Aurora has been ranked one of the top cities in the country to live the American Dream. In its annual study, SmartAsset, a personal finance company, uncovered the best places to live the American Dream by ranking the largest 257 cities in America. Aurora ranked No. 4. Aurora had been...
The 18th Annual Motorcycle Sunday in Aurora’s Phillip’s Park offers the start to a 60-mile ride to Ottawa and back. A video can be seen by clicking here. Jason Crane/The Voice...
Thirty vendors provide a variety of flavors in Aurora Downtown’s Food Truck Festival, Friday on Benton Street. Jason Crane/The Voice...
Boys II Men graduation season started last weekend at Aurora University. Six scholars crossed the stage, shifted the culture and changed the narrative. Some did it in spite of the odds. Others did it because of them. Major salute to: Miguel Hernandez, special education; Steve Ruffin, communication; Juan DeLaTorre, business...
St. Peter Catholic School in Aurora will celebrate its 87-year legacy of teaching our children academics, faith, and citizenship Sunday, May 20. As we prepare to close our doors in June and consolidate our school with St. Therese of Jesus, Our Lady of Good Counsel, and St. Joseph, all in...
Comptroller for the state of Illinois, Susana Mendoza, presented recent numbers with the State’s finances, including the success of the Debt Transparency Act at the office of the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce Monday. “Today, it’s relatively good news amongst the bad news with the State’s finances, she said.” “Services...
Good health is not a single track proposition. Good food and drug-free living offer the best head start. The two are connected. Last week the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, U.S. Navy, from Indiana, was in Kane County for appearances on the opioid epidemic, which has grown exponentially, recently....
April 30, 2018 Dear editor; I was pleased to find I am in the company of great thinkers, such as Nietzsche, who need to get away to contemplate or write because of a mind full of thoughts. A lot of times I think about our government and our participation as...
Plano Train Day Saturday Plano’s annual National Train Day will be at the Plano Depot 101 W. Main Street, Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Attendees can tour the historic depot and enjoy coffee with Plano’s mayor, Bob Hausler from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.. There will be various...
Inhabitants of our beautiful planet are waking up to the truth of climate change and our need to be part of the efforts of the change that we can all find participation. Recently we celebrated Earth Day and we witnessed through videos more evidence of what is really happening to...
Oswegoland Woman’s Civic Club will close its 90th year of community service to Oswegoland with a salad pot luck meeting and white elephant exchange Wednesday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m., at 6:30 p.m., at Holiday Inn Express, 2055 Wiesbrook Drive, Oswego. Our 90th year anniversary proclamation was read in its...
Sometimes, by design or destiny, one person changes the course of human history. Think of Jesus Christ, Charlemagne, Joan of Arc, Michael Faraday, Queen Victoria, Gutenberg, or Jonas Salk. What fascinates is the charisma, the intelligence, the raw emotional power that one individual possesses and which transforms the world. Today’s...
From the vault, September 12, 2000 (revised): Election season is upon us once again, and this time around a new wind is blowing. It is the wind of populism, not the fake populism Donald Trump peddled two years ago to gain the votes of the disaffected, whom he quickly betrayed...
The Aurora Turner gymnastics group will be host to a State-wide championship in its double gymnasium Friday afternoon, May 18 through Sunday May 20. There were 931 pre-registered competitors representing 36 gymnastic organizations from northern Illinois. It will bring an estimated 2,000 spectators during that weekend. It is not Olympic...
Ingredients 1 cup olive oil 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1 lemon, juiced 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon ketchup 2 teaspoons dried oregano 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined with tails attached wood skewers (soaked...
By Anthony Stanford – Algorithms got you down? It might sound like an odd question, but a crop of television commercials extolling the virtues of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and how human beings benefit from the expanding use of technology, should pique your interest. Digging deeper the hype about the usefulness
The Batavia Chamber is proud to announce that the April Ambassador of the Month is Kathy Barkei! The Batavia Chamber is privileged to have her as an ambassador and exceptional Chamber member! Kathy Barkei uses her wonderful talents to promote Batavia and the Batavia Chamber of Commerce. She was a...
West Aurora Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Group will meet Wednesday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the 5th Ward Community Room, 1921 Galena Boulevard, West Aurora Plaza. Kelvin Beene, Property Standards manager and Dan Barrerio, chief community service officer, both from the city government of Aurora, will be our guest speakers....
Grandpa says: To all the moms in our readership area, Happy Mother’s Day! To everyone in our readership area, this is a hint: Mother’s Day is Sunday. Don’t let her down. Grandpa, I got flagged down by a fellow who told me that he could see oil dripping from under...
