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Marie Wilkinson had a bronze sculp!ture dedicated to her at the Aurora Public Library.

Celebrate Women's HistoryFor Women’s History Month, we wanted to feature a woman who helped shape Au!rora. While it may seem almost cliché to feature a well-known woman like Marie Wilkinson, this month is a good time to retell her story, and there are still those in the community who aren’t aware of her history. In fact, I knew some, but not all,

of the story of this woman with whom I share a birthday.

I’m not suggesting that any of us can live up to the accomplishments of this leg!endary woman, but we all play an impor!tant role in shaping history. "is history lesson is brought to us by the local food pantry that bears Marie’s name.~Publisher Nadia Kanhai

Aurora woman paved the way for many

Marie Wilkinson was a lifetime social and civil rights activist who fought against poverty, hunger, homelessness, joblessness, and injustice. Marie founded the Food Pantry in the 1950s a!er a near-death experience caused her to make a personal commitment to helping the less fortunate. She strengthened her community through her activism and leadership as an advocate for human and civil rights in Aurora.

Born Marie LeBeau in the French Quar"ter of New Orleans, she was raised a de"vout Catholic and studied business at the former Straight University (now Dillard University). She visited Chicago at the age of 20 and met her future husband, Charles, on a blind date. She moved to Illinois in 1927, married Charles in 1930, and the couple had two children, Shelia Scott-Wilkinson and Donald Wilkinson. More than 60 years of volun"teerism and prayer kept Marie and Charles bonded in faith and community before Charles passed away.

Charles and Marie moved into a modest two-level home on Aurora’s North View S t r e e t , w h i c h n o w b e a r s M r s . Wilkinson’s name. #e home was simply known as Marie’s house, where the poor, hungry, displaced, unemployed, sick, and mistreated were welcomed. Many

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As Aurora honors Earth Hour, parts of the city have turned o" non-essential lights such as the Paramount marquee and the trees in front of North Island Center. Photo courtesy City of Aurora.

Aurora's Millennium Plaza Tower also goes dark for Earth Hour 2013. Photo courtesy City of Aurora.

View 2013 State of the City Address video at www.auroausa.com/index.asp

City Notes

Human Relations Commission hosts Open House#e $nal of three open house events hosted by the City of Aurora’s Human Relations Commission (HRC) will be held from from 4 to 5 p.m. on April 18, at the Aurora Public Library West Branch, 233 S. Constitution Dr. Light re"freshments will be served at the events.

Following a signi$cant updating of the Commission’s charter document, Ch. 22 of the Aurora Code of Ordinances con"cerning Human Relations in 2012, the Aurora HRC is reaching out to make sure that local leaders and potentially impacted individuals are aware of the Commission’s role as a local resource.

#e mission of the Human Relations Commission is to promote understand"ing among and preserve recognized rights of residents of the city and those who interact within the community, par"ticularly in the areas of equal employ"ment, housing, and access to public ser"vices and facilities.

Each open house was designed to inform community leaders and Aurora citizens of the services that the Commission pro"vides. More information on the Human Relations Commission is available on its website: www.aurora-il.org/hrc.

wandered over to Marie’s place and they always found the door open. Mr. & Mrs. Wilkinson were o!en quick to give away their last pennies to a person in need.

Marie $rst became an active voice in the community when she took an interest in Mexican factory workers, pulling them from the boxcars they were living in, with no electricity, water, or even shoes. Speaking on behalf of the workers, she convinced the factory owners to provide year-round work for the employees, so families could stay together. She went on to challenge City Hall to provide schools and adequate housing to accommodate the growing number of families that had moved into the river community. While on a crusade to help the Hispanic com"

munity, Marie arranged for a Spanish-speaking priest from the city to hear the Hispanic workers’ confessions.

Marie helped to launch more than 60 charitable organizations, including Feed the Hungry Program, Marie Wilkinson Foundation and Community Food Pantry, Hesed House Homeless Shelter, Breaking Free Drug Program, the Catholic Social Action Conference, SciTech Youth Science Museum, and the local chapter of the Urban League (Quad County). She established college funds for underprivileged children and inclu"sion guidelines for the disabled.

In the late 1940s, when Marie was re"fused seating at Hart’s Drive-In because she was African American, she sued and won her case before the State Appellate Court.

#rough the Human Relations Commis"sion that she founded in 1964, Marie is credited with the $rst Fair Housing Or"dinance in Illinois. She served for more than 30 years on the Aurora Human Re"lations Commission and worked to im"

plement local equal rights and program dealing with drug abuse, lead poisoning, and other health issues.

Early on, Marie realized the needs of sin"gle mothers. In the 1970s, she raised $46,000 for a childcare center in Aurora, the Marie Wilkinson Child Develop"ment Center, which thrives today a!er more than 40 years. In 1999, Mrs. Wilkinson was presented the Service to God and Fellow Man Award from the Aurora Kiwanis Club. #en, in October 2002, Mrs. Wilkinson was honored with the Catholic Church’s highest honor for missionary work in America, the Lumen Christi Award, meaning Light of Christ.

In 2008, the City unveiled a statue of Marie Wilkinson for her 99th birthday. Her bronze likeness sits outside the Li"brary’s main building, welcoming visi"tors to sit with her. Marie passed away in 2010 at the age of 101.

