The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday. The meeting will be held at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery, just north of Route 30. The after dinner speaker will be Brian M. McKnight, special agent in charge (SAC) of the Chicago Field Division
Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion Post 84 commander Mike Eckburg, at the regular monthly Roosevelt Aurora American Legion Post 84 meeting, acknowledged a World War II veteran for his unwavering commitment to honoring the fallen heroes on Memorial Day. Every year since Ken Olson had joined the Roosevelt Aurora American Legion Post
The downtown Aurora farmer’s market season-opener Saturday includes observation of produce at the Aurora Transportation Center. Al Benson/The Voice
Anderlik, Otto & Church, a multi-genre, three-piece virtuoso trio, performs Saturday at Batavia’s 2018 Blues & Roots on Water Street Festival at Kiss the Sky and Water Studios complex. The festival of Roots, Americana, and Blues, included Chicago’s Devil in a Woodpile and Beth Lee and the Breakups. Jeanette Hirt
Repeat Boutique Center in Carol Stream has moved and is operating from its spacious new facility at 191 South Gary Avenue, Carol Stream. Conveniently near the corner of Gary Avenue and St. Charles Road, the ministry continues to serve those in need just as it has for 45 years. An
Zuma, a female Greyhound Mix, was born November 20, 2017. Zuma loves to play with other dogs, but most of all, loves children! She would most likely do great in agility training! She loves to go under things, through tunnels and jump over things. This sweet girl is fully potty-trained
• 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
Naperville Democrats FUNraiser June 23 The Naperville Township Democrats will be host to an annual Summer FUNdaiser and Pig Roast from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 23, to support the 2018 Election Fund. Democrats of all ages are welcome to bring their families to mix and mingle with
June 14 During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white” and that “the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.” – 1777. Residents in Paris, France are
Someone needs to alert Donald Trump: There is no get-out-of-jail-free” card just for being president. According to Trump’s Twitter feed, he believes that he has an absolute right to pardon himself of any crimes for which he might be charged while serving in office. He’s not alone in this imperial
Naperville: The 12th annual Frontier Park Kite Fly Festival draws a crowd Sunday. A video of the event can be seen at facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice
Geneva: Cancer survivors carry a banner with handprints of survivors to step off the annual American Cancer Society 2018 Relay for Life of Kane County at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva Friday. Al Benson/The Voice
Yorkville: The Color Fun Run at Silver Springs State Park Saturday helps Grace Holistic Center For Education. A video of the event can be seen at facebook.com/thevoice.us. Mark Krueger/The Voice
Aurora Christian High School’s baseball team, shortly after capturing the Class 1A IHSA State championship in Peoria, poses for photos. See Carter Crane’s article here. Dan Anderson of Dan Anderson Productions
Milestones come and go, are meant to be savored, considered, and to be deposited in place with a view to the future. The Voice has achieved a milestone of 10 years in publishing a small community newspaper each week for 52 weeks. We reflect the events, thoughts, and future of
May 31, 2018 Dear editor; The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 219 in Aurora held its annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, a national event to help end hunger Saturday May 12. Stamp Out Hunger is the largest one-day food drive in the country and this year we
June 1, 2018 Dear editor; As the great newspaper, The Voice, prepares for completion of 10 great years, I, as a reader, want to say “Great job and a great paper.” Keep up the great job and I will continue to be a reader each week. Thank you. Jim Miller
First of two parts J.J. McCorvey, of FastCompany contributed the following article which brings up to date the fatal shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. February 14. “Cameron Kasky recalls the eerie realization that descended upon the kids huddled in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas (MSP) High School
Rebecca Tulloch, manager of the Rockford Peaches vintage woman’s baseball team, will trace the truth and fiction about the Tom Hanks film, “A League of their Own,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Road in Yorkville. Admission is free. This year is the
Do you find socks to be just an article of clothing, or do you really like socks? I have read that former president George Herbert Walker Bush loves socks and in every posted photo, he is wearing colorful socks. I am with George! I love socks. From the time Aunt
