By John W. Whitehead While America continues to fixate on the drama-filled reality show scripted by the powers-that-be, directed from the Nation’s Capital, and played out in high definition across the country, the American Police State has moved steadily forward. Nothing has changed. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a convenient,
As a growing number of states grapple with a rise in coronavirus cases, 69% of Americans say their greater concern is that state governments have been lifting restrictions on public activity too quickly; just 30% say their bigger concern is that states have been too slow to lift the restrictions.
By Peter Hancock Financial aid is about to start flowing for Illinois businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity published emergency rules this week to implement the Business Interruption Grant program, or BIG. Those rules took effect July 21 when they
The recent admission by behemoth electric utility Commonwealth Edison that it repeatedly bribed minions of Illinois House speaker Mike Madigan for years (of course, Madigan knew nothing about all this; sure, right) was breath-taking for its brazenness. The bribery is a classic example of otherwise upright citizens fueling the culture
By Jason Crane Several comments were made at the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conferencing platform. Penelope Torres, Aurora resident and operations director for Aurora Pride, expressed concern about two points of inequality in Aurora. First, the mural project of Aurora Public
With a market value of $350,000, an order of a half-million face masks is a significant investment. When those masks are donated to a community for free, it’s more than just about the money. It’s about a mission to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The Chicago-based Dr. Willie Wilson
The Aurora Navy League will hold a Zoom Meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11 with Kendall County State’s attorney Eric Weis who will discuss the issues with COVID-19 lockdown. The meeting is at bit.ly/33nFHoy, meeting ID is 630 816 7612 and the password is 175209. The COVID-19 pandemic struck
By Rick Lawrence Mayor Richard Irvin; The decision of Aurora’s school District’s announcement of 100% online school is a huge issue for Aurora. Given the diverse population of our districts, economically, language challenges, family situations, the ability for more than half of the students in West Aurora and East Aurora
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
