Kane County Cougars practice for season start
Kane County Cougars hold annual media day baseball workouts Monday, May 6 at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva.
Aurora Spring electronics recycling drive thru 2024
It was a busy day with packed goods from the Aurora Spring electronics recycling drive thru at the Route 59 train station Saturday, May 4.
A Focus on History: May 9 through May 15
May 9 U.S. president Woodrow Wilson issues a presidential proclamation that officially establishes the first National Mother’s Day holiday to celebrate America’s mothers. – 1914. May 10 Thanks to an army of thousands of Chinese and Irish immigrants, who laid 2,000 miles of track, the Nation’s first transcontinental railway line
Tenth Amendment may help restore justice
By John & Nisha Whitehead The American governmental scheme is sliding ever closer towards a pervasive authoritarianism. The American people, the permanent underclass in America, have allowed themselves to be so distracted and divided that they have failed to notice the building blocks of tyranny being laid down right under
AARTA helps Salvation Army
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association donates $450 to Salvation Army Aurora Corps Monday, May 7.
Montgomery Rotary Club Donates $1,000 to Boulder Hill Elementary School Library
The spirit of giving was alive and well in Montgomery as the Montgomery Rotary Club announced a generous donation of $1,000 to Boulder Hill Elementary School Library. This donation not only demonstrates the club’s commitment to education but also underscores their dedication to serving the local community. The donation was
Naperville’s Parkers give to image of basketball
Old Duffers’ memories ordinarily go way back, especially those with a sports history. Focus today is perspective in sports history with a family emphasis. No, not 1974, or, 1984, however, more recently. Candace Parker, a 16-year veteran of women’s professional basketball, as an accomplished player, Sunday morning his week at
Border patrol units overwhelmed: Naperville native
Naperville native Kenneth Madsen said border patrol units have been overwhelmed by sheer numbers of immigrants approaching the southern border. Madsen, director, Chicago Asylum Office of Department of Homeland Security, addressed the Tuesday, April 16, Navy League Aurora Council 247 monthly dinner meeting at Riverview Diner in Montgomery. He presented
After 3 years, State poised to enforce law aiming to end lending discrimination
By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com In 1977, then-president Jimmy Carter signed into law the Community Reinvestment Act, a federal law that sought to wipe away the last vestiges of racial discrimination and redlining in America’s home mortgage industry. The idea was simple. By requiring lenders – primarily banks – to
Asbury Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation in North Aurora, receives award
Moshe Kahn, second from right, owner of Asbury Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation in North Aurora, accepts a B.E.S.T. in class award Wednesday, April 17.
This year: Major national events
Special years can be understood in advance. This year, 2024, is such a year. If no other reasons, this year we will encounter the Summer Olympic Games and the major political parties’ national conventions. Any other items to be added make little difference in the quality of a year, however,
Election officials to weigh whether Darren Bailey and GOP operative Dan Proft illegally coordinated
By Andrew Adams & Hannah MeiselCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com A year and a half after Republican Darren Bailey lost his campaign to challenge governor JB Pritzker, State election officials are weighing whether he illegally colluded with conservative radio show host and political operative Dan Proft in the 2022 campaign. The State
Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will meet May 8
Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold their May membership meeting Wednesday, May 8, at the Oak Street Restaurant, 945 Oak Street, in North Aurora. Meeting will be held in the East Banquet Room. Dinner is optional on members’ own from the menu at 5:30 p.m. and
Legislation: Create Metropolitan Mobility
Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) issued the following statement on proposed legislation to create a new Metropolitan Mobility Authority. “As a representative for DuPage, Kane, Kendall, and Will Counties, I am committed to ensuring that all constituents in these regions have proper representation in the consideration of this legislation
Aurora Lions Club donate to Mutual Ground for annual Walk for Hope fundraiser
Aurora Lions Club recently donated $500 to Mutual Ground for the Aurora domestic violence shelter’s 16th annual Walk for Hope fundraiser June 7.
On Trump Tower, other nefarious ways
The name “Trump” seems to be plastered everywhere these days: on video screens, in print, and on radio talk shows. Whatever happened to DJT’s 2016 pronouncement that, “If I lose the election, you’ll never hear from me again.”? Just another fib in his ever-increasing collection of fibbery. Not meaning to
Officer Woolsey receives Distinguished Award
Aurora police officer Jason Woolsey received the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Distinguished Citizen Medal award after being nominated by East Aurora High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps senior instructor and retired Navy Commander, Mike Kerley. This medal was awarded through a national competitive initiative and subsequently
Reader’s Commentary: Anti-Semitic language continues
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Cheering for the home teams on American universities has been replaced by calls for “Death to the Jews” and “Death to America.” It’s an interesting departure from the norm. Well-organized, well-funded groups of Hitler Youth with tents, signs, Hamas banners, and Palestinian flags, are again creating
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive May 11
The National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association will be a partner with Loaves & Fishes Community Services during the 32nd Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Each year, residents are encouraged to place healthy, unexpired, non-perishable items in bags by their mailboxes Saturday, May
On being “the life of every party”
By Ricky Rieckert This week I’m touching a bit to complete information on last week in Aurora history. The buildings on Broadway, from East New York Street to Benton Street had vaults in the front of the basements, that were right under the sidewalks, with steam pipes overhead, under the