VNA Health Care received a $40,000 grant from The Dart Foundation in support of VNA’s Century of Service Campaign. VNA has used the funds to purchase new waiting room chairs for their clinic at 400 N. Highland Avenue in Aurora. “This grant provides a direct benefit to our patients,” said
By Chris Lauzen – On behalf of Kane County taxpayers, a dozen of whom came to voice their disapproval at the September 13 Kane County Judicial and Public Safety Committee meeting, I ask two questions of Kane County State’s attorney Joe McMahon: • Who is paying for the two-year-old prosecution
For the eighth consecutive year, DuPage County Board chairman Dan Cronin presented a balanced budget that does not increase the County’s portion of the property tax levy. “This has been the toughest budget I’ve had to present,” Cronin said. “For eight years, we’ve continually done more with less, and cut
Austin Dempsey of BEI Properties represents Batavia MainStreet to present Betsy Thelin Zinser of the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry with a check of $10,096.76 from the recent Batavia Dinner Table. Batavia MainStreet photo
The Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) released a report that annual tourism expenditures totaling $200.5 Million in 2017, a 3.7% increase over 2016. Tourism expenditures represent the total amount of money visitors spend on lodging, gas, food, drink, and entertainment when in the Aurora area. Municipalities collected $3.9
The United States of America used to be the home of the brave and the land of the free. Not anymore. Now, it is the home of the rich and fatuous and the land of unfettered greed. With the Donald Trump administration in place, capitalism once again has run rampant.
Rotary Club of Aurora past presidents Abby Chiesa and Ron Hem share estate planning information at the Rotary Club of Aurora Monday at Two Brothers Roundhouse. Both Chiesa and Hem are attorneys who practice law in areas including estate planning, estate administration, and commercial and residential real estate. Jason Crane/The
Rita Kruse, a representative for the Illinois Government Finance Officers Association, presents an award to the North Aurora Village Board at the Village Board meeting Monday. The award is for outstanding achievement in popular annual financial reporting for the 2017 fiscal year. Jason Crane/The Voice
Comptroller for the state of Illinois, Susana Mendoza, presented recent numbers with the State’s finances, including the success of the Debt Transparency Act at the office of the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce Monday. “Today, it’s relatively good news amongst the bad news with the State’s finances, she said.” “Services
Free-trade agreements. Tariffs. Capitalism. What’s not to like about them? Keep reading, dear reader. The astute observer of the writings of the present scribe will note that he has taken our accidental president to task on many an occasion and that he believes the rascal should be put out to
Mark my words, the United State’s war spending will bankrupt the Nation. For that matter, America’s war spending already has bankrupted the Nation to the tune of more than $20 Trillion. Now the Donald Trump Administration is pushing for a $4.4 Trillion budget for fiscal year 2019 that would add
