Month: April 2019

In North Aurora: Dale Berman, Village president, in his annual State of the Village address Wednesday, April 10 in the Oak Street Restaurant, gives a focus to the new vision statement of the Village government: An attentive municipal organization that connects with community, commerce, and nature. Carter Crane/The Voice
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State of the Village of North Aurora includes a new vision statement

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Dale Berman, North Aurora Village president, in his annual State of the Village address Wednesday, April 10 in the Oak Street Restaurant, gives a focus to the new vision statement of the Village government: An attentive municipal organization that connects with community, commerce, and nature. Carter Crane/The Voice...

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Chuck Adams, execuitve director of Indivisible Aurora, left, and Richard Irvin, mayor of Aurora, Tuesday, announce the reversal of the cancellation of the 2019 Aurora Pride Parade. Indivisible Aurora needed $17,000 to cover expenses. See Amy Roth's information on page 7. Funds were raised in a Go Fund Me account Tuesday. A video of the event can be viewed at facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice
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Cancellation of the 2019 Aurora Pride Parade reversed

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Chuck Adams, executive director of Indivisible Aurora, left, and Richard Irvin, mayor of Aurora, Tuesday, announce the reversal of the cancellation of the 2019 Aurora Pride Parade. The announcement took place at Irvin’s media briefing event at City Hall, April 16. Indivisible Aurora needed $17,000 to cover expenses. See Amy...

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Massive Crowd Attends 9th Annual Mooseheart Easter Egg Hunt
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Massive Crowd Attends 9th Annual Mooseheart Easter Egg Hunt

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Warm air and clear skies helped boost attendance at Mooseheart’s 9th Annual Easter Egg Hunt, which took place on Saturday on the campus’ football field. An estimated 4,000 attended the event, which has become a fixture on area calendars since its inception in 2011. This year, 18,000 plastic eggs filled with...

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Oswego Veterans Serenity Park ground-breaking
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Oswego’s Veterans Serenity Park ground-breaking held Saturday, April 13, 2019

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By Carter Crane – The Veterans Serenity Park ground-breaking in Oswego Saturday, April 13 was both the process of a beginning and of a completion for the committee which has been working on the project for nearly a year. The Park projection completion date is November this year. The Park,...

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Kiwanis Club of Aurora completes payment for sponsorship of Children’s Corner to Aurora Public Library Foundation

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Kiwanis Club of Aurora members present a ceremonial check April 6 for a last payment on a $100,000 pledge to the Aurora Public Library Foundation to name the Children’s Corner at the Richard and Gina Santori Public Library of Aurora in downtown Aurora. Club president Kim Groom is center. From...

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Reader’s Voice: Note: Not all that glitters gold

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April 8, 2019 Dear editor; Not all that glitters is gold: Many of us are getting sick and tired of individuals who run justice departments for their ego gratification and political ambition. Whether it’s U.S. Department of Justice improper political surveillance, Cook County State’s attorney Jussie Smollett and LaQuan McDonald...

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Reader’s Voice: New gun laws can not make us safer

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April 12, 2019 Dear editor; To our illustrious governor and all the other gun control activists: I saw a poster and thought it should be more widely exposed. Murder is illegal. Attempting murder is illegal. A felon owning a gun is illegal. Shooting people indiscriminately is illegal. Using firearms in...

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Robots work on recycling sorting to make it affordable

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Second of three parts Adele Peterson has submitted the following article regarding seeking solution in the U.S. recycling crisis. “Those investments include some companies that focus solely on municipal recycling. In many cities, the current model has private companies, such as Waste Management, that handle both trash and recycling. But...

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Aurora parade marshals in demand

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The city government of Aurora is seeking nominations for grand marshals for this year’s Memorial Day and Fourth of July parades. A nominee must be an Auroran who has made significant contributions to the quality of life in the City, whether it in the areas of civic or social services,...

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Storms in an early life evolved into serenity, joy

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I will tell you a true story so full of drama and dissension that you will shake your head in disbelief. She grew up in Peoria and was graduated from the Academy of Our Lady and married in haste to a Spalding graduate. Both were the last of their crowd...

