Small business owners are invited to learn how to save on their taxes at The Top 4.5 Deductions for Small Business Owners, a free workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Oswego Public Library’s downtown Oswego campus, 32 W. Jefferson Street. The workshop is free
Governor JB Pritzker signed a pension consolidation bill into law December 18. The legislation, SB1300, will consolidate Illinois’ 649 downstate and suburban police and fire pension funds. By consolidating pension assets, SB1300 will increase investment returns and decrease the cost of managing the funds. State representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) was
At the December 12 meeting, the Naperville Park District Board of Park Commissioners voted to adopt the 2020 Budget and appropriation ordinance. A draft budget was posted on the District’s website for a 30-day public review period. The approved budget reflects the District’s commitment to providing excellent parks, facilities, and
By Rebecca Anzel The office of Illinois’ top lawyer has released its annual safe-shopping guide prior to the holiday shopping season to alert families about recalled-children’s toys, clothing, and furniture. The report includes information about goods that are a safety hazard and have been linked to infant deaths. Some of
The DuPage County Board approved its Fiscal Year 2020 budget with a balanced, $476.2 Million spending plan. The budget provides funding to replace the County’s 40-year-old property tax administration system, increase the Sheriff’s patrol capacity and replace 16 patrol vehicles. The FY2020 Budget provides $1 Million in grant-funded local social
The Fox Valley Park Foundation directly supports the Fox Valley Park District’s pillar of social equity, in which it is committed to providing residents with access to all – the opportunity to engage in programs they otherwise might not be able to afford. In the last two years alone, the
Tomcat Youth Tackle Football team receives honors at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday for capturing the Big 10 State championship.
After sitting vacant for nearly a quarter of a century, the landmark former Copley Hospital campus in Aurora is about to undergo a $110 million renovation and be repurposed into an innovative living community, which would combine a variety of uses following the city of Aurora government’s approval Tuesday, Nov.
By Jerry Nowicki On the same day a bill allowing college student-athletes to profit from the use of their name or likeness passed an Illinois House committee Tuesday, the governing body that oversees most collegiate athletics took steps toward allowing such activity at a national level. The vote by the
Be alert, support, and be an advocate for community non-profit agencies. The new minimum-wage law will create substantial challenges for those offering aid to families, the disabled, and the elderly. Many do not realize the impact of the new minimum wage law will have on various non-profit agencies that help
To give students and their families a clearer picture of the actual cost of attendance, Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis. will decrease tuition by 30% for the 2020-2021 academic year. President John Swallow announced that Carthage will reduce tuition to $31,500, from the current $45,100, to better reflect the amount
The city government of Naperville is seeking applications for the 2020 Special Events and Cultural Amenities (SECA) Grant Fund program. The SECA Commission has created a themed category that not only will define the diversity of the cultural amenity applications, but bring new and exciting projects to the program for
A free retirement workshop will be held Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce office, 43 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora. Jerry Knudtson of Konen Insurance Agency, Inc. and Connie Renzi of Elder Law Center, P.C. / Mickey, Wilson, Weiler, Renzi, Lenert, & Julien, P.C., will join forces
Tourism officials released 2018 local impact numbers this week indicating another year of growth for tourism in the Aurora Area of Illinois. Visitors to the Aurora Area spent $201.5 Million on lodging, gas, dining, and other travel-related expenditures in 2018, a 3.7% increase over the prior year, representing the fourth
By Peter Hancock – Efforts in the Illinois House to pass a bill authorizing land-based casinos took a sharp turn Monday when a key committee voted to strip out the contents of a Senate-passed bill and send it back to the full House in a form that lawmakers call a
East Aurora School District 131 administrative offices will be moving to the new Copley development on the site of the East Side’s old Copley Hospital if a planned Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Aurora is approved during the Tuesday, May 14 City Council meeting. City Council members placed the
Rick Guzman, executive director of The Neighbor Project, presents information at the Rotary Club of Aurora meeting at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora. The Neighbor Project (TNP) is a nonprofit, HUD-certified housing counseling agency dedicated to helping low to moderate income families reduce debt, build credit, save, and ultimately buy
By Jerry Nowicki – Stakeholders from northern Illinois added to the State’s list of capital funding requests Monday when lawmakers from both sides of the aisle acknowledged more revenue would be necessary to get the State’s infrastructure back in working order. “The need is great; the revenue is problematic,” said
Earth Day will turn 50 next year, April 22, 2020. Likely it is the reason for a lack of published information and emphasis this year in the 49th anniversary. President Richard Nixon, prior to his problems with the Watergate scandal, signed the document passed by both Houses to create Earth