Aurora observes Earth HourBy Nadia R. Kanhai

As the last show of Fiddler on the Roof was playing across the river at the Paramount #eater, Aurora celebrated its $rst ever Earth Hour downtown at Cul"ture Stock on Saturday, March 24.

Aurorans of all ages joined communities around the globe for a symbolic hour of solidarity intended to raise awareness of energy consumption and its e%ects on the environment. Locals attended the downtown event to experience earth hour with family activities such as story"telling for the kids of all ages, yoga, guid"ed meditation, massages, live acoustic music, astronomy art, and just browsing books in low lamplight.

#e eventing culminated with a drum circle as all non-essential lighting was turned o%.

Aurora's earth hour was sponsored by Aurora GreenFest, which promoted its main event coming up June 8. Earth Hour observance was also promoted by the Mayor Weisner and the City Council. In response to a request from the Mayor to participate in Earth Hour 2013, City facilities and many local insti"tutions and businesses volunteered to turn o% non-essential lights for 60 min"utes Saturday night.

Earth Hour is a global movement de"signed to celebrate a commitment to the planet by switching o% non-essential lights for one designated hour. Ultimate"ly, Earth Hour aims to encourage a glob"al community to share the opportunities and challenges of cultivating a sustain"able world. In 2012, Earth Hour took place in more than 7,000 cities and towns in 152 countries and territories across the world and involved hundreds of millions of people switching their lights o% for the hour.

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2013 electronic recycling dates#e City of Aurora is again encouraging residents to safely recycle their old and unwanted electronics this year a!er col"lecting more than 275,000 pounds – or the equivalent in weight of a commercial airplane – in 2012.

#e City began providing free electron"ics recycling to residents in 2010 and ex"panded the program year-round in 2012 when a state law took e%ect barring elec"tronics from being disposed of in land"$lls. #is year’s collection events will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the follow"

ing Saturdays:• Customer Service Center, 3770

McCoy Drive: Jan. 12, Feb. 9, March 9, April 6, May 4, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9 and Dec. 7.

• Central Garage, 720 N. Broadway Ave.: Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 23, April 20, May 18, June 22, July 27, Aug. 24, Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 30 and Dec. 14.

Eligible electronics that will be collected include monitors, computers (both PCs and Macs), laptops, televisions, printers, fax machines, scanners, computer acces"s or i e s ( mous e s , ke y b o ards and modems), video game consoles, tele"phones, answering machines, cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), MP3 players, cameras, cam"

corders, servers and networking equip"ment, DVD players, stereos, and VCRs. Microwaves are the only kitchen appli"ances accepted for recycling.

L a r g e a p p l i a n c e s s u c h a s a i r conditioners, stoves, refrigerators, freez"ers; smaller appliances including toasters and co%ee makers; and household haz"ardous waste materials are not accepted.

Vintage Tech Recyclers, the City’s vendor, continues to o%er front-door collection service to Aurora residents by appointment only. #e list of eligible electronics remains the same, but a max"imum of 10 items – with at least one item being a television, computer or printer – will be accepted per pickup.

Appointments can be scheduled by call"ing 630.305.0922 between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Residents will need to provide their names, ad"dresses and phone numbers along with item count for collection. All electronics should be placed at the front door before 7 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.

#e home electronics recycling collec"tion is available for those who have front doors at ground level. #e service is not available to second &oor or higher units. For more information, visitwww.vin"

tagetechrecyclers.com.

For more information on City of Aurora collection events, call the Customer Ser"vice Center at 630-256-INFO.

CodeRED emergency telephone systemSign up for CodeRED, the City of Aurora’s Emergency Telephone Noti$ca"tion System. Please take a moment to click on the link below and $ll in the ap"propriate information to be noti$ed by the City of Aurora in the event of emer"gency situations or critical community alerts. Examples include: evacuation no"tices, bio-terrorism alerts, boil water no"tices, and missing child reports.

CodeRED Early Warning System

Citizens who do not have access to the in!ternet may call Aurora’s Customer Service Center (630-256-4636) to have their in!formation added to the CodeRED system.

Downtown NewsComing: free parking

#e City reports the parking meters are o'cially on their way out, and free park"ing is coming to downtown Aurora.

#e Aurora City Council voted 9-0 to approve a new parking plan that will re"move meters from the whole of down"town Aurora. Instead, the meters will be replaced with a color-coded system that will limit premium street parking to 90 minutes and include parking lots throughout downtown with time limits of between two and 10 hours.

“Until now there’s been no free parking in the downtown,” said Rick Guzman, assistant chief of sta% for Aurora. “Now, if you basically follow the signs, it’s free parking throughout the downtown, in"cluding all day if you’re on the peripheral lots, where there’s nine and ten hour spots.”

Several residents and downtown busi"ness owners spoke in favor of the new plan, which eliminates the need for dimes and nickels.

“City sta% did this in a really inclusive way, very collaboratively,” said Je% Noblitt, spokesman for Waubonsee Community College and chair of Aurora Downtown. “Aurora Downtown strongly supports this.” A few downtown business owners did request longer time zones for street parking in front of their profes"sional o'ces.

“Two hour parking for us is very impor"tant,” said Dr. Kishore Belani, a dentist. “Patients have to get up from the chair and move their car. It really is very in"convenient.”

But even those downtown professionals lauded the overall plan.

Further, sta% said the downtown parking plan was designed for be constantly monitored and evaluated so that changes could be made when necessary to ac"commodate businesses and other down"town tra'c.

