East Aurora High School Distinguished Alum Bob Brent
Mark Brent, right, son of the late Bob Brent, accepts his father’s East Aurora High School Distinguished Alumni Award from Blanca Souders, East Aurora Alumni Association, Friday, at the honor at East Aurora. Bob Brent was the police chief in Aurora for 12 years, starting in 1979. He joined the...
East Aurora High School Distinguished Alum Karrie Fitzpatrick
Neuroscientist Karrie Fitzpatrick, left, receives East Aurora High School Distinguished Alumni Award from Julia Inostroza, president, East Aurora Alumni Association, Friday, at the honor at East Aurora. Karrie Fitzpatrick was graduated from East Aurora in 1998. Dr. Fitzpatrick at the University of Illinois majored in psychology with a focus on...
Fun times in Aurora downtown this year, in community
By Marissa Amoni – As the year comes to an end, I am looking back with gratitude on all of the fun times in downtown Aurora, thanks to an incredible downtown community. We are lucky to have the most amazing and supportive family in downtown, from business owners to museum...
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) $250 donation to Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) recently donated $250 to the Interfaith Food Pantry of Aurora. Left are Dick Schindel, AARTA president; Meg Safarik, AARTA treasurer; and Brissa Barraza, pantry operations director. According to Schindel, the donation will buy $1,575 in food from the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Al Benson/The...
Sign-language Santa at Annual holiday party for hearing-impaired kids
Aurorans Angel Velasquez, 6, and Aldo Sanchez-Mata, 9, visit with a sign-language Santa, December 11 at the 12th annual holiday party for hearing-impaired kids at Luigi’s Pizza in Aurora. Approximately 80 students, caregivers and teachers from West Aurora School District 129 and East Aurora School District 131 were guests of...
Outdoor live nativity presentation in Aurora
Cast members pose for photos following the Faith Lutheran Church performance of “The Christmas Story.” The church in Aurora fourth annual outdoor live nativity presentation was Saturday. The event featured 25 congregants in period costumes, a petting zoo, and fair-trade market. Al Benson/The Voice...
Homeless veterans fees will be reduced in 2019
State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Aurora, wants veterans to know about the new state laws aimed to assist Veterans that will go into effect in 2019. House Bill 4848, which will take effect January 1, 2019, ends for homeless veterans the $20 shipping fee to obtain medical records. These health records...
Oswego artistic design for manhole covers on tap
The Village government of Oswego is seeking artists to submit proposed artistic designs for manhole covers to be placed throughout portions of downtown Oswego. The project is an early step in establishing a vibrant permanent public art collection in Oswego, part of the mission of the Cultural Arts Commission, which...
Countdown at Naperville Millennium Carillon Dec. 31
Naperville Park District invites the community to the Countdown at the Carillon, featuring both the Early Family Countdown at 6 p.m. and the Traditional Countdown at midnight, Monday, Dec. 31. Both events are free and will take place at the base of the Naperville Millennium Carillon in Moser Tower, 443...
Victoria Award at Tanner House
Two rooms included in the Tanner House Museum holiday open houses have been named recipients of a new history award from the Aurora Historical Society. They are the kitchen, which features homemade gingerbread and dried fruit decorations, and the upstairs sitting room, which depicts a Victorian-era matron on a walk...
Ripple Effect for Batavia, North Aurora children at Water Street
Changes have been made to the Ripple Effect program to expand accessibility to both Batavia and North Aurora students, ages eight to 12. Instead of being held at the Batavia elementary schools, all classes are being held at Water Street Studios in downtown Batavia with sessions available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays,...
Let’s Go Green!
• Styrofoam Recycling: Kane County Division of Environmental Resources reminds everyone that no city recycling program in Kane County can recycle No. 6 plastic or polystyrene. DART Container Corporation, 310 Evergreen Drive, North Aurora, will accept polystyrene blocks and clean food containers. Items that are not accepted are straws, cup...
Sunny: Shy, playful, curious, kitty
Sunny is a female Domestic Short Hair brown tiger who was born in March 2016. Sunny had five kittens and was a great mom. Sunny is playful and curious. She can be shy, but after a while her sweet side will come out. She would do best in a quiet...
Fundraiser forum
Min. Golf Fun Raiser in Yorkville The Friends of the Yorkville Public Library will be host to its sixth annual Mini Golf FUN Raiser Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. This event will take place on both floors inside the Library. Players hit balls between the book shelves and around obstacles provided...
A Focus on History: December 27 through January 2
December 27 U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt seizes the railroads to avert a nationwide strike. His decision to temporarily place the railroads under the supervision of the War Department prompts the five railroad brotherhoods to agree to his offer to arbitrate the wage dispute. – 1943. In an attempt to stabilize...
Christmas movies, music, can reinforce faith in humanity
What a year. It feels as if government Grinches and corporate Scrooges have been working overtime to drain every last drop of joy, kindness, and liberty from the world. After endless months of gloom and doom, it’s hard not to feel like Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas when...
West Aurora High School Madrigal:
King David Capp laughs in the presence of Queen Amanda Duran at the 32nd annual madrigal dinner Saturday, Dec. 15, at West Aurora High School. In addition to an opening procession, the event included toasts, a feast, a masque (play) and music by madrigal singers, Lyric Chorus, 36 singing wenches...
East Aurora High School Prism:
Symphonic Winds at East Aurora High School participate in the school’s third annual Fine Arts Prism Concert presented by the Music Department in the Hawks Auditorium. Other participating groups in the Christmas musical salute include the Concert Choir, Jazz Band, Honors Vocal Ensemble, and Caffeine choir. Al Benson/The Voice...
Mediterranean restaurant plans in Plano
Restaurateur Steve Kapas and his mother, Pauline (Momma P.), describe their plans for a proposed restaurant, Monte Carlo Steakhouse and Bar, to the Plano City Council Monday. It is set to open in Plano in approximately six weeks. The Kapas family owned the Town and Country restaurant in Plano from...