Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin, poses with Andrew Hamilton from Aurora with an autographed bobblehead Friday. The Aurora Historical Society gift shop at the Pierce Art and History Center, was open as a participant of Downtown Aurora’s First Friday, Feb. 1. Irvin made history in 2017 when he was elected
By Miriam Meza – Wonder where the Aurora Public Library is with their strategic plan? Didn’t really know the Library had a vision or simply wondering where our initiatives stem? Here’s a quick overview of our 2017-2020 strategic goals and update. Our vision and strategic plan has four pillars as
Author Georgiann Baldino will present little-known details of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency. Her most recent book, “A Family and Nation Under Fire,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Oswego Public Library, Oswego Campus, 32 West Jefferson Street, Oswego. The book is a collection of previously-unpublished diaries and letters between
The Yorkville Public Library’s Teen Advisory Group (TAG) poses for a victory photo at the Player’s Choice Award after winning the Mini Golf FUN Raiser for the third straight year in Yorkville. This year TAG’s theme was “Dr. Seuss.” TAG scored twice as many votes as the second place winner.
The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit planolibrary.info or call 630-552-2009. • Knit and Crochet Group, Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon This informal group works on their own projects, discusses types and colors of yarns, and
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in February. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. • Tuesday, Feb. 12 and 26, 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.,
By Bobby Narang – Westmont High School basketball head coach Craig Etheridge understands clearly the ups and downs with trying to build a winning program and a winning season. Hired in 1999, Etheridge immediately experienced the highs associated with winning and building a program. In his first year, the Sentinels’
Aurora University head coach Lance Robinson, center, huddles with his men’s Spartans basketball team prior to an overtime session Monday against visiting Benedictine University at Lancaster Court in Aurora. Aurora won, 78-73. Al Benson/The Voice
The Little Ten Conference held its 100th annual boys basketball tournament last week with Somonauk, which it has every year since 1984, playing host. The tournament was at the mercy of the weather and Friday’s scheduled final day was moved to Saturday because of the bitter cold. Bad weather or
Naperville North High School guard Tom Welch, 1, shoots over a Chicago Lincoln Park defender at the ninth annual Ernie Kivisto Hoopfest Saturday. Lincoln Park won, 42-39, at East Aurora High School. Al Benson/The Voice
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) postseason play has started, which will include building to Original March Madness. • Class 1A (of three classes) wrestling started last weekend; 2018 1A dual meet State champion, Aurora Christian, qualified for an upcoming sectional tournament by qualifying in 12 of 14 bouts. •
Schedule Thursday, Feb. 7 Northeastern Athletic IMSA at Alden-Hebron, 7 Southwest Prairie Plainfield North at Joliet Central, 6:30 Upstate Eight Glenbard South at East Aurora, 6:30 Non-conference Westmont at St. Edward, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 8 Chicago Catholic White Mount Carmel at Marmion, 7 Providence-St. Mel at Providence, 7 St. Francis
Oswego resident Herschel Luckinbill, portrays a gunman being disabled by self-defense expert Joe Rosner of McHenry County. Rosner spoke and demonstrated self-defense tactics in “How to Protect Yourself if Attacked” at Aurora Navy League Council 247’s monthly dinner meeting at Grandma’s Table Restaurant in Montgomery Tuesday, Jan. 15. Below, Rosner
There isn’t a month that goes by where some well-meaning grandparent, parent, uncle, or aunt, doesn’t ask me about pharmacy as a career for their loved one. What are the salaries like? Are there jobs? What are the best schools? How long does it take to become a licensed pharmacist?
Webelos from Den 1 and Den 11 of Yorkville’s Pack 350 react Saturday, Feb. 2 during a visit to the Ottawa Historical & Scouting Museum to explore the history of scouting in recognition of their Looking Back, Looking Forward elective adventure. Back row: Ben, Lynze, Ethan. Front row: Linden, James,
Steve Tanda of St. Charles, right, displays his gold-colored soup pot as champion of a fish-soup cook-off by Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472 Sunday, Feb. 3. The Norwegian-American social group held its first fiskesuppe, fish-soup contest, which attracted seven entries at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery. Auroran
Charlie Zine and Chuck Roberts pose in Aurora at a man-made kayak beach at Veterans Island in Aurora on their trip on the Fox River from Colfax, Wis. to Ottawa. They will give a presentation Monday, Feb. 11 at Valley of the Fox Sierra Club’s meeting at the Batavia Public
