Here are a collection of news items of importance and interest: • The DuPage County Board voted unanimously Tuesday, April 10 to initiate a process to dissolve the North Westmont Fire Protection District. When dissolution is complete, the North Westmont Fire District will be the fifth unit of local government...
Rick Guzman of the Kiwanis Club of Aurora pulls out a laptop computer from the Fox River Saturday morning in the organization’s annual clean-up day. Sam Donnell photo...
Joe Eddy Brown performs Friday at Galley 1904, 1 E. Benton Street, in Aurora’s First Fridays. Marissa Amoni photo, courtesy of Aurora Downtown ...
Earth Day is the singular global day of observation in a unifying theme. No other day, holiday, celebration, unifies the world with a true commonality as much as Earth Day. Not even Christmas Day is a unifying theme world-wide. Few religions, other than Christianity celebrate Christmas. True, Earth Day does...
April 4, 2018 Dear editor; Here is an open letter to Richard Irvin, mayor, of Aurora, from the Tuesday Garden Club of Aurora: For the past 82 years, the Tuesday Garden Club of Aurora has focused its efforts on the education and promotion of the love of gardening, floral design,...
April 6, 2018 Dear editor; The headline in the April 5 issue of The Voice: “Representative Kifowit seeks to augment sexual education” which translated means enlarge the how to sin carefully curricula for the over-flowing pool of unqualified college graduates who need a job. Lacking the qualifications to teach math,...
President Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1908) reprisor Joe Wiegand will offer two free public appearances in Aurora, Saturday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Santori Library of Aurora, 101 S. River Street, and 5:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, to help celebrate Roosevelt-Aurora...
The Old Farmer’s Almanac has been on my stocking-stuffer gift list ever since I can remember. It is interesting reading, economical, and gives both history as well as future prognostications. How is that for a 2018 word of the day? Before I take it to the Goodwill, I will share...
Let’s discuss the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, shall we? The Second Amendment has been the one part of the social contract between the government and the governed which has been largely misinterpreted. And, if I may be so bold as to say so, much of...
The community is invited to celebrate the second annual Earth Week Naperville 2018 Sunday, April 22, which is Earth Day, through Saturday, April 28. The weeklong event features volunteer opportunities, special events and programs focused on sustaining and protecting the environment. An Earth Day Fair will be held from noon...
Grandpa, Four years ago, I got out of prison. I did 17.5 years for holding up a small neighborhood grocery store. I only got $(XX) dollars from them. I used a handgun and am now so grateful I did not pull the trigger. Nearly 22 years after the crime, I...
The Aurora Kiwanis Club is accepting nominations for its annual Service to God and Fellow Man Award. The criteria for the award is that nominees are residents of the Aurora area and at least 21 years of age. Nominees considered for the honor are to have demonstrated, through life, a...
A couple of Aurora City Council votes were close at the body’s meeting Tuesday evening. One vote approved paying the professional services agreement with Crowe Horwath, of Oakbrook Terrace, in the amount of $90,000. for technology-related services. The agreement was approved 7-4 after it was sent back to the Committee...
Armando Sanders, left, Village of Montgomery deputy police chief displays a souvenir from the Yellow Brick Road at the Montgomery Village Board meeting Monday. Deputy Chief Sanders was graduated from the FBI National Academy, a 10-week program at Quantico, Va. to train and enhance participants to improve their policing skills....
Rotary Club of Oswego member Chris Sims, left, discusses a recent trip to Texas at the Rotary Club of Aurora meeting Monday at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora. Several Rotary Club of Oswego members went to Texas to help repair flood-damaged homes during recent hurricane relief efforts. Sims said as...
Kiwanis Club of Aurora member Debbie Smith, left, poses with her niece, Marci Viland, who made a presentation about her journey with multiple sclerosis (MS) to members of the Kiwanis Club of Aurora, Tuesday, at the Prisco Center in Aurora. Viland is the author of two books, a children’s book,...
Did you know that the Eola Road Branch of the Aurora Public Library is gathering toys for a toy swap? Everyone is invited to donate gently-used toys and then browse the offerings to take some home from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28. The Toy Swap is for...
The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit www.plano.lib.il.us or call 630-552-2009. • Wednesday Night Book Group, Wednesday, April 18, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.. Adults can get together with other readers for an interesting discussion. “An...
Blackberry Farm will welcome runners, walkers, and athletes of all abilities to the Barnyard Dash 5K at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28. The USTAF-certified course, will feature 14 age divisions for both men and women racers ages 10 and up. Those who register by Thursday, April 19 will enjoy the...
By Bobby Narang – Northern Illinois University’s football team is set at the quarterback position. For now. After numerous injuries at quarterback for the last three years, the Huskies have a wealth of quality depth and experience at the key position. Northern Illinois head coach Rod Carey indicated that soon-to-be...
