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Opinion PoliticalGovernment overreach John W. Whitehead Nisha Whitehead Rutherford Institute

Steps listed to help those coming of age to survive

On May 18, 2021May 17, 2021 By admin

By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead With all that is crashing down upon us, from government-manipulated crises to the blowback arising from a society that has repeatedly prized technological expedience and mass-marketed values over self-ownership and individual sovereignty, those coming of age today are facing some of the greatest...

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Events PoliticalLeague of Women Voters of Central Kane County

League of Women Voters panel on Zoom

On May 11, 2021May 10, 2021 By admin

The public is invited to attend a Zoom panel discussion featuring Kane County chairwoman Corrine Pierog, Batavia mayor Jeffery Schielke, Geneva mayor Kevin Burns, and St. Charles mayor Lora Vitek at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 20. They will share perspectives about how our community governments can collaborate regarding recovery act...

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Government PoliticalCapitol News Illinois Raymon Troncoso

Senate Education Committee moves forward assortment of bills

On May 11, 2021May 12, 2021 By admin

By Raymon Troncoso The Senate Education Committee advanced several bills Tuesday, May 4, including measures addressing special education, hairstyle discrimination and teaching Asian American history in public schools. Those were among more than a dozen bills to pass the committee, the majority of which passed unanimously without debate or discussion....

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PoliticalJim Nowlan Politics

Weighing the changes in conservatives, liberals

On May 11, 2021May 10, 2021 By admin

As a broken-down professor of American politics, I was asked this question recently: What do the terms conservative and liberal mean today in American political life? I think the question is important because: 1) the human animal craves context to help him or her navigate the world; 2) the terms...

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Carousel Government PoliticalJim Edgar John Shaw

Paul Simon-Jim Edgar Award seeks statesmanship

On May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 By admin

By Jim Edgar and John Shaw We announced last Fall that we established the Paul Simon-Jim Edgar Award to celebrate statesmanship in Illinois. Although we have no formula to offer that magically ends partisanship in Illinois, quiets rancor, and forges a sense of shared destiny, we believe this award will...

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Carousel Government PoliticalEmanuel “Chris“ Welch Jim Durkin Keith Wheeler Lisa Wheeler

State House speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch joins with Republican Party members in In bipartisanship gesture

On May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 By admin

From left, State House speaker Emanuel 'Chris' Welch, representative. Keith Wheeler and his wife, Lisa, and House minority leader Jim Durkin at Friday's representative Wheeler's open House in North Aurora.

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Government PoliticalCapitol News Illinois Congress Tim Kirsininkas

Population loss: Illinois loses one seat in Congress

On April 27, 2021April 28, 2021 By admin

By Tim Kirsininkas The U.S. Census Bureau announced Monday that Illinois will lose a seat in Congress based on the results of the 2020 Census. Illinois will move from 18 to 17 seats in the U.S. House, an expected result after some advocates had warned that an undercount could lead...

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Government Opinion PoliticalAurora Mayor Judd Lofchie Letter to the Editor Mary Ann Vincent Readers Voice

Judd Lofchie: Respectful, agreeable

On March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 By admin

March 26, 2021Dear editor; We have a mayoral election coming up April 6. I am voting for Judd Lofchie and this is why: • Judd Lofchie is respectful and listens to me and his constituents. By contrast Richard Irvin has behaved rudely toward me and others. I know it because...

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Opinion PoliticalBela Suhayda Opinion Politics Readers Voice

On using death as a political tool

On March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 By admin

By Bela “Bill” SuhaydaAurora Using death to achieve political gain is something the political left and media have been doing to critical acclaim for a long time. It used to be taboo. Now it is a strategy, especially with Democrats. Enter Robert Long, a white male, and an admitted sex...

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PoliticalLeonard Wass Oswego Oswego Township Readers Voice

Truth in Oswego Township mailer?

On March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 By admin

By Leonard R. WassOswego Oswego Township voters deserve the truth regarding the mailer sent on behalf of Township supervisor candidate, Joe West. The truth is that the article is blatantly false, a hit piece on the responsible incumbent, Brian LeClercq, and sent by folks with an ax to grind. Here...

