Have you heard about CBD? Is it legal? Does it really work? Will it make me high? The major active components of cannabis/hemp are a family of compounds known as cannabinoids. There are more than 60 cannabinoids, though only a handful have been studied. As a family they appear to
The release of a butterfly that had just emerged from its cocoon is an appropriate way to honor the life of the late Fran Caffee at Fox Valley Park District’s Blackberry Farm Sunday. A Burr Oak tree was planted on Caffee’s memory and it should live for 300 years. Its
Renowned artist and illustrator Wendell Minor born in Aurora has been named Artist Laureate for 2018/2019 by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass.. Established in 2008, the Museum’s Artist Laureate Award honors the contributions of outstanding visual artists whose exceptional dedication to the Museum and its mission have guided
The iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile makes an appearance at the Mariano’s grocery store Sunday near 75th Street and Naper Boulevard in Naperville. There are six similar vehicles traveling throughout the country handing out a limited number of hot dogs and wiener whistles. Jason Crane/The Voice
• Kane County’s Recycling collection event: The Kane County Electronics Recycling Program one-day event will be Saturday, July 14 from 8 a.m. to noon at 540 S. Randall Road. There will be document shredding available with a limit of four boxes. Electronics, books, and latex paint will be accepted at
Gabby is female Calico who was born in August 2010. She gets along with cats and dogs and has been never aggressive. If someone talks to her she will answer back with a meow. She enjoys watching butterflies out of the window and curling for a nap in the sun.
Batavia Basketball Golf Outing July 13 The 18th annual Batavia High School basketball alumni golf outing will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, July 13 with a shotgun start at Bliss Creek Golf Course, formerly Prestbury Golf Course. The course is just off Bliss Road in Sugar Grove. The cost
July 5 In the East End of London, revivalist preacher William Booth and his wife, Catherine, establish the Christian Mission, later known as the Salvation Army. Determined to wage war against the evils of poverty and religious indifference with military efficiency, Booth modeled his Methodist sect after the British army,
Imagine living in a country where armed soldiers crash through doors to arrest and imprison citizens merely for criticizing government officials. Imagine that in this very same country, you’re watched all the time, and if you look even a little bit suspicious, the police stop and frisk you or pull
Aurora Police are looking for information to help identity of the subject in this video. Aurora detectives would like to speak with him about a robbery that occurred during the evening hours of June 30th in the 900 block of S. Lake St.. If you know anything or are able
Jose Martinez was honored at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday as the Independence Day/Fourth of July parade grand marshal. Martinez, an Auroran, recently risked his life to pull a man out of a burning vehicle that crashed in front of the Martinez house on New York Street in Aurora.
The Naperville Police Department will conduct a traffic enforcement campaign focused on impaired and unbuckled drivers through July 8 to encompass the Independence Day holiday, an all-too-often deadly time on Illinois roads. “We encourage residents to celebrate Independence Day safely,” said Naperville Police Sgt. Derek Zook. “If you’re going to
By Jason Crane – The Aurora City Council approved a West Aurora Plaza update Tuesday which is set to improve the aesthetics by adding a 10-foot bike path along the front of the property. The plan includes moving the McDonald’s Restaurant, from the back of the development closer to Galena
Edith Makra, director of Environmental Initiatives for the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, based in Chicago, presents a certificate to Montgomery Village president Matt Brolley at the Montgomery Village Board meeting Monday. The certificate proclaims Montgomery is the 100th municipality to pass a resolution to endorse the consensus goals of the Greenest
By Al Benson – Two Aurora Methodist churches will come together Sunday to begin services and serving as one church: Flowing Forth United Methodist Church! Flowing Forth UMC was created in a union of historic Fourth Street UMC, 551 S. Fourth Street in Aurora, and Flowing Grace UMC, at Aurora
We celebrate Independence Day, Fourth of July, in various ways. The most common thread is to offer a boisterous, noise-filled salute to the Declaration of Independence, which was confirmed by the Continental Congress in 1776, 242 years ago. Each generation is challenged to keep strong and valid, the theme of
By Marjorie Logman – I thought of a parable that may relate to what I see in Washington, D.C.: There was a young man who asked his father if he could borrow the car the next day and the father responded by saying yes. The next morning the young man
June 22, 2018 Dear editor; Congratulations are in order for Randy and Lisa Brown, owners of The Banana Split on Church Road near Garfield Park in Aurora, for 35 years of great service and ice cream. Happy anniversary Randy and Lisa. Editor’s note: See The Voice’s video of the Aurora
Last of two parts Jackie Turner, an environmental scientist and journalist, continues her story about bananas. “The banana that people ate in the early 20th Century was not the one we know today. There are hundreds of edible banana varieties, but to standardize production, banana companies selected a single type
There will be a free concert from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 1 at Fox Valley Kicker Club, 1015 Harvey Road, Oswego. The band Starlifter, a United States Air Force Band, is a seven-piece group of talented Airmen-musicians. The group performs virtually every musical idiom, from rock and
