By Sean Nash, senior – Grace Holistic Center for Education in Yorkville – Ready Player One is a critically-acclaimed movie directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the book by Ernest Cline. Bright and lively visuals of the virtual world contrasts dramatically with the grim and bleak world of reality. The
By Joe Illingworth, junior – Grace Holistic Center for Education in Yorkville – Ready Player One is a movie interpretation of the book written by Ernest Cline. The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg and was funded by Warner Bros.. The movie is based in a dystopian world where over-population
The Naperville North High School track and field team members pose after capturing the Class 3A State championship Saturday, May 19 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Homewood-Flossmoor finished in second place and Glenbard West was sixth. Naperville North High School photo
Naperville Central High School’s boys water polo team members pose for photo Saturday, May 19 after capturing the State meet championship at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. Naperville Central High School photo
Reverend Timothy Piasecki of First Presbyterian Church in Aurora reads to a group outside the Paramount Theatre Thursday, May 24. The immigrant rights organizations, Immigrant Liberation Alliance of Aurora, Immigrant Solidarity DuPage, and Indivisible Aurora, gathered to protest recent raids against immigrants and in favor of Dreamers who were brought
Participants in the annual Aurora Memorial Day parade, Monday, include, left, the new school name, Pope St. John Paul II Catholic Academy, the successor to the four closed schools (see article here). Jason Crane/The Voice
A variety of cars on display at the AVAC (Aurora Veterans Advisory Council) car show in West Aurora Plaza Saturday help raise funds. Nearly 100 cars were entered to help raise funds during the third annual Vets Week. Carter Crane/The Voice
Maggie is a female Labrador Mix who was born in May 2016. Maggie is a sweet dog who loves to touch and snuggle with her humans. She is housebroken and knows many commands. She loves going for car rides and even will ride on an ATV. She enjoys her toys
• 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.,
Effort seeks funds for mural in Yorkville The Yorkville Public Library and Kendall Arts Guild have joined to raise funds to for artist Eulojio Ortega to paint a mural that would greet the public at the entrance of the Library at 902 Game Farm Road. It would excite the minds
May 31 The famous tower clock known as Big Ben, at the top of the 320-foot-high St. Stephen’s Tower, rings out over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, England. – 1859. The South Fork Dam collapses and causes a flood in Johnstown, Pa., that kills more than 2,200 residents.
An Aurora Police Mobile Command Post vehicle is on the scene of a freight train derailment at Third and River Streets in Aurora Thursday, May 24. The derailment did not include any injuries on the Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF). Several tanker cars were involved. Jason Crane/The Voice
Those coming of age today will face some of the greatest obstacles ever encountered by young persons. In addition to being overtaxed and underemployed, they will be forced to march in lockstep with a government that no longer exists to serve the people, but which demands they be obedient slaves
Aurora Police Officer Steven Pacenti was named Exchange Club of Aurora Police Officer of the Year Tuesday at Gaslite Manor in Aurora. His award was received in absentia. Officer Pacenti was nominated for his actions in catching a pair of juveniles who fled from him earlier in his shift and
Freshman Riley Ammenhauser, of Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, flies through the air in last weekend’s Illinois High School Association (IHSA) girls State track and field meet in Charleston at Eastern Illinois University. She captured first place in the triple jump with a 40-foot, 02.25-inch performance. She became only
Aurora Police Department Police Week Memorial, Saturday, at A.P.D. Headquarters, 1200 E Indian Trail, included an annual memorial service dedicated to the memories of Alfred Olin (badge 105) and Thompson Richardson (badge 113), the only two Aurora Police officers killed in the line of duty. Memorialized were the six retired
Kites in the sky draw interest from an estimated nearly 500 in the park along the Fox River Saturday in Aurora between Jake’s Bagels and Deli and the RiverEdge Park. Carter Crane/The Voice
Aurora City Council members, mayor Richard Irvin, sixth from the left, and Tom Weisner, f ormer mayor, fifth from left, offer ceremonial shoveling in ground-breaking Wednesday, May 16 for the pedestrian and bike bridge which will connect the East Side and West Side of Aurora north of downtown. Later, the
Memorial Day is the first of six major holidays in the U.S. if you link New Year’s Day to Christmas. To some of us Memorial Day is the start of Summer. The good weather is an indication. Memorial Day, however, is a time to honor those who have seen their
May 21, 2018 Dear editor; There’s a crisis looming in our State’s workers’ compensation system. If allowed to fester, it will keep workers from receiving timely medical treatment for work-place injuries. It will delay workers’ recoveries and their return to their jobs. And it will end up costing more for
