The League of Women Voters of Central Kane County sponsors a candidates’ forum Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Batavia City Council chambers. Top photo, 14th District congressional Democratic Party candidates, from left, Matt Brolley, John Hosta, Daniel Roldán-Johnson, Victor Swanson, Lauren Underwood, and George Weber. Right, candidates for 49th and...
Gail Johnson, president of the Oswego Village Board, with the assistance of a slide show, provides commentary Tuesday afternoon at the Goodrich Kendall 11 Theatre in Oswego the State of the Village presentation. She repeated the theme of Better Together. She said in Oswego 2018 it is the year of...
Passion Survivor: Niki Glass, second from right, shows her mayoral commendation as a Passion Survivor recipient of the Year from the American Heart Association. Mayor Richard Irvin of Aurora, right, made the presentation at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. From left, are her children, Tyrese Williams, and Nakia Williams, and her...
The capacity crowd of approximately 250 was involved, interested, and informed, at the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County’s forum Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Batavia Government Center’s City Council Chambers. Many in the crowd roared approval at an answer about the hot topic of guns early in...
Aurora resident and American Heart Association Passion Survivor, Niki Glass was recognized at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday after surviving a heart transplant three years prior. American Ninja Warrior, Aurora Firefighter Dan Polizzi was recognized for competing on American Ninja Warrior, a televised sports entertainment competition. Aurora mayor Richard...
February 16, 2018 Dear editor; Carol: “Be kind” is not a fact, maybe a hopeful compassion is not facts, Reader’s Voice February 15. Carol: “Be kind” is not a fact, maybe a hopeful dream. The Voice Question of the Week produced five opinions, no facts. Dr. Paul Cameron has spent...
February 20, 2018 Dear editor; March 20 Aurora voters in Kane, Kendall, and Will Counties will see the question, “Shall the city election law be rejected?” on the ballot. This question pertains to the Aurora Election Commission, which was established by referendum in 1934 for the sole purpose of running...
Our country, our planet, is being tested in so many ways and we need to decide: How do we fit into this picture? Will we take a stand for what we believe is right, or will we just sit back and watch things happen? Martin Gould of Aventura, Fla. posted
The old Persian word pairidaeza meant a walled garden. The beautiful gardens built by Cyrus, Darius, and Babylon are no more. Our blue-marbled earth orbits in immense aridity of space, and wherever we travel from the tall tropical forest to the Sahara, nature provides the glory of flowering fruit trees
Congress has called out the FBI, and rightly so, for not following up on a tip which it had received, which, if it had been pursued, might have prevented the Parkland, Fla., high school shooting tragedy. The operative word here is “might,” because our so-called representatives don’t want to anger...
By Christopher J. Lauzen, Kane County Board chairman – The following statement is true: For the good of all people in Kane County, I support Democrats, Republicans, and independents; females and males; and all races and non-violent creeds. To secure my support, all you need is honesty, hard work, commonsense,...
Grandpa, It is me, again, your most hated critic. You got too involved in your answer to the guy whose ex-wife was still using his auto policy, (in the January 11, 2018 issue of The Voice). A simple “Change your insurance carrier” would have been the best answer. Stop getting...
First Lt. Henry W. Flora, a World War II hero, middle, front row, who served with General Douglas MacArthur, celebrates his 100th birthday with 50 family and friends at the Lodge at Laurelwood, 800 N. River Street, Batavia February 17. He contributed significantly to the Army radio communication network that...
The high school Winter season is in high-visibility mode. Boys and girls basketball, wrestling, swimming and diving, all have the finish line in view. In high school basketball the theme remains the Original March Madness: One and done, frantic finishes, all prevail. The term March Madness was started by the...
Aurora University’s Ty Carlson glides to the basket against Benedictine University during the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference championship game at Aurora University Saturday. Aurora won, 76-71, to advance to the NCAA Division III tournament. Al Benson/The Voice...
Glenbard West High School girls gymnastics State championship team members pose Saturday, Feb. 17 with the program’s first State championship trophy. Glenbard West photo...
The Aurora Christian High School boys basketball team poses with the Aurora Christian Regional championship plaque. Dan Anderson of Dan Anderson Productions...
Aurora Christian High School team members and coaches pose with Aurora mayor, front, left, at an all-school assembly Monday following the eight-team dual meet Sate championship Saturday. Dan Anderson of Dan Anderson Productions...
In preparation for a wave of health and wellness, the WellBatavia Initiative will be host to free lectures by experts in the health and wellness field every Thursday in May at 6 p.m. at The Tea Tree, 29 N. River Street, Batavia. The WellBatavia Initiative will offer exciting and interactive...
Tourette’s is not a drug deficiency. The modern standard of treatment involves potent drugs: Haloperidol, pimozide, and fluphenazine, for example. The side effects are daunting and it is often difficult to stop taking them. Drugs are for symptoms control and are not for a cure. Tourette’s is a syndrome, meaning...