#e new color-coded parking zones will range from 90-min. Platinum parking on streets to 2-hour Gold spaces, 3-hour o%-street and 2-hour on street silver spaces, 6-hour o%-street and 2-hour on-street Bronze spaces, and 10-hour o%-street and 3-hour on-street mercury spaces.

On Tuesday, the city also approved the purchase of a new license plate-scanning system that would allow tra'c enforce"ment o'cers to monitor the spaces and issue tickets to those exceeding time lim"

its.

#e purchase of the new license plate recognition system, for about $133,000, was approved 8-1, with Alderman Rick Lawrence, Ward 4, casting the lone dis"senting vote.

Lawrence called the removal of the me"ters a “step in the right direction,” but ar"gued against enforcing the time limits.

“I just think it’s kind of a Big Brother type thing here,” Lawrence said.

Alderman Bob O’Connor countered that enforcing the time limits were simply a way to keep convenient spots open to those visiting businesses.

“Nobody likes to get a ticket,” O’Connor said. “But once it’s all rolled out, people will be very appreciative of the ability to $nd a spot.”

Time limits would be enforced on the streets Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

O%-street parking time limits would only be enforced from Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Also under the new parking plan, repeat o%enders of time limits would see the costs of those tickets increase signi$cant"ly. Tickets for $rst-time o%enders would increase from just a warning to $5, but the most egregious o%enders — those with 20 or more tickets accrued — would pay $100 per o%ense.

#ose are in downtown Aurora o!en could purchase a pass to park in lots all day. For $35 a month, a driver could purchase a pass allowing them to park all day in any Gold lot, for instance.

Parking in decks would continue to be free for the $rst hour, but otherwise would cost $1 dollar an hour, with a maximum of $5 a day.

Rollout of the new downtown parking program should be completed sometime this spring, city sta% said.

Restaurant Row: TIF Agreement is Ap!proved

Downtown Aurora – Aurora City Coun"cil approved the TIF deal to revive Restaurant Row. Under the deal, Aliano’s Italian Ristorante will occupy the former Bacci’s Pizzeria on the Row as soon as late summer. Stay tuned for more details regarding Restaurant Row.

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L to R: Robeska Sanchez, Camilla Alexander, Dr. Brian Vander Schee, Qoc'Avib Revolorio and Nick Sloan.

Community Notes

Make every step count in this 5KCelebrate Di%erences works every day to make certain that individuals with dis"abilities get the support they need to live full lives in the community. In an e%ort to continue to support children and adults with disabilities through the ser"vices provided at our Disability Aware"ness Center, Celebrate Di%erences is hosting their second annual Steps To"ward A Brighter Future 5K Run on Sun"day, April 28, 2013 at 9 a.m.

#is CARA certi$ed, professionally timed, 5K Race will take runners through the heart of downtown Oswego. Keeping in mind the di%erent abilities of everyone, a 3K Walk and a Kids Dash for Disabilities has been added.

#is family-friendly event will be a morning of fun for runners and walkers of all ages. Pre and Post race stretching is available from Advanced Physicians. Post-race festivities will include a Kids Zone featuring face painting, moon jumper, clown, balloon creations, games with Marbles the Brain Store, a visit from everyone's favorite yellow sponge, as well as music provided by K-Hits 104.3.

Our Steps Toward A Brighter Future 5K helps ensure that Celebrate Di%erences is able to continue to provide support for children, adults and their families.

If you are interested in sponsoring the race, volunteering, running or walking, p l e a s e v i s i t www.celebratedi%erences.org. Registra"tion is available on line at www.itsrace"time.org or you may download a regis"t r a t i o n f o r m a t www.celebratedi%erences.org. And be sure to follow us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Celebrate-Di%erences-Steps-Toward-A-Brighter-F u t u r e - 5 K - R u n - W a l k /350345818320162.

For more information, please call Rebec"ca at 630-885-3006 or email info@cele"bratedi%erences.org.

Community garden plots are availableEach year, garden plots are available to residents through the Park District's Garden Plot Program. Plots are 20 feet by 30 feet each and are $15 apiece for residents ($30 for non-residents), with no limit on the number that can be re"served.

#ose who rented plots in 2012 may re!serve their same plots during the week of March 4. Beginning March 11, re!maining plots will be made available to the public on a $rst-come, $rst-served basis.

Gardeners are required to $ll out a plot permit and will receive a vehicle permit to display in their car window to visit the site. Water is not available at either loca"tion. Plots can be accessed from April 15 to Oct. 15.

When registering to reserve plots, please have your vehicle license plate number along with the make, model and year of the car you will be using to visit your garden plot.

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Phillip Park Zoo open on weekends#e Visitor Center has reopened for weekends. #e hours are as follows:Sat. March 2, 2013, 9am - 5pmSun. March 3, 2013, 11am - 5pmSat. March 9, 2013, 9am - 5pm

Sun. March 10, 2013, 11am - 5pm

As of March 13, 2013, hours are Wed - Sat 9am - 5pm, and Sun 11am - 5pm. #ese hours will be in e%ect until Memo"rial Day weekend, at which point the Visitor Center will open 7 days per week.

Pavilion rentals may be made by calling 630.256.3750.

