February 23, 2026Dear editor; All ICE is trying to do is fix a problem caused by left-wingers and Democrats. The problem: The invasion of our country by illegal immigrants, many of whom are heinous criminals. Some might consider allowing that invasion to be almost traitorous. You would think the anti-ICE
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Is it of any importance we feel safe thinking our vote will count and not get canceled out by voter fraud? I think so. Fraud is fraud whether it’s done by Somalis at “Learing Centers,” Democrats or Republicans. It is however conservatives who want to make
By John & Nisha Whitehead “No one, including the president of the United States, should be able to cover up crimes against children.”—James Talarico Nearly 30 years after the first complaints were filed, the Epstein files remain a masterclass in how the ruling class shields its own. We are long
February 7, 2026Dear editor; Trump Derangement Symptom (TDS) is in full display for all to see. The far left has finally gone off the rails when it comes to Donald Trump. The far left has fought Trump for more than nine years through lawsuits and courts at every front trying
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda News flash for the Charles “The Sponge” Coddington! I lived the history of which I speak “Spongy.” And because I lived it, I know it because it affected real lives. My family lived Communism. We felt it through the relatives who were murdered and who were
By Lori Robertson and Robert FarleyFactCheck.org Since he entered politics, president Donald Trump has been a regular on our end-of-year list of the most egregious and noteworthy falsehoods and distortions. With Trump back in the White House in 2025, it’s no surprise that he dominates this year’s whoppers. Trump is
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Saul Alinsky was a community activist/organizer and a self proclaimed socialist/communist in the 1960s on the south side of Chicago. Barack Obama followed in Alynsky’s footsteps decades later. He authored “Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals,” a book Obama carried in his hip
November 21, 2025Dear editor; Where does the State of Illinois and other states get the legal right to spend our tax dollars defending Illegal immigration, not talking about legal immigration? In the Beacon News dated November 19, 2025 Kane County State’s attorney, Jamie Mosser, clarified for the Kane County Board
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda I read, with some interest, Wayne Johnson’s account of our meeting at the Yellow Bird Bookstore where he and others presented readings in honor of our veterans on Veterans Day. And as Wayne suggested in his November 13 article, we probably do have things in common
By Brenden MooreCapitol News Illinois bmoore@capitolnewsillinois.com Saying that he could not justify “playing with other people’s lives” as millions of Americans went without their paychecks and benefits, Sen. Dick Durbin on Thursday defended his vote to reopen the government earlier this week after a record-long federal government shutdown that stretched more
By Ben SzalinskiCapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com U.S. senator Dick Durbin is once again at odds with other prominent Illinois Democrats over a vote that set in motion a plan to end the record-long federal government shutdown. Durbin, who is not seeking reelection in 2026, was one of eight members in the
I would be remiss, more so than usual, without a tremendous “Thank you” and big hug to all those who came out to Yellow Bird Books in Aurora this past Saturday to hear Sara Knigge and me make our presentations in honor of Veterans Day, based on our veteran-authored books.
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Look out workers at The Voice. If ”The Chas” Coddington had it his way, he would take the paper and make it an employee-owned and operated state publication. He would then have you work for The Voice as an employee for wages he would determine for
October 30, 2025Dear editor; Here we go again, another No King rally cry. Watching some of the protest on TV, I would have to agree that across the entire country there were probably millions marching. Of course not near the millions that elected Donald Trump to do what he said
No Kings protestors assembled Saturday, Oct. 18 in Naperville to demonstrate against Donald Trump allegedly acting like a monarch and his administration.
Musings: •The Sins of Donald J. Trump (chapter 12). He has: Begged for a “special” donation from the general public in order to “go to heaven”; Questioned the First Amendment right of free speech; Instructed attorney general Pam Bondi to investigate the use of anti-racketeering laws against leftist protestors; Ordered
In a statement issued in his Aurora childhood neighborhood, current treasurer and former Kane County chairman and State senator, Chris Lauzen announced his campaign for re-election to Kane County treasurer. “I enjoy working for you as County treasurer. Our team has demonstrated that we produce excellent results together. “My promises
By Ben SzalinskiCapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Governor JB Pritzker said political leaders — starting with president Donald Trump — need to do more to condemn political violence. “He actively fans the flames of division, as he did on Friday, regularly advocates violence for political retribution, and in more than one case,
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda I began writing to The Voice because of the horrific things I came across in the editorial/opinion sections of this publication. I wanted to push back against the hatred, the shameful name calling, the lies and fabrications contained on some of these pages. So I asked
By Ben SzalinskiCapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com In front of gleaming skyscrapers along the Chicago River, Illinois’ Democratic leaders showed a united front Monday against president Donald Trump’s threats to deploy the military into Chicago’s streets to fight crime with one message: “Mr. President, do not come to Chicago.” “You are neither
