Kane County Sheriff, Don Kramer, discusses the Heroin Highway at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora Tuesday at the Prisco Center in Aurora. Highways heading west from the West Side of Chicago, a central hub, are known as the Heroin Highway. Kramer answered questions and explained how law enforcement is working
Robert Beezat, author of the book Knowing and Loving: The Keys to Real Happiness, shares the keys to happiness at the Rotary Club of Aurora Monday at Two Brothers Roundhouse. He explained, as human beings, we are born to know and love. He said, with a grasp of this basic
By Amy Roth – Two items that triggered debate in previous Aurora City Council meetings were included on the June 5 Committee of the Whole agenda. The meeting was held at City Hall. Scientel Solutions’ plan to build its national headquarters at 245 N. Eola Road, Aurora, just south of
The changing face of business includes one store opening and one store closing in Aurora. Cinco De Mayo Bakery will open at the northwest corner of Lake (Route 31) and New York Streets, in the vacant, former, Fannie May candy store. Jason Crane/The Voice
By Anthony Stanford – What’s going on with English as a Second Language (ESL) and U.S. citizenship classes at Aurora Public Library (APL)? Well, the correct answer is there is plenty. That’s right, the free courses sponsored by APL and taught by instructors from the College of DuPage to help
The 2018 Blues & Roots on Water Street Festival will be 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday in Batavia. The event will take place at the Kiss the Sky and Water Street Studios complex, 160 S. Water Street, Batavia. The festival is a one-day, two-stage, five-act, indoor, limited-ticket intimate festival, featuring
The Valley of the Fox Sierra Club will feature a guided hiking tour by Jay Womack, at 7 p.m. Monday, June 18. Womack will show the restoration work being completed at the Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva. Womack coordinates the volunteers and work program for the Fabyan restoration. He is
Residents of Centennial House in Aurora long have voiced concern about the need for additional security measures at the West Side apartment complex. The recently-announced collaborative effort between Fifth Ward alderman Carl Franco and Aurora Housing Authority Board (AHA) chairman Joseph Grisson and AHA Board members responds to the resident’s
Another new development is in the works for downtown Oswego, at the site of the former Village Hall. The Oswego Village Board of Trustees, Tuesday, unanimously approved a purchase and sale agreement with Imperial Investments, LLC, for the lot at 113 Main Street, paving the way for a new three-story
By Bobby Narang – The Neuqua Valley High School boys volleyball team nearly made history last weekend. The Wildcats, in their third State appearance in program history, came within a few points of winning their first State championship. Lincoln-Way East pulled away with two straight points to take a 20-25,
By Craig Lynch – High school freshman softball pitcher Lauren Derkowski took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and York High School held off scrappy St. Charles North, 5-3, in the Rosemont Class 4A Super-sectional Monday night. “Lauren is a real go-getter,” said York head coach Elizabeth Munn. The Dukes
Major League Baseball started interleague play in 1997. With some modification, the format has remained the same as it was in 1997. There were 214 interleague games played in 1997. The number of scheduled interleague games is now 300. The biggest change was made when the Houston Astros moved from
By John Schutt – NASCAR Monster Energy series, Pocono 400, Pocono Raceway, Pocono, Pa., Sunday, June 3. On a cool day in the Pocono Mountains, Martin Truex, Jr. took his second victory of the season over Kyle Larson. Following in third place was Kyle Busch, in fourth was Kevin Harvick,
The final weekend of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State tournament play will be held Friday and Saturday in boys baseball and girls softball. Spring sports champions have made indelible impressions with their successes. Aurora Christian High School collected its sixth State championship Saturday when the baseball team took
Team members of Plainfield North girls softball celebrate Saturday following a 4-1 victory over Oswego East in the Oswego Class 4A Sectional tournament championship. Plainfield North defeated Sandburg High School, 5-4, in Monday’s Super-sectional at Hinsdale South. Plainfield North will play Palatine at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the State tournament