Retirement help at the LibraryIf you are ready to retire or are consider"ing retirement options, make plans to at"tend “Social Security: More #an Meets the Eye” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 at the Aurora Main Library. Top"ics include: how bene$ts are calculated, full retirement age, how to receive bene"$ts while working and provisional in"come and tax implications.

Waubonsee inducts students into honor societiesWaubonsee Community College recently inducted students into its chapters of the Alpha Beta Gamma International Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society, National Technical Hon"or Society, Phi #eta Kappa Internation"al Honor Society, SALUTE Veterans Na"tional Honor Society and Sigma Chi Eta National Honor Society.

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Aurora University students win national market research competitionPosted by Sara Meers

A team of four Aurora University mar"keting students won GfK’s second annu"al Next Generation Market Research Competition, a contest designed to give undergraduate student researchers a chance to test their marketing knowl"edge by creating a research project that addresses a critical issue weighing on marketers’ minds. #e winning AU team included junior Camilla Alexander and seniors Qoc’avib Revolorio, Robeska Sanchez and Nick Sloan. #ey were ad"vised by Dr. Brian Vander Schee, Associ"ate Professor of Marketing.

#e study, “Exploring Uncharted Terri"tories: Addressing the Emerging Hispan"ic Market,” studied media and messages directed at the Hispanic audience. As part of the project, the students inter"viewed local Hispanic business leaders and conducted research among Hispanic consumers. #e group presented their $ndings on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) Great Mind Awards ceremony in New York City.

“I am so proud of the students,” said Vander Schee. “#e magnitude of the re"search in terms of time and e%ort was signi$cant. #e fact that their academic achievement was recognized by winning a national competition was just out"standing.”

Signi$cant $ndings from the study in"clude that acculturated Hispanics are more likely to spend time online and prefer promotional messages in English, while unacculturated Hispanics are more likely to spend time watching television and prefer Spanish language promotion"al messaging.

“#is award meant a lot to me,” said Sloan. “Our team put in long hours and hard work to submit a quality project and to see it pay o% is very rewarding. We were able to get great insight on how di%erent cultures are marketed toward today which will bene$t us in our future careers.”

In addition to a trip to New York, GfK presented the team with Next Genera"tion awards and a $1,000 prize.

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West Aurora students qualify for State math contestWest Aurora High School senior Sean Kent and freshman Jovan Suvira both have quali$ed for the State Mathematics contest sponsored by the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics to be held May 4 at the University of Illinois at Ur"bana-Champaign.

Kent won $rst place in the individual contest at the regional competition for the third year in a row. West’s math coaches are Joe Maston and Natalie Gross.

West Aurora produces 20 State champions in Health Occupations Competition (revised)

Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) students from West Aurora High School earned 20 state champi"onships recently at the state leadership conference.

In all, 33 West Aurora students were na"tional quali$ers; seven were elected to

Yard waste, brush collection to start in April#e City of Aurora yard waste collection begins in April, and the pickup is free for the $rst two weeks.

Residents will not have to use waste stickers from Monday, April 1 - Friday, April 12. Yard waste must be placed in a 30-gallon Kra! paper yard waste bag not to exceed 60 pounds. Starting Monday, April 15, a waste sticker, which is the same one used for garbage, must be at"tached to the bag. Yard waste mixed with garbage or yard waste in a garbage can or plastic bag will not be collected.

Residents are not required to use waste stickers as part of the free unbundled brush collection, which also begins in April.

Branches and limbs that are ( inch to 4 inches in diameter and 2 to 4 feet in length can be placed at the curb. Brush that is less than ( inch in diameter is considered yard waste. Brush should be placed in neat, manageable piles with the cut side of the limbs facing the street. Tangled and unmanageable piles will not be collected. Brush resulting from com"

mercial tree trimming jobs is the respon"sibility of the contractor to remove and will not be collected.

Both yard waste and unbundled brush collection take place on residents’ regu"lar garbage day and should be placed at the curb by 6 a.m.

“Trust Me”… Two Ways to Earn It!By Brian Basilico

Trust is not something you can buy, ne"gotiate, or or circumvent. It has to be earned. Once earned, it has to be nur"tured, maintained and re-earned with every transaction, interaction, and reac"tion.

You may get people to KNOW you, and they may even LIKE you a!er a certain amount of time, but getting them to TRUST YOU… is usually a arduous task. It takes time, communication, and usual"ly some interpersonal interaction.

Trust can be primarily earned in two dis"tinct ways. First, by working with a per"son in a one-on-one or group level. #is group or person has to have some prede"$ned task that is expected of you. You have to meet or exceed expectations. #e second way is through referrals, testimo"nials, and some other $rst hand experi"ence with you, and your products, or services.

1) Exceeding Expectations

Working with clients and giving them over and above customer service is a sure $re way create a referral machine. When you exceed expectations, and help them realize the true value proposition of what you have to o%er, they are cer"tain to share your contact information when somebody asks “Do you know anybody who can…”

As a marketing company, our value proposition is this, “Marketing should always be an investment, and never an expense. If you spend $100, you should make $300… $100 to cover the market"ing costs, $100 for your time and invest"ment, and $100 pro$t. If we don’t see an opportunity for three times return on in"vestment, then we should not do the project.” Now, I can’t always guarantee a 3 to 1 return on investment, but it sets us

apart from the competition. It’s hard to help those that don’t want to be active and participate in the process. Again, that’s not what we o%er. I tell customers “We are in the business of making you more money!”

