By Jason Crane – Aurora City Council members were informed of an increase of vaping use in schools at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday. Aurora school resource officer Nick Gardner, with Deborah Lang, assistant corporation counsel and dean of Waubonsie Valley High School, Jimmy Jacobs, displayed a
Nick Gardner, Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora resource officer, shows members of the Aurora Committee of the Whole Tuesday vaping supplies confiscated from students. Jason Crane/The Voice
Georgina Poole of Aurora offers comments to the Aurora Committee of the Whole Tuesday about postcards that were distributed in the mail last weekend in reference to the Aurora Election Commission (AEC). She criticized the city government for sending out cards which stated the City Council voted to abolish the
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
By Deena Sherman – By the time you read these words, students at approximately 1,600 schools across the country will have walked out of their classrooms at 10 a.m. across each U.S. time zones. The occasion is the one-month anniversary, March 14, of the shooting that killed 17 individuals at
The Aurora City Council recognized Aurora Christian School’s wrestling team for recently winning the State championship (see above). City Council recognized recently- hired employees Anna Payton, head of Animal Control and Danny Powell, head of the Phillip’s Park Zoo. Several individuals used their three minute opportunity to speak at the
John McVickers from McVickers Development, far left, expresses disappointment at the Board members’ recently rejecting a second motor vehicle services special use permit at the Montgomery Village Board meeting Monday. At the February 12 meeting, the Board voted against a proposal that would allow McVickers’ company to develop a parcel
To receive input from all groups on legislation to protect nurses from workplace violence, State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, conducted a roundtable discussion with more than a dozen representatives of relevant State departments and healthcare groups to discuss amendatory proposals to her pending legislation, House Bill 4100. “It is important
I’m not a fan of communist China. It’s a vicious totalitarian regime that routinely employs censorship, surveillance, and brutal police state tactics to intimidate its populace, maintain its power, and expand the largesse of its corporate elite. Just recently, in fact, China, an economic and political powerhouse that owns more
Citizenship. Civic duty. Responsibility. Democratic process. Sustaining the republic. Choosing our representatives carefully. They all are the fabric of our society, in which we exercise a measure of control over who is elected in all offices, from president of the United States down to a minor community office in the
February 26, 2018 Dear editor; Sierra Club Valley of the Fox group made two endorsements for the Illinois primary March 20. We endorse Daniel Biss for Illinois governor and Matt Brolley for Congress in the 14th District. Daniel Biss is the bold leader Illinois needs at this crucial time, with
March 1, 2018 Dear editor; It has been well reported that the Republican chair of the Kane County Board, Chris Lauzen, has targeted three Democratic incumbents with Democratic primary challengers chosen by him and his fellow Republicans. According to news sources, only one of Lauzen’s chosen candidates has a Democratic
The city government of Aurora is seeking community members to serve on the Aurora Education Commission. The commission will focus on educational initiatives that benefit Aurora’s youth and the overall community while serving in an advisory capacity to the City’s leadership. The Aurora Education Commission is comprised of representatives from
By Richard C. Irvin Mayor of Aurora – To Aurora residents: At this point one year ago, my life was very different. I was campaigning to be the mayor of Aurora, and anxiously awaiting the results of the primary election. This year, as I prepare to close out my first year
Aurora residents who live behind the proposed site for a Burger King on Farnsworth Avenue near Molitor Road, expressed concern at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday. Jim and Linda Wrona are two of several residents who are opposed to the vacant lot being developed for the restaurant.
Pat Costello of Keay & Costello, P.C. discusses new 2018 laws for Illinois condo and homeowner associations at the Condominium and Homeowner Association Board member training Tuesday, Feb. 27 at the Eola Community Center in Aurora. It was sponsored by Baum Property Management. Jason Crane/The Voice
