In an effort to crack down on individuals threatening violence against schools on social media, State senator Michael Connelly (R-Naperville) sponsored Senate Bill 563, which passed the Senate unanimously Thursday, April 26. Under SB 563, individuals who threaten a school through social media would be required to reimburse police departments
A group of 100 Aurora area residents came out for part of the third annual National Day of Prayer and Protest Against Planned Parenthood, at 150 Planned Parenthood facilities in 37 states. More than 5,000 participated. Counter-protestors turned out in some locations as well, including a group in Aurora dressed
The National Trust was chartered by Congress in 1949 “to facilitate public participation in the preservation of sites, buildings, and objects of national significance or interest.” Today you can read about many of the most beautiful American gardens of which some are administered by the Trust. We begin with Shadows-on-the-Teche
Earth Day, April 22, U.S. representatives Randy Hultgren (R-IL-14) and Ed Perlmutter (D-CO-07) together joined the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus. Co-chaired by congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) and congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL-26), the Caucus has 74 members, split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, representing diverse districts from across the country. “My
The Aurora City Council honored Marmion Academy’s ice hockey team Tuesday for recently winning the State championship in the White Division. Dan Heckle, director of hockey operations for Marmion, said, “Marmion Academy is a proud resident of Aurora for 85 years and we are proud to bring the first State
Let us not mince words. We are living in an age of war profiteers. We are living in an age of scoundrels, liars, brutes, and thugs. Many of them work for the U.S. government. We are living in an age of monsters. Ask Donald Trump. He knows all about monsters.
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Naperville Police Department will be a partner with state and local agencies to remind motorists that if they drive with a phone in one hand, they can expect a ticket in the other. Traffic fatalities are on the rise in Illinois
Ben Schiller of FastCompany expresses his opinion regarding the students who have taken to the streets to protest after the Parkland, Fla. school shooting massacre February 14. “If one good thing has come out of the horror of the Parkland massacre, it’s the sight of young Americans standing up to
The ease with which Americans are prepared to welcome boots on the ground, regional lockdowns, routine invasions of their privacy, and the dismantling of every constitutional right intended to serve as a bulwark against government abuses is beyond unnerving. I am referring at this moment to president Donald Trump’s decision
Let’s discuss the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, shall we? The Second Amendment has been the one part of the social contract between the government and the governed which has been largely misinterpreted. And, if I may be so bold as to say so, much of
Armando Sanders, left, Village of Montgomery deputy police chief displays a souvenir from the Yellow Brick Road at the Montgomery Village Board meeting Monday. Deputy Chief Sanders was graduated from the FBI National Academy, a 10-week program at Quantico, Va. to train and enhance participants to improve their policing skills.
As a Nation, we have a tendency to sentimentalize cultural icons in death in a way that renders them non-threatening, antiseptic, and easily-digested by a society with an acute intolerance for anything controversial, politically incorrect, or marred by imperfection. This revisionist history has proven to be a far more effective
As a society we rarely stand still. We celebrate, observe anniversaries, and seek to be helpful. We are in a time of acknowledging the 50-year anniversary of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King’s death. He was shot April 4, 1968, a volatile time in American history. He took our society to
Representative Stephanie Kifowit (Oswego-D) filed the first piece of legislation in the State General Assembly authored by the members of the 84th District Youth Advisory Council. It focuses on the need of high school students to participate in a more in-depth discussion of what constitutes consent and sexually-abusive behavior through
Congressman Bill Foster, left, gives remarks Monday at a gun violence prevention presentation at Community Christian Church in Naperville. Foster was host. Panelists, from left, Dr. Karen Sheehan, Illinois Violent Death Reporting System; Marsha Lee, Moms Demand Action, her son was killed at age 20; Rohan Chakrabarty, a senior at
Montgomery Village attorney Steve Andersson, left, tells the Village Board Monday a tie vote fails to let the Board reconsider a previous vote at the Montgomery Village Board meeting. Village officials were split on whether to reconsider an ammendment to the Orchard Crossings planned unit of development to allow a
Aurora City Council members unanimously approved raising the age to purchase tobacco products incl uding vaping supplies from 18 to 21, Tuesday. The vote adds “alternative nicotine and vapor products” to the ordinance that governs tobacco, cigarettes and cigars as well as change the legal age allowed to purchase these
With the recent Parkland, Fla. school shooting, America and some in the world are upset more than usual. Not because of the numbers killed, but the fact that the Parkland shooter legally got the weapons. So why do we need 30 round weapons that only need one bullet to kill
I am 17 years old. That makes me a Millennial Generation Z. And although a knee-jerk reaction may be that this article is about gun control, it isn’t. This article is about the U.S. Congress’ not obeying the clear majority will of “We…the people” on a very important issue: Guns
