Frankenstein handmade at third annual West Aurora High School benefit car show
Aurora resident Chuck Fuller’s “Frankenstein,” a handmade car, attracts visitors to the third annual benefit car show at West Aurora High School Sunday. Al Benson/The Voice
Veterans’ Voice – Jon Birkey: Army training springboard to two degrees
By John Montesano – Jon Birkey is the May 2019 Veteran of the Month. He was born May 3, 1990 and lived in West Chicago. He was home-schooled through third grade. When he was put into the school system, he was put into the third grade because of a learning
U.S. Air Force Band in Oswego
The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America’s Roots in Blue will present a concert from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 26 at the Oswego Senior Center rear gym, 156 E. Washington Street, Oswego. Admission is free and open to the public for this family-friendly, all-ages event. Roots
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight provides veterans with a free trip to Washington, D.C. to visit memorials in honor of their service and sacrifice
Jeff Butler gives a presentation of his recent Honor Flight trip with his father, a Korean era veteran Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center. Land of Lincoln Honor Flight’s mission is to provide round trip transportation from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield for
Let’s Go Green!
• Kane County’s Recycling collection event: The next one-day event will be Saturday, May 11 from 8 a.m. to noon at 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. There will be document shredding available with a limit of four boxes. Electronics, books, and latex paint will be accepted at this event.
Angel loves back scratches, plays like a kitten
Angel is a female Domestic Short Hair Grey Tabby who was born in January 2012. Angel loves to have her back scratched and still plays like a kitten. She gets along with other cats and dogs and kids. Angel’s adoption fee of $100 includes up-to-date vaccinations, microchip, and spay/neuter. To
Fundraiser forum
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive May 11 The second Saturday in May is the largest one-day food drive in the Nation. It will take place in more than 10,000 cities and towns, and the food is collected by those men and women carrying our mail across the country. When postal
Antisemitism exists on all sides of political spectrum
In the wake of the shooting at the San Diego-area synagogue in California Saturday, April 27, which left one worshiper dead and two wounded, and the ongoing outcry against an anti-Semitic cartoon published in The New York Times, we are reminded that antisemitism exists on all sides of the political
A Focus on History: May 9 through May 15
May 9 U.S. president Woodrow Wilson issues a presidential proclamation that officially establishes the first National Mother’s Day holiday to celebrate America’s mothers. – 1914. May 10 Thanks to an army of thousands of Chinese and Irish immigrants, who laid 2,000 miles of track, the Nation’s first transcontinental railway line
Police misconduct part of problem that lacks accountability
How could this be happening right under our noses? That’s what readers wanted to know after my column went viral about the extent to which young children are being bought and sold for sex in America (The Voice, May 2). Where are the police when these children, some as young
Aurora Celebration of Courage: Honor heroes
Special salutes Monday morning offer honors to Aurora Police Department members involved in stopping the shooting to save lives at the Henry Pratt warehouse in Aurora February 15. Five Pratt employees were killed by an employee who had been terminated from employment. Five Aurora police officers were injured. They received
Mueller report confirms attack on State
By Grant Morgan – Special counsel Robert Mueller’s recently released his report on Russian interference in the 2016 election which repeated what many Illinois leaders already knew: That it suffered the worst election data breach of any state in the country when Russian agents stole the personal information of more
Arbor Day:
Students from Pope St. John Paul II Catholic Academy South Campus add shovels of dirt to the Red Oak tree planted and sponsored by the city government of Aurora on Arbor Day, the fourth Friday of April each year. Carter Crane/The Voice
May 11 offers clean-up, food donation, callings; Aurora Public Library digs out
Saturday, May 11 will be a part of the annual Spring accelerated activities schedule in our communities. The possibilities and demands are great. Finding ways to participate in many as possible offers challenges. For example the choices and options include: • The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will hold
Reader’s Voice: On RedLight camera experience
April 22, 2019 Dear editor; I have heard the divided opinions about red light photo enforcement. I am opposed and have moved to the point of camera court in the ticket process. What I observed at the Aurora Police Branch Court concerned me greatly. I hope to educate others in
Missing: Rain forest collection area the size of Belgium
Eillie Anzilotti, assistant editor for FastCopany’s Ideas Section, submitted the following article about ancient trees, such as those in tropical rain forests. Anzilotti writes: “These trees are crucial for slowing climate change, but they keep disappearing. It’s more important than ever that countries try to limit losses–and work to plant
Workshop May 4: Purpose, meaning
Pamela O’Brien and Ruthie Landis will lead the workshop For a Deep and Playful Exploration of Purpose & Meaning, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4 at Unity of Fox Valley, 230 Webster Street, Batavia. The work/playshop is about much more than choosing a career path. The time
First Community Day of Service in Yorkville
Earth Day (April 22) may be over, but you still can do your part! Join 3:11 Project and many community partners for the first Community Day of Service in Yorkville from from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 11. The day will start at Hoover Forest Preserve with informational
Regis Philbin: Consummate professional, true talent
“The most talented people will make their work look much easier than it really is.” —Regis Philbin How does one define a comic genius? To be a successful talk show host and game show host, actor, singer, and author, requires an innate personality that attracts others and a personality that