#ere have been some projects that could not live up to that o%er, but many more times we’ve made clients 3 to 1, 5 to 1, 10 to 1, and even 25 to 1 or more in pro$ts. You can bet that those customers are my best sales force.

2) Testimonials & Reviews

#at leads me to second way to obtain trust. #is is through recommendations and reviews. Nothing is more powerful in a Google or LinkedIn search than positive, glowing reviews of your busi"ness and your work. Reputation manage"ment can be an arduous task, but it’s part of the new reality in this ‘Google – Search For It’ world.

Recently, LinkedIn had started some"thing call Endorse Me to create more in"teraction with users. #is is not the same as a recommendation. A recommenda"tion is a heartfelt testimonial of your business. If you need some more recom"

mendations, it’s not o%ensive to ask for them from connections that you have ac"tually done business with on LinkedIn. Just be prepared to reciprocate with a positive review for them as well.

Positive reviews on Google, Yelp, Mer"chant Circle, Yahoo Local and others, can be one of the most convincing tools for people to trust you enough to pick up the phone to call you, or visit your web"site and $ll out a request form, or send you an email. #ink about being on the other end of that transaction. Do you read reviews before purchasing a prod"uct or service? Most of us do.

I have been asked more than once about how to deal with a negative review. #ere are no phone numbers to call and dis"pute with Google, and few websites have system in place to let you deal with them. #e only way to meet a bad review

head on is get tons more of positive ones that push it further and further down the list of reviews. One bad review with three good ones can create an aura of concern for potential customers. One bad one with a hundred good ones, will certainly drown the lone bad one out!

Ask for reviews and recommendations. Manage them, nurture them, and most certainly, be aware of them. #ey are your biggest asset in building trust with those who are just getting to know about you, your products and/or services!

Final !oughts?

So what have you done to build trust with clients or potential customers? Share some of your ideas or experiences in the comments section.

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state o'ces and 102 $nished in the top 10 in the state.

HOSA chapters are dedicated to enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality healthcare by providing opportunities for students whose career interest is health science technology.

First place winners from West Aurora are Dental Spelling, Jose Morales; Nurse Assisting, Denissa Sarbu; CERT Skills, Wendy Valerio and Almira Fajardo; EMT, Emily Brown, Haley Henry; Ex"temporaneous Health Poster, Denise Bonifacio; Extemporaneous Speaking, Zoey Aldridge;Interviewing Skills, Daniela Hernandez; Biomedical Debate, Tesha Knox, Jazmine Velazquez, Dia"mond Ellis and Demi Heiss; Creative Problem Solving, Nerissa Vogt, Jenn Vargas, Meriah Quintanilla andNicole Bednarek; and Public Service An"nouncement, Samia Elgindy, Angel Juarez and Kristal Diaz.

Other national quali$ers (top 3) from West Aurora were Bailey Lewis, Nicole Bednarek, Patty Robles, Stephanie Orte"ga, Tanzania Mongan, Samia Elgindy, Jazmine Velazquez, Maria Hernandez, Tyler #omas, Katrina Keilty, Chandler #omas, Gavy Baltierra and Torie Paden.

#e 2013-14 HOSA state o'cers from West Aurora are President Maria Her"nandez, Vice PresidentMaddie Lindberg, Secretary Diamond Ellis, Treasurer, Jazmine Velazquez, Sentinel Leah Spears, Parliamentarian Airianna Quin"tanilla and Member at Large Ricky Tor"res.

#e Health Sciences Career Academy teachers are April Sonnefeldt, Jen Fu"ruglyas, Bob Lundquist and Carla Her"drich.

Jewel Middle School parents come to aid of heart attack victimJust prior to the start of the Jewel Middle School’s presentation of ”Annie” on March 20, 2013, an elderly grandparent in the audience experienced cardiac ar"rest.

Fortunately for this North Aurora man and his family, the following Jewel par"ents also were in the audience that night: Eric Ekstrom, North Aurora Fire Protec"tion District; Brooke Ekstrom, Huntley Fire Protection District ; Darren Delgado, Kane County Sherri% ’s Correc"tions O'cer, Lisa Frieders, former Marywood FPD Fire$ghter / EMT and

Melissa Lindsay, Aurora Police Depart"ment.

“When a gasp from the crowd was heard, the group came together, cleared the area, and started CPR. One of them grabbed an AED (automated external de$brillator) from the hallway and the victim was shocked three times. #e North Aurora Fire Department was called and, upon their arrival, the patient was revived and talking in the back of the ambulance,” said North Aurora Fire Chief Steve Miller.

While these $ve parents were working to revive the victim, two other parents pro"vided assistance. Chris Olson went out"side and helped clear an area in the park"ing lot for the ambulance, and Jill Zine, who teaches at Washington, assisted oth"er Jewel sta% members, according to Debbi Ahlden, a Jewel student service specialist.

“As of (March 21), the condition of the patient is very encouraging and he is re"covering. #is is a perfect example of the importance of knowing CPR and AED

training. Please contact your local emer"gency services provider to arrange for CPR training as soon as possible,” Chief Miller said.

Prior to the start of the play on March 21, the victim’s granddaughter, Kelsey Harrison, presented Jewel T-shirts to four of the parents. #e shirts carried a timely message: “Got Involved.”

