Aurora University Thursday, Nov. 15 announced National Football League (NFL) legend Don Beebe is the Spartans football head coach. Beebe, highly regarded by coaches, players, and fans for his strong character, robust work ethic and perseverance, embodies Aurora University athletics’ core values of academic success, social responsibility, and athletic championships.
Northern Illinois University defensive tackle Weston Kramer, Marmion Academy graduate, takes down Miami of Ohio’s Alonzo Smith Wednesday, Nov. 14. Miami won, 13-7. David Toney, Photographing Tomorrows Memory
University of Illinois kicked off to Iowa Saturday in their Big Ten football game in Champaign. Almost immediately, the host Illini picked off an Iowa pass. Would it be a repeat of two weeks earlier when Illinois beat favored Minnesota by 24 points? No! Iowa settled down and soon had
By John Schutt – NASCAR Monster Energy series, Ford Eco-Boost 400, Miami Homestead Speedway, Homestead, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 18. Joey Logano won the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Series Championship Sunday, his first Monster Series championship victory. In second place was Martin Truex, Jr., third was Kevin Harvick, forth was Kyle
Tournament names and last dates are championship games Oswego/Naperville Hoops for Healing, Nov. 19-21, 23, West Aurora, Neuqua Valley, Hinsdale Central, Downers South, Oswego East. St. Charles East Ron Johnson, Nov. 19-1, 23-24, East Aurora, Willowbrook, Hampshire, South Elgin. Batavia Ken Peddy, Nov. 19-21, 23-24, Marmion, Kaneland, Waubonsie Valley. Wheaton
By Marissa Amoni – Social media makes our world seemingly larger, so I am comforted by the quaintness that many Fox Valley communities bring, and especially their downtowns. As the holidays approach, downtowns are a nice place to connect with the community as well as to get some shopping done.
Aurora Winter Lights Friday in the traditional downtown setting, in which the official Christmas tree lights are turned on, includes plenty of Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. Their arrival is well attended. See facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice
Aurora Sixth Ward alderman Michael Saville reads an Aurora City Proclamation at SciTech Wednesday, Nov. 14 for the Cosmopolitan Club World Diabetes Day. November is Diabetes Month. Right, is Russell George, Diabetes Club of Aurora president. Diabetes is a major ongoing cause for the Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora. Ann McBride
Fr. Jerry Leake, center, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Aurora, shares Halloween candy with Aurora residents Wally Loague and Meredith Lindgren during his reading at “Celebrating Neighbors,” an 11th annual pre-Thanksgiving community service Sunday at Aurora’s Wesley United Methodist Church. Ten Aurora area faith communities, including Christian, Muslim,
• Household Hazardous Waste collection: The City of Naperville household hazardous waste (HHW) drop-off facility, 156 Fort Hill Drive, next to the Public Works Service Center, will accept many types of household waste from all Illinois residents. The facility is open Saturdays and Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Lucky is a female Black and White Tuxedo and Charm is a female Domestic Medium Hair Brown and White Tiger. Each was born May 5, 2018. Lucky and Charm are bonded litter-mate sisters. Lucky is more outgoing, and Charm is dependent on her. They absolutely love each other, sleep together,
Children’s fundraiser in Yorkville Nov. 30 The second annual toy drive/fundraiser for Ann & Robert H. Lurie’s Children’s Hospital of Chicago will be from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 at Rosati’s Pizza Pub of Yorkville, 1985 Marketview Drive, Yorkville. Everyone is encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped
November 22 Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard the pirate, is killed off North Carolina’s Outer Banks during a bloody battle with a British navy force sent from Virginia. – 1718. The district president of the American Federation of Labor and two other white men are shot and killed in Bogalusa,
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” —George Santayana We never learn. In the right, or wrong, hands, benevolent plans easily can be put to malevolent purposes. Even the most well-intentioned government law or program can be, and has been, perverted, corrupted, and used to advance
An Aurora woman faces a felony domestic battery charge for biting off the ear of a person in her household. Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon has charged 59-year-old Nelida Mendoza with the offense of aggravated domestic battery, Class 2 felony. Kane County prosecutors allege in charging documents that the evening of
