Oswego East High School punter Justin Clark begins to clear Oswego defender Cortlund Adams in the teams’ game in the downpour rain Friday. Visiting Oswego won 32-0. Click here for Oswego Crosstown Challenge website. Jason Crane/The Voice...
One of the many special weeks in a year is Newspaper Week. We are in it this week, October 7-13. It is convenient, therefore, to use this time and space both to defend the so-called Fourth Estate, our journalism situation, and to focus on and promote The Voice, based in...
September 29, 2018 Dear editor; Don’t you feel sorry for poor J.B. Pritzker? He lost his father when he was very young, and his mother was an alcoholic. Boohoo. My mother was 31 and two-weeks old, when my father died after surgery. My mother had two young girls to raise....
Eillie Anzilotti, is assistant editor for Fast Company’s Ideas section, which covers sustainability, social good, and alternative economies. He wrote the following article, entitled: “More and more Americans believe socialism will boost equity.” “The last time the polling company Gallup asked Americans about their understanding of the word ‘socialism’ was...
West Aurora Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Group will meet 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 1921 W. Galena Boulevard, 5th Ward meeting room at West Aurora Plaza. Jose Zamran, program coordinator for SER (Services, Employment, and Reinvestment) Central States, will discuss available free programs for 16-24 year olds who are currently...
While cleaning out book shelves and taking books to resale, I came across the Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia year books I had forgotten were in my possession. Remember when our information came from such encyclopedias? I remember sitting in the library carels at Illinois State University in Normal, on a...
It’s a done deal. Brett Kavanaugh has been awarded a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Now there are two justices who sit under a black cloud of suspicion. It can’t get any worse than this, can it? The nomination of Judge Kavanaugh was the most contentious in American history....
Aurora residents can dispose of their leaves for free as part of the city government of Aurora’s Annual Leaf Collection Program. The free Fall Leaf Collection Program will begin Monday, Oct. 15 and will end Friday, Dec. 7. Leaves must be put into a 30-gallon Kraft paper yard waste bag...
Ingredients 2 1/2 cups and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 1/4 cups brown sugar 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup canned pumpkin puree 1/2 cup applesauce 2 cups peeled, cored, and chopped apple 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 4...
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Leon Lederman, a trail-blazing researcher with a passion for science education who served as Fermilab’s director from 1978 to 1989 and was a recipient of the Nobel Prize for discovery of the muon neutrino, died peacefully October 3 at a nursing home in Rexburg, Idaho. He was 96. He is...
The Aurora Historical Society is offering a local-themed clothing patch for veterans and their supporters. The patch features Andy Aurora, the 1964 brand image for the city, decked out in camouflage instead of his signature red color, and proclaiming “I’m a vet from Aurora, Illinois and proud of it!” The...
Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters, tribute to the famous vocal duo, the Carpenters, will take place Friday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the the Batavia Fine Arts Centre, 1399 W. Wilson Street, Batavia. Close to You is on its ninth year of touring. Tickets are $27...
Grandpa, If you publish this letter, do not use my name! Under that condition, I will be up front. I need a way to convince a (person) who owes me money to pay up. I was in a car accident with an uninsured motorist. I was backing out of a...
Governor Alan J. Arbuckle, second from right, Kiwanis International I-I District, poses for a photo after a visit and keynote talk to Kiwanis Club of Aurora and other guests at the Meyer Ballroom in North Island Center in Aurora Thursday, Oct. 4. From left, John Lorenzo, governor’s assistant, Janene Albrecht,...
Kiwanian Amy Roth, left, presents a Kiwanis coffee mug and birthday flowers to Natasha Lehrer Lewis from Esther’s Place at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting Tuesday at the Prisco Center in Aurora. Esther’s Place is a small farm in Big Rock where individuals can create and purchase crafts from...
The Rotary Club of Montgomery welcomes new member Brenda Pino recently. She was previously a Rotarian who brings a wealth of experience to the Club. The Club was host to Ron Hain of the Kane County Sheriff Department. Right is Theresa Sperling of the Montgomery Club. Submitted photo...
Rodrigo “Bobby” Menendez, Aurora Noon Lions Club president and Diane Renner, director of Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora celebrate a pizza/pasta fundraiser for the Pantry sponsored by the Lions at Luigi’s Pizza in Aurora September 18. Al Benson/The Voice...
Jennifer Martinson, right, a manager with Lauterbach & Amen, presents mandatory audit information at the Montgomery Village Board meeting Monday. The Village of Montgomery received a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting for fiscal year 2017. State law and the Illinois Municipal Code require the Village to post...
By Anthony Stanford – The Aurora Public Library (APL) continues to see its services, programs, and activities grow through the expansion of outreach programs that fortify its relationship with Aurora area school districts, teachers, and classrooms. To bolster efforts and expand its presence toward promoting a culture of school success...