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Erin Patti, Financial Advisor

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Financially Savvywith Erin PattiHeadlines this month featured the Os"cars, Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement and the so-called sequestration. At this point, two of the three are a done deal, but it looks like the $1.2 trillion in bud"get cuts scheduled to take e%ect March 1 will kick in.

#ese across-the-board reductions in fu"ture spending were established in the 2011 Budget Control Act as a measure to force lawmakers to work together to re"duce the de$cit before the January 1 deadline. #at didn't happen; instead they delayed the sequester to March 1. Without further action from Congress, almost every federal department will see a reduction in their budgets over the next 10 years. It remains to be seen if a solution can be reached shortly a!er the March 1 deadline or what e%ect the cuts will have on jobs, the markets and the economy.

Despite the uncertainty, the stock mar"kets had a strong run in February, with the exception of a 2% decline in the third week. Shortly a!er that “pause,” the ma"jor indices rallied again and closed at or near their highs with the Dow hitting a 5-year record and closing out the month just shy of its all-time high. Generally, positive economic reports on lower job"less claims and increased business spending bolstered the markets, as did a strong earnings season. For example, weekly jobless claims dropped, showing some improvement in the labor market. #e Chicago Purchasing Managers In"dex (PMI) came in at 56.8, above the 50

reading that indicates an expansion and an 11-month high. And, the majority of S&P 500 companies have reported quar"terly earnings with 70% of $rms beating expectations, according to #omson Reuters. In other news, though, the Commerce Department reported our economy grew just 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter, the slowest growth in two years.

Easter Bunny To Make Solo Appearance At Phillips Park

#e Easter Bunny was able to squeeze a solo appearance into his schedule to visit Aurora area children at Phillips Park this month.

He will be appearing at the Stover Visi"tors Center at the Park, 1000 Ray Moses Dr., on Saturday, March 30, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and will be glad to pose for

photographs with the kids. #e event is sponsored by the Friends of Phillips Park. Parents should bring their cameras.

#e Friends of Phillips Park are also re"minding park patrons that the Visitors Center is now open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information is available by call"ing the City’s Customer Service Center at (630) 256-INFO (4636).

!e Great Easter Egg Drop at SciTech Museum

18 W. Benton St., Aurora, IL 60506. Phone: 630-859-3434. Email: info@sc"tich.museum. http://scitechmuseum.org

Event date and time: Egg Drop Engi"neering Contest, Saturday, March 30, 2013 - 11:00am - 12:30pm

Come join us at the SciTech Museum Egg Drop Engineering Contest! Come test your creativity and engineering skills at SciTech Museum. Can your egg sur"vive a 15 !. drop from our Mezzanine? All you need is a little imagination and a strong protective casing for your egg to survive the drop. #is is a great family

building activity. All materials will be provided to build your engineering mas"terpiece. If your egg survives, you can take it home to show o% to all of your friends and family.

11-12:15 pm the Egg Engineering mate"rial tables will be open. #e Egg Drop will begin promptly at 12:30 pm.

Admission Prices: General Museum Ad"mission: Adult & Children General Mu"seum ONLY Admission: $6, Senior Mu"seum ONLY Admission: $5, 3 and under is always FREE. Add the Egg Drop for only $2 more. Visitors that participate in the Egg Drop Engineering contest will get a stamp to show they are participat"ing.

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Free Workshop: Network For Success – Learn How 80% of Jobs Are Found April 9Presented by Scott Kane, Founder of Gray Hair Management, www.grayhair"management.comWith a better than 80% chance that your next opportunity will come from some"one you know, the Gray Hair Laws of Networking presentation will help you learn how to use networking to:

(1) Establish yourself as your own brand(2) Use your elevator speech to attract attention(3) Get yourself in front of the right per"son.(4) HANDS-ON NETWORKING AND PRACTICE AFTER THE SEMINAR FACILITATED BY SCOTT KANE

Do you need a job search/career transi"tion plan in case you should lose your

job in the near future? If so, please join us for the monthly networking meeting of the:

Crossroads Career Network MinistryTuesday, April 9, 20137:00 pm - 9:00pm

Eola Community Center & Library555 S. Eola Road, Room 111Aurora, IL 60504

For more information, call George Car"s o n a t 6 3 0 . 6 7 5 . 4 5 0 9 o r georcarson@aol.com

Directions: ( mile north of intersection of Eola Rd & Ogden Ave on west side of road in large red brick building. Room 111 where meeting is being held is on north end of building. If the parking lot is full, please feel free to use the adjoin"ing church parking lot on the south end of the building.

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High school teams play over spring breakWaubonsie Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Central

#e Waubonsie Valley Warriors baseball team has a home non-conference game vs. Central on Wednesday, March 27.

Waubonsie Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Neuqua Valley

#e Waubonsie Valley Warriors girls soccer team has a home conference game vs. Neuqua Valley on Tuesday, March 26.

Girls JV Volleyball vs. Aurora West

#e Waubonsie Valley Warriors JV vol"leyball team has a home non-conference match vs. Aurora West on Tuesday, March 26.

Boys Varsity Volleyball lose to Lincoln-Way Central

#e Waubonsie Valley Warriors boys volleyball team lost Saturday’s neutral non-conference match against Lincoln-Way Central by a score of 2-0.

Girls Varsity Soccer @ Lake Park

#e Metea Valley Mustangs girls soccer team has an away conference game @ Lake Park on Tuesday, March 26.

