuals and families of all ages with developmental disabilities and special health-care needs. “I am tremendously honored to receive this Excellence in Advocacy award
Kane County Circuit Judge Kevin T. Busch has dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of 18 residents of Wayside Cross Ministries in Aurora against the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office and the City of Aurora. The plaintiffs had sought to prevent Kane County prosecutors and the City government of Aurora
By Jerry Nowick The Illinois Department of Public Health announced another 1,076 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois Tuesday as the rolling, seven-day test positivity rate remained at 3.8%. IDPH reported that the rolling positivity rate in Region 4 of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan, which includes the Metro East
As Aurora families make decisions on the best options for returning to school this Fall, they can weigh-in on how the City government of Aurora can better serve students communitywide. The City of Aurora Youth Service Division has launched a survey to gather input from students and adults about the
By Jason Crane At the Montgomery Village Board meeting Monday, the Board discussed the possible creation of a Mill District Restaurant Stimulus Program. Rich Young, director of Community Development for the Village shared some of the information he put together listed here: With the Village searching for ways to add
By John W. Whitehead “I don’t need invitations by the state, state mayors, or state governors, to do our job. We’re going to do that, whether they like us there or not.” —Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf’s defense of the Donald Trump Administration’s deployment of militarized federal police to
Effective Saturday, August 1, all Village Board and commission meetings in the Village of Oswego will resume to in-person meeting attendance. Attendance and public participation options through Zoom or other remote participation platforms will no longer be provided. Oswego Village Hall will be open for the Committee of the Whole
As one who scribbles largely about things Illinois, I feel almost obligated to observe on the bombshell, certainly for the small fraternity that follows Illinois politics, news that utility ComEd has agreed to pay a $200 Million fine for bribery of Illinois officials. The announcement by the U.S. attorney’s office
By Raymon Troncoso More than 200 federal agents will head to Chicago this week when State and local officials take a more measured tone of acceptance after railing against a potential federal surge earlier in the week. That’s because the Donald Trump Administration has offered assurances that the Illinois operations,
By Peter Hancock Republicans in the Illinois House Tuesday, July 21 called on Democratic governor JB Pritzker to convene a special session of the General Assembly to focus on ethics reform. During a video news conference, repsentatives Grant Wehrli, Deanne Mazzochi, and Dan Ugaste said there is an urgent need
Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement Monday, July 20 on reports that the Donald Trump administration is preparing to deploy 150 federal agents to Illinois, without sharing information about their mission or scope of duty: “Once again, the Trump administration demonstrates its disdain for the protections of the
Remaining accessible to the community, State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, will be host to a virtual town hall discussion at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 29 on Zoom in addition to streaming it on her Facebook page ILDistrict84. “I believe that there are a lot of individuals that do not realize
By Jason Crane – At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conferencing platform, the City Council discussed an ordinance granting additional time for compliance of the Special Use for a cannabis dispensing facility at 1415 Corporate Boulevard that was granted in January.
By John W. Whitehead For those old enough to have lived through the McCarthy era, there is a whiff of something in the air that reeks of the heightened paranoia, finger-pointing, fear-mongering, totalitarian tactics, that were hallmarks of the 1950s. Back then, it was the government, spearheaded by senator Joseph
By Rebecca Anzel The Illinois Supreme Court announced last week that it approved a change to rules governing eviction proceedings that will simplify the process for both landlords and tenants. The rule change mandates that property owners must file all related documents simultaneously when they file a complaint. That includes
