Category: Political

Kane County March 17 election certified by John Cunningham

Kane County Clerk John A. Cunningham has certified the final election results from the March 17, 2020 General Primary Election. Following the canvass of all ballots, including vote by mail ballots postmarked on or before Election Day, the election results for all contests, from president down to local races, and...

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Primary Election results in presidential, State, House races, Kane Board

• Denotes winner of contested races President •(D) Biden 59.10% (D) Sanders 36.20% (D) Others 4.02% (D) Gabbard 0.60% •(R) Trump 96.00% (R) Others 4.00% House District 11 •(D) Foster 58.70% (D) Ventura 41.30% •(R) Laib 54.00% (R) Bansal 46.00% House District 14 (D) Underwood Unopposed •(R) Oberweis 25.60% (R)...

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Coronavirus impact may lead to fewer freedoms

By John W. Whitehead I’ll leave the media and the medical community to speculate about the impact the coronavirus will have on the Nation’s health, but how will the government’s War on the Coronavirus impact our freedoms? For a hint of what’s in store, you can look to China, our...

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Partisanship stalls tax relief

By Peter Hancock Illinois House Republicans said Tuesday they believe efforts to enact property tax relief have stalled in the General Assembly, and they accused Democrats of using a task force that was formed last year to push for higher income and sales taxes. “Illinois’ convoluted and broken property tax...

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James Marter candidate 14th District

February 24, 2020Dear editor; I’m James Marter for Congress, the 14th District president Donald Trump won! I love America and treasure our freedoms, life, liberty, the U.S. Constitution, and our republican form of government which must be defended by every generation. I will join the House Freedom Caucus! Just like...

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Aurora League of Women Voters Candidate Forum Feb. 24

Mavis Bates, left, a candidate for the Kane County Board District 4, gives a response Monday, Feb. 24 at the Aurora League of Women Voters Candidate Forum at the Aurora Police Department auditorium.

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An endorsement in the 83rd District

February 18, 2020Dear editor; Residents of the 83rd Representative District, Aurora is at a crossroads. We have experienced good growth, still residents continue to move out of town. The direction of our neighborhoods, business community, and schools, depend on our having strong leaders. For the first time in approximately 17...

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A piece of the shattered vase should return to the rest

By Marjorie Logman As a Christian I have been looking at Christianity in America. I see a vase representing Christianity that has fallen and shattered into pieces. Unfortunately, many of the pieces have decided they are the whole vase and it has brought division. The White Evangelical Movement piece that...

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We can get along after presidential election best U.S. view

By John W. Whitehead Listen: We don’t have to agree about everything. We don’t even have to agree about most things. We don’t have to love each other. We don’t even have to like each other. And we certainly don’t need to think alike or dress alike or worship alike...

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Concerns of candidates and socialism

February 9, 2020Dear editor; Don’t you just love the double standard by the Democrats? If it had been Donald Trump’s son kicked out of military service for cocaine, there would have been headlines three inches high reporting that Trump got his kid got a job paying $87,000 per month for...

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All over except the shouting? It continues, unabated

It’s all over, but the shouting in the impeachment, and that is taking place and will continue to take place. The shouting will be from our accidental president, Donald Trump’s proclaiming, “I’ve been completely exonerated! Not guilty! I did nothing wrong!” These will be his opening remarks at all of...

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Illinois Supreme Court changes possible in November voting

Illinois never will have fair maps for its legislative districts under the present Illinois Supreme Court. There will be an opportunity in November to change the Court, yet I fear the contest will not be engaging, even though it’s long past time for a change. This information is political inside...

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Interfaith dialogues require improved vetting, harmony

At the 2020 World Peace Day Interfaith Prayer Service January 5 held in Naperville, representatives of many faiths came together to celebrate multiple faith traditions. Representing Chicago’s large Muslim community was the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) executive director Abdullah Mitchell. CIOGC is the umbrella organization for...

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League Candidates Forum comprehensive

The League of Women Voters Candidates Forum, will feature candidates from the races of 14th Congressional District, 25th State Senate District, and 49th State Representative District. The Forum will take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 at Batavia City Hall, 100 N. Island Avenue. For more...

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Right to vote manipulation by parties a sad state of affairs

The primary election season is almost upon us, and the political parties are gearing up to seize/keep the office of the president of the United States in their clutches. One party already has its candidate; the other has multiple contenders jostling with each other. A number of issues have been...

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Opponents in four candidate forums

Rachel Ventura will participate in at least four candidate forums with her opponent, Bill Foster, prior to the upcoming Democratic Primary Election March 17: • Indivisible Aurora Candidates Forum, Thursday, Jan. 30, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. to, enter through door 1 at West...

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Red-flag gun laws can add to government power

By John W. Whitehead “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” – The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution We never learn. In the right (or wrong) hands, benevolent plans...

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Department of Peace might direct war attitude to peace

As a new great-grandmother I have many years to reflect on the changes which have occurred in our country’s history. There have been peaceful times and challenging times. We seem to have a problem with keeping the peace. Marianne Williamson released a plan for a Department of Peace, which includes...

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No more war in the Middle East the most reasonable

It’s déjà vu all over again, as baseball great, Yogi Berra, used to say. 2002: The George W. Bush administration requested Afghanistan to surrender Osama bin Laden so that he might stand trial for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States. The Taliban-dominated government in Kabul responded...

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