Steve Lord, journalist with The Beacon-News in Aurora, discusses the life and passion of The Fox (Jim Phillips), the incognito environmentalist who used guerrilla activist tactics to try to save the Fox River area. He became nationally known as the Fox, but his true identity wasn’t known until after his...
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in April. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. • Tuesday, April 3 and April 17, 10 a.m. to 10:30...
Notes and quotes in the transition from Winter sports to Spring sports in high school and college athletics offer a few nuggets and important thoughts. For example: • In Division I men’s college basketball, Loyola will make its second appearance in the Final Four since the tournament started and played...
By Bob Narang – Triton College men’s basketball head coach Steve Christiansen experienced the pinnacle of his profession for the first time Saturday. He hopes to have the experience again. Talking to his team and assistant coaches in the locker room Saturday, Christiansen reflected “on the journey.” Minutes earlier, the...
Oswego High School’s Kaylee Zimbelmann, left, and West Aurora’s Audrey Stephens, 13, vie for control of the ball Thursday, March 22. Host West Aurora won, 4-1, in the non-conference game. Al Benson/The Voice...
A bit overlooked in all the hoopla surrounding the appearance of the Loyola University Chicago in the Final Four of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament, is that all four teams, Loyola, Michigan, Kansas, and Villanova, are from schools that have won National championships. Villanova and Kansas are two of the...
West Aurora High School’s Ryan Tuescher connects in the Blackhawks’ 9-4 victory over visiting Romeoville Thursday, March 22, in an early non-conference baseball game. Al Benson/The Voice...
With the recent Parkland, Fla. school shooting, America and some in the world are upset more than usual. Not because of the numbers killed, but the fact that the Parkland shooter legally got the weapons. So why do we need 30 round weapons that only need one bullet to kill...
I wasn’t prepared for how fast death came. He only had been mine for six months, but as soon as the drug hit his veins, he was gone. As the vet guided him on his back with her hand, his breathing stopped. I expected to hold it together for him,...
I am 17 years old. That makes me a Millennial Generation Z. And although a knee-jerk reaction may be that this article is about gun control, it isn’t. This article is about the U.S. Congress’ not obeying the clear majority will of “We…the people” on a very important issue: Guns...
Aurora resident Nicole Garcia, 4, practices basketball shooting at the 13th annual community health fair at Aurora Christian School Saturday. Aurora African-American Health Coalition was the sponsor. See pages 7 and 8. Al Benson/The Voice...
Recycling polystyrene, the number six in the symbol , receives new life at Dart Container in North Aurora. Recycled food service and packing foam, along with Dart’s rejected new cups, end up in bricks to sell to other companies. The recycling starts in a bin, top photo, goes up into...
Creative coloring for these two young ladies at the Earth Hour at Sci-Tech Museum in Aurora Saturday prepares them for an hour of darkness, 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.. Aurora GreenFest was a sponsor. Mavis Bates photo...
Surrounded by classmates, Krazy Kales cooking team from K.D. Waldo Middle School in Aurora poses with trophies after the sixth annual Healthy Top Chef contest at Prisco Center in Aurora March 21. From left, front row, are Chris Garcia, Carlos Santillan, Natalia Rivera, and Ashley Cervantes. Teams from four Aurora...
Tolerance cuts both ways. This isn’t an easy pill to swallow, I know, but that’s the way free speech works, especially when it comes to tolerating speech that we hate. The most controversial issues of our day, gay rights, abortion, race, religion, sexuality, political correctness, police brutality, have become battlegrounds...
The McNulty Irish Dancers perform at O’Malley’s Pub and Eatery in Aurora Saturday on St. Patrick’s Day. See the Yorkville St. Patrick’s Day parade photo on page 13. See facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice...
Customers at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora Pancake Day Saturday watch their pancakes on the griddle at Aurora Central Catholic High School. Carter Crane/The Voice...
Six women receive the Cynthia Latimer (third from right) Phenomenal Woman of Year Awards Thursday, March 15 at Piper’s Banquets in Aurora sponsored by Boys II Men. The event was the sixth annual. More than 100 middle school and high school young women received the Scheketa Hart-Burns Achievement Award. The...
Voters, in light numbers, completed the Illinois primary election Tuesday for candidates and propositions. See selected listed results on page 7. Incumbent governor Bruce Rauner won the Republican Party nomination, even though opponent Jeanne Ives won in DuPage, Kane, and Kendall Counties. JB Pritzker won the State Democratic Party nomination...
Dale Berman, president of the North Aurora Village Board, delivers the annual address Wednesday, March 14 at Oak Street Restaurant & Bar in North Aurora. Submitted photo...
