Month: August 2018

The new mural on Benton at LaSalle in downtown Aurora is a team collaboration. Team members stand in front of the new sign on the side of the former Pierpont Grocery. Look for more public art coming soon to walls and utility boxes in downtown Aurora.

LaSalle Street Mural Project in Aurora moves to reality

By Marissa Amoni –  They could be Aurora’s power couple, but they don’t technically live in Aurora. Rebekah Axtell and Josh Schultz might reside a bit south of Aurora in Oswego, but their love for Aurora and its residents runs deep. Axtell and Schultz are currently working on a project...

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Barbara Appelson named Naperville’s Senior of the Year

Naperville’s Senior Task Force announced recently that Naperville resident and long-time Riverwalk Adult Day Services volunteer Barbara Appelson has been named the winner of the inaugural Senior of the Year Award. Appelson will be formally presented with the 2018 award at the Tuesday, Sept. 4, City Council meeting. Appelson was...

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Let's Go Green

Let’s Go Green!

• Bliss Woods habitat restoration: A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve Saturday, Aug. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon. Cutting and stacking of invasive brush and trees will be on the agenda. Bliss Woods is a beautiful, high-quality woodland with many unusual plants...

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Fundraiser Forum

Marmion Craft Show accepting applications Marmion Alumni Association is accepting applications for the 28th Annual Christmas Craft Show. The juried craft show will take place Thanksgiving weekend: Saturday, Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Regole Field...

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A Focus on History: August 23 – 29

August 23 Four counties in western North Carolina declare their independence as the state of Franklin. The counties lay in what eventually would become Tennessee. – 1784. August 24 After centuries of being dormant, Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, to devastate the prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum...

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John Whitehead

Emerging police state a growing sense of unease

It has become way too easy to lockdown this Nation. Five years ago, Boston was locked down while police carried out a military-style manhunt for suspects in the 2013 Boston Marathon explosion. Four years ago, Ferguson, Mo., was locked down, with government officials deploying a massive SWAT team, an armored...

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Montgomery Fest Parade Honored World War II Veteran Al Skyles

World War II Veteran Al Skyles Honored in Montgomery Fest Parade

Al Skyles, 94, in spite of Summer heat, uses an umbrella to shield the sun during Sunday’s Montgomery Fest parade. The World War II veteran was in the U.S. Navy and is a member of the VFW Post 7452 in Montgomery.  See the video of the parade at facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason...

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Inaugural Aurora Youth Council members honored by Aurora City Council

Members of Inaugural Aurora Youth Council honored by Aurora City Council

Aurora Youth Council members heading to college pose for a photo at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday with Adrienne Holloway, left, chief innovation officer, and Richard Irvin, mayor, fourth from left. Click below to see more photos from Tuesday’s Aurora City Council meeting: Aurora City Council honors the 2018...

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Kane County Clerk's satellite office in Aurora

Kane County Clerk’s satellite office opens in Aurora

Kane County and Aurora officials gather Monday for a ribbon-cutting outside the Kane County Clerk’s satellite office in Aurora. Mayor Richard Irvin cuts the ribbon. See the video at facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice...

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Jim McWethy of Downers Grove, left, receives congratulations from a Summer Nights Classic Car Show official Friday for Best in Show in Downers Grove.

Downers Grove Summer Nights Classic Car Show

Jim McWethy of Downers Grove with roots in Aurora, left, receives congratulations from a Downers Grove Summer Nights Classic Car Show official Friday for Best in Show with his 1966 Austin-Healey 3000. The 26th annual car show series is held each Friday, May 25-August 31. McWethy is owner of Mistwood...

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Carter Crane editor of The Voice

On teachers, pets, music, Batavia honors

Here are some important notes and thoughts: • In our back-to-school mindset, it is refreshing to know that there are teachers who put innovation and thinking outside the usual as a part of their calling, not just their jobs. Teachers play important roles. • The Aurora Animal Care and Control...

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Reader’s Voice: Thank you for Aurora National Night Out

August 9, 2018 Dear editor; I want to thank mayor Richard Irvin and the Aurora aldermen for facilitating all the National Night Out activities that were held throughout the city Tuesday evening, August 7. I personally attended the event at the First Hmong Church on Lebanon Avenue, in Bill Donnell’s...

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Reader’s Voice: We have abundant energy, clean air

August 9, 2018 Dear editor; Having abundant, American energy, and a clean environment are not mutually exclusive. Americans on every side of the political divide should come together to find responsible solutions to our energy issues. Americans want to be able to heat their homes, drive their cars, and power...

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Reader’s Voice: Thank you for school supplies’ assistance

August 9, 2018 Dear editor; Once again the school children in the Aurora area are in debt to a great company: Affordable Roofing. In Aurora it provided much needed school supplies for the school children. We offer a big thank you to Affordable Roofing Company. Jim Miller Aurora...

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Reader’s Voice: Glenbard (West) 1953 reunion Sept. 21-22

August 4, 2018 Dear editor; The Glenbard (West) High School Class of 1953 will celebrate its 65th reunion at The Holiday Inn and Suites in Carol Stream on Glenbard West’s Homecoming weekend, Friday and Saturday, September 21 and 22. The Class of 1953 will have a casual get-together both evenings...

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Donna Crane

Economics, nutrition, good taste, future consumer choices

Last of three parts Rina Raphael of FastCompany visited Beyond Meat’s analytical lab in Los Angeles recently and took a tour. Beyond Meet seeks to match the taste of meat with vegetables. Americans increasingly want wellness through food and the majority are willing to pay increased prices. “Beyond Meat is...

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First Call

Oswego Police Department seeks police officers

The Oswego Police Department is looking to hire quality, professional, and career-oriented individuals for the position of police officer. Application deadline is noon Friday, Aug. 17. Starting salary is $59,401, and if already certified as a police officer in Illinois $61,183. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age...

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