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PoliticalPolitics University of Illinois New Bureau

Partisan media may have little impact on beliefs: Study

On March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 By admin

Popular wisdom suggests that the internet plays a major role in shaping consumers’ political attitudes in the U.S., and some recent studies blamed partisan news outlets’ coverage for the increasing polarization of the Nation’s electorate. However, a study of 1,037 internet users during the 2018-2019 U.S. midterm election found that...

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Government Opinion PoliticalJudy Siedlecki Letter to the Editor Oswego Readers Voice

On Spring, Oswego Senior Center strength, candidacy

On March 23, 2021March 22, 2021 By admin

March 15, 2021Dear editor; Spring was my mother’s favorite season. Spring meant new life and hope for brighter days after Winter’s dreary cold and snow. Spring is upon us now after a year of sheltering in our homes, hoping and praying for a way out to share time with family...

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Government PoliticalAurora Mayor Candidate forum John Laesch Judd Lofchie League of Women Voters Richard Irvin

Aurora mayoral candidates address their vision

On March 23, 2021March 24, 2021 By admin

By Jason Crane An Aurora mayoral candidate forum Monday, March 1 through the Zoom video conference platform, allowed viewers to learn more about the three candidates seeking the job as mayor of Aurora for the next four years. An election will be Tuesday, April 6. League of Women Voters Aurora...

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PoliticalDeb Haaland Donna Crane

First Native American U.S. Cabinet secretary symbolic

On March 23, 2021March 22, 2021 By admin

Representative Deb Haaland, D-N.M., was sworn in last week following her Senate confirmation hearing to be interior secretary. Her confirmation makes her the United States’ first Native American U.S. Cabinet secretary. Jim Watson/A.P. Nathan Rott of NPR (National Public Library) submitted the following article online. “Deb Haaland, a member of...

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Opinion PoliticalBela Suhayda Gender Politics Reader's Commentary

On sex, our chromosomes, survival, gender identity, politics, the future

On March 16, 2021March 20, 2021 By admin

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Sex exists in nature for the development of new generations of diverse organisms within many species. The very important reason for sexual reproduction, in nature, is for the production of new and diverse populations of plants, animals, or for that matter, human beings. Diversity is important...

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Government Opinion PoliticalGiselle Gonzalez Jeanne McDonald Letter to the Editor Readers Voice Sandra González Waubonsee Community College

Waubonsee group makes endorsements

On March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 By admin

March 15, 2021Dear editor; I am writing as a proud member of the Waubonsee Community College Faculty Council. We have unanimously endorsed Giselle Gonzalez and Sandra González for two Trustee seats in the upcoming April 6 election. Ms Giselle Gonzalez, @giselleforwcc, is the daughter of Mexican immigrants, a former student...

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Government PoliticalGeneva Chamber of Commerce League of Women Voters League of Women Voters of Central Kane County

Candidates’ forum March 18 in Geneva recorded, on Facebook

On March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 By admin

The League of Women Voters (LWVCKC) and the Geneva Chamber of Commerce will be partners for a candidate forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 18, at Geneva Public Library, 227 S. Seventh Street, Geneva. The candidates for mayor of Geneva, Kevin Burns and Tom Simonian, have been invited to participate....

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Carousel Government PoliticalAurora Mayor Candidate forum Jason Crane John Laesch Judd Lofchie Richard Irvin

Three Aurora mayoral candidates provide answers

On March 9, 2021March 15, 2021 By admin

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Opinion PoliticalJim Nowlan Opinion

Predictions: Republican Party losses, Great Awakening

On March 9, 2021March 8, 2021 By admin

The coffee klatch at Julie’s Café Market asks: What’s going to happen in American politics over the next few years, now that Donald Trump has declared he plans to be the leader of the Republican Party? Here is my take. In sum, the Republican Party will survive, if at all,...

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Government PoliticalDistricts Legislative Districts Peter Hancock

State changes proposed: Draw districts differently

On March 2, 2021March 31, 2021 By admin

By Peter Hancock Republican Party members in the State General Assembly has introduced a new bill that would hand over the process of drawing new legislative and congressional district maps to an independent commission that would be required to use official U.S. Census Bureau, rather than survey estimates, to draw...

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