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On rigors of working on a really old radio to give it life

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Spring finally has sprung…somewhere. Trees are budding and flowers are blooming. The animals in Al Demeter Park next to the Santori Public Library of Aurora have come out of hibernation and are emerging from their dens just in time to get a load of wet, heavy, snow dumped on them....

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Ice cream dreams by Fourth of July: Workers clean the windows of the former Aurora Silverplate Manufacturing building in downtown Aurora at 6 E. Downer Place. The building is being restored and a planned ice cream shop has a target date to open by the Fourth of July. The site has been vacant for many years. Jason Crane/The Voice
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Ice cream dreams by Fourth of July:

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Workers clean the windows of the former Aurora Silverplate Manufacturing building in downtown Aurora at 6 E. Downer Place. The building is being restored and a planned ice cream shop has a target date to open by the Fourth of July. The site has been vacant for many years. Jason...

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Jo Fredell Higgins to receive Kiwanis Club of Aurora Service to God and Fellowman Award

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The Kiwanis Club of Aurora will present its annual Service To God and Fellowman Award to Jo Fredell Higgins at an evening banquet in her honor Monday, May 20 at Gaslite Manor in Aurora. The award annually honors a community member for exemplary leadership skills, consistent service as a role...

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Chocolate Coconut Bars

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Ingredients 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup melted butter 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 2 cups flaked coconut, unsweetened 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips, melted Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 2. Combine the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Mix and pat into...

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More than 60 groups, floats, and units enjoyed the inaugural pride parade in Aurora Sunday through the streets of downtown. Here are two of the participating groups. See page 1, page 7, and see facebook.com/thevoice.us for a video of the event. Jason Crane/The Voice
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Pride Parade and Festival back on again; Go Fund Me helps

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By Amy Roth – The Pride Parade and Festival in Aurora is back on again less than a week after its cancelation. Mayor Richard Irvin of Aurora announced Tuesday afternoon standing next to Chuck Adams, executive director of community advocacy group Indivisible Aurora, organizer of the event. The announcement came...

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The North Aurora community emergency response team (CERT) receives applause and appreciation at the Village Board meeting Monday after Village president Dale Berman read a proclamation declaring April Volunteer Appreciation Month in North Aurora. Chief David Fisher said in 2018 2,067 hours were volunteered, almost double from the 1,131 in 2017. He estimates the Village saved more than $51,000 in 2018 because the volunteers assist paid staff members during disasters and other emergencies, planned events such as North Aurora Days and parades. Volunteers may assist with directing traffic, perimeter/access control, triage/first aid, light search and rescue, shelter set up, and operation. Jason Crane/The Voice
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North Aurora community emergency response team appreciated for saving Village more than $50,000 in 2018

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The North Aurora community emergency response team (CERT) receives applause and appreciation at the Village Board meeting Monday after Village president Dale Berman read a proclamation declaring April Volunteer Appreciation Month in North Aurora. Chief David Fisher said in 2018 2,067 hours were volunteered, almost double from the 1,131 in...

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Standing ovation for Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman

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At the April 9 meeting of the Woman’s Club of Aurora at Belle Salle Banquets, Kristen Ziman, chief of the Aurora Police Department (APD), was presented with a $500 check to honor APD first responders by Club president Cathy Martin. Chief Ziman thanked members for the outpouring of support from...

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Humane Society of Aurora fundraiser: Blackie the dog meets a visitor at a Humane Society of Aurora fundraiser recently at Pig Dog Pub in Montgomery. Featured were the band Trio and numerous raffle baskets. The second annual Doris Day event raised funds for the volunteer arm of Aurora Animal Control and Care. Volunteers showed a half dozen dogs for adoption. Al Benson/The Voice
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Humane Society of Aurora fundraiser:

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Blackie the dog meets a visitor at a Humane Society of Aurora fundraiser recently at Pig Dog Pub in Montgomery. Featured were the band Trio and numerous raffle baskets. The second annual Doris Day event raised funds for the volunteer arm of Aurora Animal Control and Care. Volunteers showed a...

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