Boys Varsity Baseball lose to Galesburg

#e East Tomcats baseball team lost Sat"urday’s neutral non-conference game against Galesburg by a score of 9-5.

Girls JV So%ball @ Romeoville

#e Aurora West Blackhawks JV so!ball team has an away non-conference game

@ Romeoville on Wednesday, March 27.

Girls Varsity So%ball @ Plain$eld East

#e Aurora West Blackhawks so!ball team has an away non-conference game @ Plain$eld East on Tuesday, March 26.

!at's the way it isBears say good bye to an old friend

by Tim Flowers

#e Chicago Bears have parted ways with a cornerstone of the franchise this week by not resigning Brian Urlacher the long-time linebacker. #rough the years Brian has been the one consistent in the

franchise that has seen turbulent times in the last decade.

#e reasons Halas Hall is giving for the departure of Urlacher is the need to free up cap space and he would not sign for less money in order make the team com"

petitive. At 34, he is at the end of the line in terms of playo% life. #is completes the transformation of the once proud franchise into a team of utter lack of tal"ent and leadership. 10 and 6 was the last season, and yes, they failed to make the playo%s, so Lovie is gone as are the other coaches and now the captain of the team and the cornerstone of the franchise.

So Bears fans, here is what to look for"ward to next year: a coach who really has no business coaching in the NFL, an overrated quarterback who would rather quit than lead his team, a running back who cannot $gure out what a thousand yards is, and a defense that held the team together now without its leader. Embry came to us from Kansas City, a franchise that has not seen the playo%s since the Clinton administration and a Super Bowl Tile or appearance since Water Gate

A McCaskey strike again--here is the man who almost 30 years ago disman"tled the Super Bowl team and continues to wreak havoc on the franchise.

So grab some popcorn and your soda as we approach the dra!. Maybe with the 20th pick, we can take a division three, second string outside linebacker who de"clared himself eligible for the dra!. Hey, we got the best athlete that $ts the new Bears' way of doing things.

Are you kidding me? #at's the way it is.

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Hawks dominateBy Dick Kolf

With two losses since breaking the record, the Hawks still continue to look like a team with a mission. Patrick Kane and Marion Houssa still are the dynamic duo, and the team still is 3 lines deep in terms of being able to continue their dominance of the NHL. Great teams $nd a way to win and that has been the Hawks motto all year long.

Winning games by a lot or a little - the result is still the same. A!er the record-setting start, it is normal to see a bit of a dip; however, this team is di%erent. Even though they are young, they are playo% tested and have won the Stanley Cup.

Moving forward, the answer is simple - the Hawks will continue to push for the playo%s and will continue to give other teams $ts in terms of matching up be"cause they #ree deep and have a great goalie.

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Bulls continue to improveBy Evie Givens

#e Chicago Bulls come into this week with a record of 36-30 and just losing a tough one to the Nuggets in double over"time. Currently, the Bulls are in position for the 6th seed in the Eastern confer"ence, with Derrick Rose set to return for the $nal playo% push. #e Bulls have played good at times and poor in other stretches. #is week they have Portland, Indiana, and Minnesota on tap.

Indiana is two games ahead of the Bulls in the Central Division, and this game o%ers and opportunity for them to make up some ground. #e Bulls continue to rely on the bench and the front court to produce the needed scoring. #e guard play has improved with Nate Robinson. With the return of Rose, this should help to prepare the Bulls for their upcoming showdown at the United Center with the Heat.

#e Bulls need to continue to focus in on how to create scoring opportunities if they are going to make a run at the title. Defense continues to keep the Bulls in contention, with Noah and company holding opponents to below 100 points a game.

As we begin the $nal push and looking ahead this week, improved scoring and better rebounding are some keys to see if the Bulls can become the complete pack"age for the Playo%s.

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Voting is patriotic.

Have a safe Spring Break

Early voting has begun#e Aurora Board of Election Commis"sioners announces Early Voting Require"ments for the April 9, 2013 Consolidated Election. Voters can cast a ballot prior to the Election Day without o%ering a rea"son or an excuse for wanting to vote ear"ly, beginning on Monday March 25, 2013, and ending on Saturday April 6, 2013.

Early voting will be conducted at the Au"rora Election Commission O'ce, 323 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m; Saturday hours on March 30th will be from 9:00 – Noon. #ere will be no voting on Sunday March 31, 2013. On Saturday April 6th, voting will be avail"able from 8:00 am – 1:00 pm. Early vot"ing will be conducted at the Aurora Pub"lic Library- Eola Branch 555 S. Eola Rd., Aurora IL. Monday through #ursday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Voting on Friday will be 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. #ere will be voting on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – Noon only. #e Eola Library will use the Touch Screen Machines only. Any person wishing to vote on pa"per ballot must come to the Aurora Elec"tion Commission.

State law requires that a registered voter show valid photo identi$cation before early voting. Voters casting an early bal"lot must display a current driver’s license, a state-issued ID card or another Illinois government-issued ID with a photograph.

#e law prohibits a person who voted during the early voting period from vot"ing at the polls on Election Day. #e vote cast during the early voting time period will not be counted until a!er the polls close on Election Day.

Absentee voting laws remain in place. Voters can still cast an absent ballot by mail as required under law.

For more information about early voting or the voting location, contact the Auro"r a E l e c t i o n C o m m i s s i o n a t 630-897-4030.

