Baseball, Summer basketball, fundraiser, in vogue
The Summer sports season is in full swing: • The Aurora Legion League baseball for boys has the best of both worlds. Even though the league teams have been trimmed from eight to six teams this year, League members are in the Fox Valley Colt Baseball League. Each American Legion
10 Weeks of Uniquely Thursdays in Hinsdale
Participants in Hinsdale Uniquely Thursdays receive the benefit of good weather Thursday, June 14 in the first of 10 successive weeks in Burlington Park downtown. The event includes music and food. Jason Crane/The Voice
Better health takes effort, commitment, to do our best
By Barb Nadeau – It seems that every cause needs a day on our calendars. We have special days, holidays, days of remembrance, awareness days, there is always something that we humans want to celebrate or acknowledge on any single day. June is full of special days, such as: Flip
Eleven 14th District students set to attend service academies
Back row, left to right: Eubin Kim, Hawthorne Woods, (U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Ma.); Joseph Moore, McHenry, (U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colo.); James Stefo III, Antioch, (U.S. Air Force Academy); Sean Adams, Batavia, (U.S. Air Force Academy); congressman Randy Hultgren; Brennan Hare, Sugar Grove, (U.S. Merchant
North Aurora Village Board approves Lincoln Valley on the Fox
The North Aurora Village Board approved the development and rezoning of the former site of the Fox Valley Golf Course at the North Aurora Village Board meeting Monday. Lincoln Valley on the Fox, proposed approximately one year ago by national homebuilder DR Horton, would be a 374-unit subdivision for an
Civil rights activist, Ernest E. Gibson, recalls Dr. King
By Jason Crane – The Aurora Santori Public Library was host to an event Saturday, to remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Civil rights songs were performed by members of Brother Chi and the Alchemists, Amy Roth and Dan Smolla. Nearly 90-years-young, civil rights activist Ernest E.
Civil Rights Songs at Aurora’s Santori Public Library
Brother Chi and the Alchemists members Amy Roth and Dan Smolla sing civil rights songs Saturday, at the Aurora Santori Public Library. A video of the event can be seen at facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice
Monroe: Family-friendly dog, needs home
Monroe is a male Border Collie & Lab Mix/Australian who was born in 2015. Monroe recently was returned to the shelter due to allergies. He has made a transition smoothly to his new foster home and enjoys slumber parties with the kids! He is sensitive, loyal, and responds well to
Let’s Go Green!
• Restoration at Bliss Woods: A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve in Sugar Grove Saturday, June 23 from 9 a.m. to noon. Pulling garlic mustard and hedge parsley will be on the agenda. Please wear long pants, long sleeves, gloves, and sturdy shoes.
Fundraiser Forum
Golf outing for East Aurora July 19 The Aurora East Educational Foundation will be host to its 17th annual benefit golf outing Thursday, July 19, at the Phillips Park Golf Course, on Ray Moses Drive in Aurora, near the intersection of Hill Avenue and Montgomery Road. The golf outing is
A Focus on History: June 21 – 27
June 21 New Hampshire becomes the ninth and last necessary state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby making the document the law of the land. – 1788. In Neshoba County in central Mississippi, three civil rights field workers disappear after investigating the burning of an African American
Speaking with your voice now prevents attacks later
Sometimes you have to draw a line in the sand. This situation is one of those moments. There are some acts so wrong-headed, so immoral, and so inhumane that they simply cannot be defended on any grounds. Be warned: The White House’s new “zero tolerance policy” for separating undocumented parents
Proclamation for inaugural Aurora Pride Parade
A proclamation for the inaugural Aurora Pride Parade Sunday is held by co-chair of the parade, Kimberly Adams at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday evening. Gwyn Ciesla, left is co-chair, second from left is Richard Irvin, mayor of Aurora, and right is Chuck Adams. Other proclamations were presented for
One Year Later
Tom Skilling, WGN-TV meteorologist and West Aurora High School graduate, offers remarks at U.S. congressman Bill Foster’s seminar Saturday on a one-year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Paris Climate Change Accord. The event was at the One E. Benton Building, the former Aurora Public Library building, in Aurora. Foster
KAT Service to expand to part of Montgomery
Kendall Area Transit (KAT), in conjunction with the Village of Montgomery, will expand service for Kendall County residents of the village of Montgomery to begin Sunday, July 1. KAT will provide general transit services to all Kendall County locations, plus specific medical locations outside of Kendall County, with rides which
Annual “Warm Fuzzies” community-service project
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) members peruse the more than 111 fleece blankets and quilts which were hand-crafted in an annual “Warm Fuzzies” community-service project. From left are Dick Schindel, Aurora, AARTA president; Linda Weiss, Batavia; Eva Balek, Aurora, project coordinator; and Marilyn Ruby, Geneva. Blankets were collected at
Montini Catholic High School girls softball team State champion
Montini Catholic High School girls softball team poses outside of the school in Lombard following a Class 3A State championship in East Peoria last weekend. Montini rallied to defeat Kaneland, 15-8, in the championship game. Click here to see the article by Bobby Narang. Montini Catholic photo