Day: May 24, 2018

Exchange Club of Aurora Police Officer of the Year

Aurora Police Officer Steven Pacenti was named Exchange Club of Aurora Police Officer of the Year Tuesday at Gaslite Manor in Aurora. His award was received in absentia. Officer Pacenti was nominated for his actions in catching a pair of juveniles who fled from him earlier in his shift and...

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She flies to an IHSA State jump championship

Freshman Riley Ammenhauser, of Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, flies through the air in last weekend’s Illinois High School Association (IHSA) girls State track and field meet in Charleston at Eastern Illinois University. She captured first place in the triple jump with a 40-foot, 02.25-inch performance. She became only...

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Aurora Police Department Police Week Memorial

Aurora Police Department Police Week Memorial, Saturday, at A.P.D. Headquarters, 1200 E Indian Trail, included an annual memorial service dedicated to the memories of Alfred Olin (badge 105) and Thompson Richardson (badge 113), the only two Aurora Police officers killed in the line of duty. Memorialized were the six retired...

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Ceremonial shoveling in ground-breaking for the pedestrian and bike bridge

Aurora City Council members, mayor Richard Irvin, sixth from the left, and Tom Weisner, f ormer mayor, fifth from left, offer ceremonial shoveling in ground-breaking Wednesday, May 16 for the pedestrian and bike bridge which will connect the East Side and West Side of Aurora north of downtown. Later, the...

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Reader’s Voice: Crisis looming in workers’ compensation

May 21, 2018 Dear editor; There’s a crisis looming in our State’s workers’ compensation system. If allowed to fester, it will keep workers from receiving timely medical treatment for work-place injuries. It will delay workers’ recoveries and their return to their jobs. And it will end up costing more for...

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Reader’s Voice: Legislation urges early action in report

May 16, 2018 Dear editor; Recently, WBEZ radio reported that Illinois Veterans’ Home administrators downplayed the threat of the Quincy Legionnaires’ outbreak in 2015 by not properly informing staff members. Rather than the Illinois governor Bruce Rauner administration warning patients and workers about the confirmed Legionnaires’ cases, it sent an...

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Financial service jobs at risk of AI takeover in 15 years

Staff writer Ainsley (O’Connell) Harris covers the business of technology with a focus on financial services and education. Follow her on Twitter at @ainsleyoc. Harris reported for FastCompany: “LearnVest.com founder Alexa von Tobel offers up personal finance tips for the ever-growing number of workers taking on free-lance, gig, and contract...

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Sugar Grove Chamber has scholarships

Sugar Grove Chamber has scholarships The Sugar Grove Chamber of Commerce & Industry is offering and accepting applications for 2018 scholarships for graduating high school seniors. The scholarships are awarded, by committee selection, from received applications by individuals residing in the Sugar Grove community. The scholarship applications, with requirements, are...

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On Robert Kennedy 50 years later

June 5 will mark a half-century since Robert Kennedy’s assassination, in the midst of his presidential campaign and a tumultuous 1968 that claimed the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. just two months earlier. University of Illinois communication professor John Murphy has written about both Robert Kennedy...

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Empress Catherine the Great ruled Russia for 34 years

Princess Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anghalt-Zerbst Dornburg, later known as Catherine the Great, was born in the Kingdom of Prussia in Stettin, Pomerania April 21, 1729. Her father was a Prussian general. Two of her first cousins were Kings of Sweden, Gustav III, and Charles XIII. She was not Russian...

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Just a thought on possible Nobel Peace Prize for president

A Nobel Peace Prize for Donald J. Trump? Already, Republicans in Congress are cobbling together the required application to be presented to the Nobel Prize Committee. They cite the upcoming talks between Trump and North Korean leader, Kim Un-jong, which may result in the long-awaited end to the Korean War...

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Memorial Day observances, parades, ceremonies, listed

The Voice staff reports Memorial Day observances fill our communities. The following list has varied activities. All are designed to properly pay respects to the military members who died in action and once served and have passed. All of the observances will be Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, unless otherwise...

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Smokey Burgers

Ingredients 2 pounds ground beef 1/4 pound of bacon (about 5 slices) 1/2 onion, grated 1 egg 1 tablespoon grill seasoning (equal parts ground black pepper, kosher salt, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder) 1 1/2 teaspoons liquid smoke flavoring 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons minced garlic 1/2 tablespoon...

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Investing in the Arts in Aurora, invests in the future

By Thomas J. Weisner, former mayor of Aurora –  It has been an eventful Spring for Aurora’s downtown. The Paramount Theatre was host to comedian Jay Leno in late April and, for a full one-and-a-half hours, the “house” was full of both an audience and unrestrained laughter. The fourth and...

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West Aurora School Board vacancy for one year

The West Aurora School District 129 is accepting submittals of those interested to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation of the Board seat of Amie Thompson. The individual selected will serve on the School Board from the dates of June 18 through April 15, 2019. The candidate questionnaire can...

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Estate planning information at Rotary Club of Aurora

Rotary Club of Aurora past presidents Abby Chiesa and Ron Hem share estate planning information at the Rotary Club of Aurora Monday at Two Brothers Roundhouse. Both Chiesa and Hem are attorneys who practice law in areas including estate planning, estate administration, and commercial and residential real estate. Jason Crane/The...

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