The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club’s next breakfast will start at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, March 18 at the Oswego American Legion, 19 W. Washington Street, Oswego. Cost is $10 plus tip. For more information call Rick Gardner at 630.638.5441. —Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club
By Sarah Mansur Two Republican lawmakers Monday unveiled legislation to strengthen internal policies at State-run veterans homes in the case of a disease outbreak, such as the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home that resulted in 36 resident deaths since the pandemic began last year. The bill, sponsored by
There was a salute, a tribute, and a thank you. The focal point was the service rendered by Herschel Luckinbill of Montgomery to military veterans for nearly 20 years. The Navy veteran, see below, was the primary mover and president of the Fox Valley Breakfast Club. The organization was started
The American Legion Riders Post 181 from Sandwich will be host to a “Bowl for Veterans” nine pin, no tap event Saturday, March 27, at Sandwich Idle Hour Lanes, 927 E. Railroad Street. Start times will be 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.. There will be prizes for first, second, and
By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named William “Bill” Lake the February Veteran of the Month. Bill was born March 2, 1943 in Aurora. By the time he was age 14, the family had lived in Aurora, and farms in Sandwich and Plano. He had jobs
The Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission is alerting Kane County veterans to a one-time shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine that will be available Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Aurora VA outpatient clinic, 161 S. Lincolnway in North Aurora, from 8 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.. “This is a special, one-time
In December 2020, a team of 17 veterans and many community members came together to remedy two serious safety problems in the 37-year South Elgin home of World War II veteran, AMVETS Post 503 Commander, Colonel Angelo Di Liberti, 93 years. Angelo served his Country through two enlistments between 1944
By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named David Moore the January Veteran of the Month. David Moore was born January 20, 1944 in Marion, Ala. where he grew up. After graduation from Lincoln High School in 1963, he was drafted into the Army. He was trained
By Sarah Mansur Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs director Linda Chapa LaVia resigned Monday, more than two months after a COVID-19 outbreak was first reported at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home that has killed more than a quarter of the facility’s residents. Chapa LaVia, from Aurora, is the second high-profile departure
The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park continues its acclaimed Date with History series this month with a virtual program about Operation Desert Storm. Author and historian Jim Corrigan will present “Desert Storm Air War” on Zoom at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14. The program is free, but registration is
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its in-person monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, Jan. 19, on the third floor of the former Aurora Library, 1 East Benton Street, Aurora, which is a very large room. Body temperature checks and social distancing will be practiced for seating. A choice of
Quilts of Valor were the focus December 24 for military veterans.
Surprise presentations of Quilts of Valor Christmas Eve in Aurora catch two deserving veterans off guard. Josh Pfeuffer, center, from the Aurora Veterans Advisory Council (AVAC), presents Quits of Valor to Doug Pierson, left, and to Richard Poitras, who is a U.S. Air Force veteran.
By Sarah Mansur Infection control efforts at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home have curbed the spread of the COVID-19 since a deadly outbreak began at the facility last month, according to officials who testified Wednesday before a House committee investigating the matter. That outbreak has caused at least 33 resident deaths,
Village government of Oswego is a partner with VetFest 141 to provide free live Christmas trees to Oswego’s veterans, first responders, frontline health-care workers, and their families. Fifty trees are available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Oswego Public Works Facility, 100 Theodore Drive. Trees for distribution are at
By Sarah Mansur A COVID-19 outbreak at the veterans home in LaSalle that has killed a quarter of the residents over the span of a few weeks has prompted the chairman of a state House committee to open an investigation into the deaths. “I don’t know what it is or
Up to 100 vehicles will assemble in the parking lot of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1145 N 5th Avenue, St. Charles, at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, to proceed across town to the Kane County Fairgrounds, Oak Street entrance. Once inside Gate 2, the parade will encircle veterans from all four
By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club named Thomas Butler the December Veteran of the Month. The son of Jim Butler, one of our previous veterans of the month and Aurora resident, Tom was born December 17, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pa.. He grew up in Chicago and Carpentersville.
By Al Benson With a prayer and toasts, a dozen Aurora veterans held an informal Pearl Harbor memorial Monday, the 79th anniversary of the attack by Japan. Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion Post 84 was host to the event at its 1 E. Benton Street office. The memorial, sponsored by Navy League
The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, with an intermittent schedule since March, will hold its Christmas holiday gathering at 7 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 at 1 E. Benton Street, Aurora, the site of the former Aurora Public Library. All branches are welcome. Parking is available in back. The schedule will
