Master Xin Qi, right, looking into the middle of the circle, of Panda Kung Fu & Tai Chi in Naperville, leads a fitness routine Saturday for those who may suffer from Parkinson’s disease. The special event was at Jesse “The Law” Boxing Club in Aurora at the Fox Valley Park
History on a Fork, Spring fundraiser for the Aurora Historical Society, Friday includes musicians, The Internationals, Henry Sergienko and Arkady Pevchin from Buffalo Grove. The site is One East Benton (Support Techs, formerly Aurora Public Library). Included was a kitchen, a replica of an immigrant kitchen centered around a c.
A group of 100 Aurora area residents came out for part of the third annual National Day of Prayer and Protest Against Planned Parenthood, at 150 Planned Parenthood facilities in 37 states. More than 5,000 participated. Counter-protestors turned out in some locations as well, including a group in Aurora dressed
Kori Kasper and Bryan Kasper move new plants indoors for their new business, Branch Gardens, 77 S. Lake Street in Aurora. The urban city garden will have its soft opening during First Fridays, Friday, May 4 in Aurora. They moved the plants inside because of chilly weather Wednesday, April 25.
• Kane County’s Recycling collection event: The next one-day event will be Saturday, May 12 from 8 a.m. to noon at 540 S. Randall Road. Electronics and books will be accepted at this event. There is a fee for TVs and computer monitors, both tube and flat screen, of $25.
Charlie is a male Red Queensland Heeler Mix who is approximately one-year old and 44 pounds. Charlie is in foster care with two pre-teens and three large dogs and he gets along great with everyone! He is active and plays ca tch, frisbee, and leaps through the air. But he
Books needed for Used Book Sale The Friends of the Yorkville Public Library are planning their 10th annual Used Book Sale. This great fundraiser has brought in $41,800 for the Library during the past nine years, with help, we can add to this total. Money raised by the sale goes
May 3 Four striking workers are killed, at least 200 wounded, when police attack a demonstration on Chicago’s South Side at the McCormick Harvesting Machine plant. The Haymarket Massacre is to take place the following day – 1886. May 4 In Kent, Ohio, 28 National Guardsmen fire their weapons at
Is the U.S. government evil? You tell me. This government treats its citizens as faceless statistics and economic units to be bought, sold, bartered, traded, tracked, tortured, and eventually eliminated once they’ve outgrown their usefulness. This government treats human beings as lab rats to be caged, branded, experimented upon, and
Aurora area residents are encouraged to participate in various prayer efforts in observation of the May 3 National Day of Prayer. This year, a couple of unique opportunities are offered: A prayer walk, 9:30 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. and neighborhood walks, 7 a.m. or 7 p.m., or when convenient. These opportunities are all part of a
For the last 15 years, the second Tuesday in May has been reserved for enjoying a taste of restaurants in downtown Aurora. This year, the Downtown Taste will move to the last Tuesday in July and will start new restaurant week within downtown. Downtown Taste July 31 will offer diners
Guests speak with representatives from SCARCE (School & Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education) at the Naperville Park District Earth Day Fair Sunday, April 22 (Earth Day) in Naperville. Several hundred attended. Congressman Bill Foster spoke briefly at the opening and was introduced by Park District president Mike Reilly.
Mayor Richard Irvin of Aurora, right, holds the State champions flag with Marmion Academy club ice hockey team members at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday. Marmion won the high school White Division State championship March 16 with a 2-1 victory over New Trier Gray in overtime at the United
Maureen Gasek of the Aurora Area Regional Chamber of Commerce hands Cheryl Holz, right, balloons for her birthday Saturday. Holz finished the mural on the back of Kim Granholm’s Aurora Fastprint in downtown Aurora. The mural contains some of the newest printing technology to wrap the back of the building.
Observing Joe Wiegand portray Theodore Roosevelt Saturday, April 14 was informative and fun. As a society we are nearly singularly focused on our presidents in the political realm. One reason is the chief executive sets a tone in word and deed. Wiegand used his one-man show to inform the audience
April 19, 2018 Dear editor; I wish to express my deepest gratitude to those who supported my candidacy in the Kane County Board District 3 Democratic Party primary race. Winning by six votes over the incumbent was stressful, but the higher than normal turnout in our precincts proved to me
April 18, 2018 Dear editor; I have been a reader of The Voice for more than half of its corporate life. I love the good news and positive slant of this paper. I and several of my friends have advertised our business concerns in The Voice. When I retired recently
The National Trust was chartered by Congress in 1949 “to facilitate public participation in the preservation of sites, buildings, and objects of national significance or interest.” Today you can read about many of the most beautiful American gardens of which some are administered by the Trust. We begin with Shadows-on-the-Teche
In another life, I wrote essays for that other newspaper in town (TONIT) as part of a collaboration called “Common Sense.” Then, as now, I followed the dictum of my philosophical godfather, the 18th Century Frenchman, Voltaire, who said, famously: “I have come into this world to comfort the afflicted
Earth Day, April 22, U.S. representatives Randy Hultgren (R-IL-14) and Ed Perlmutter (D-CO-07) together joined the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus. Co-chaired by congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) and congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL-26), the Caucus has 74 members, split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, representing diverse districts from across the country. “My