Early Voting Requirements:

Any person wishing to vote early on a paper ballot must come to the Aurora Election Commission o'ce. State law re"quires that a registered voter show a cur"rent valid government issued photo ID to early vote. If you do not have a cur"rent valid Government issued photo ID you can still vote at the polls on election day. #e law prohibits a person who vot"ed during the early voting period from voting at the polls on Election Day.

For information about early voting out"side the Aurora city limits in the coun"ties of Dupage, Kendall or Will. Please follow the links below to their respective websites.

Dupage CountyWill CountyKendall County

Contact the Aurora Election Commis"sion for more information: 323 W. Gale"na Blvd., Aurora, IL 60506; Phone: 630.897.4030; registration@aec-il.org; Hours: 9 am to 5 pm.

See the following page for the candidates seeking elected positions on April 9.

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Your vote matters April 9Elections 2013#e special primary is now over and the residents of the City of Aurora and Au"rora Township now know who will be on the ballot for the April 9th election. Ear"ly voting starts March 25th.

CandidatesFor the April 9, 2013 Consolidated Election

Mayor of Aurora#omas J. Weisner

Alderman at LargeRick LawrenceRobert J. O'Connor

Alderman Ward 2Juany GarzaIrlanda Gardiakos

Alderman Ward 3Chad Feldotto#eodoros MesiacosReece Boyd

Alderman Ward 4William DonnelMavis A. Bates

Alderman Ward 7Scheketa Hart-Burns

Alderman Ward 9Edward J. Bugg

Alderman Ward 10Judd LofchieLynne Johnson

Aurora Township SupervisorAlbert E. HeriaudWilliam Catching

Aurora Township AssessorDavis R. O%uttJason Owens

Aurora Township Highway Commis!sionerWilliam BurryHohn Shoemaker

Aurora Township ClerkJohn GaglioneKen Christy

Aurora Township TrusteeHarry A. Crowcro!James HeriaudJoan Solms

Don DuveDolores HicksDavid W. MooreJuanita T. WellsJuan Reyna

Batavia Township SupervisorJames R. Anderson

Batavia Township AssessorTammy J. Kavanaugh

Batavia Township Highway Commis!sionerChristopher Long

Batavia Township ClerkSusuan Fricano

Batavia Township TrusteeBrian SingerHoward R. KatzLeigh M. TracyJohn M. WestVicki L. Mitchell

Oswego Township SupervisorJames K. Detzler

Oswego Township AssessorDavid E. Maher

Oswego Township Highway Commis!sionerGary Grosskopf

Oswego Township ClerkGeorge C. Hettrich

Oswego Township TrusteeTom YackleySid SimmonsTerry PennWilliam B. Small

Sugar Grove Township SupervisorHarold DavisTom RowScott JessemanCurt Karas

Sugar Grove Township AssessorLaura E. Ross

Sugar Grove Township Highway Com!

missionerGreg L. Huggins

Sugar Grove Township Community HSE BoardWilliam KingSharon L. BaumJerry J. Murphy

Sugar Grove Township ClerkPhilip A. Silagi

Timothy J. Kolb

Sugar Grove Township TrusteeScott HesterLee A Drendel

Wheatland Township SupervisorChuck KernMarc PoulosTodd A. Morse

Wheatland Township AssessorDavid MonaghanKelli Lord

Wheatland Township Tax CollectorBen H. PetersonMargaret Tyson

Wheatland Township Highway Com!

missionerMark Troy AnowskiDawn DesartDayton E. Jarnagin

Wheatland Township ClerkBill AlstromChris Wawronowicz

Wheatland Township TrusteeDeb HolscherMichael CrockettRaquel MitchellDarren Benne$eldNick Palmer#omas Mikesell#omas J. VerdoneMichael J. AllenCathereine BisherGary BrooksAatif RahmanJohn Wei%enbach

Batavia Park Board CommissionPat CallahanTara Gray

Oswego Park Board CommissionAlvin P. SmithRoy R. White

Sugar Grove Park Board CommissionSean W. Carmody

Kaneland CUSD 302Cheryl KrauspePedro Rivas

Batavia School 101 School BoardTina BleakleyJason StoopsMichael PapkaSusan LockeJonathon GasparGarrick C. Griza'Jim Karner

Aurora West 129 School BoardValerie DykstraWilliam PassalaquaNeal OrmondJonathan WoodGeaorge DycheMark BradfordRobert Patterson

East Aurora 131 School Board - 2 yearStella L. GonzalezMarcella J. DuermitMary Louise PeryeaIgnacio Cervantez

East Aurora 131 School Board - 4 yearRichard LeonardAnnette M. JohnsonKirsten StrandZachary Montroy

Waubonsee Community CollegeRichard BodieRichard DicksonIsaac Count DemoneyL. Michael KonenEmmet Bon$eld

Grundy Kendall Regional Board - 6 YearLynn Bertino NevilleMary Lou Salato

Grundy Kendall Trustee - Unexpired 4 YearCindy Easter

Grundy Kendall Regional Board - 2 YearJe% Hanford

Kane Regional Board of TrusteesMary M.M. SheproChad N. KoppieKevin Williams

Oswego CUSD 308Danielle PaulEva Renee PowersMatthew BaumanBradley SchulzMichael McDowellGregory G. O'Neil

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