By Jason Crane Members of the Fox Valley Building and Construction Trades Council and investors packed the top floor meeting room in Aurora’s City Hall for the Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday. Five members of the building trades group offered encouragement to the Council to pass a resolution for
Aurora Veterans Advisory Council (AVAC) Veterans Panel in downtown Aurora, Tuesday at Gillerson’s Grubbery
Cathredral of Grace St. John AME Church, 2950 Bilter Road in Aurora, will present a screening of the film “Emanuel” and a panel discussion at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Juan Thomas, church spokesman, said film director Brian Ivie will attend
Ground breaking first phase of construction of The Reserve at Hudson Crossing in Oswego
As a society we embrace celebrations. We cherish important moments, some are traditions and some fulfill new boundaries. Veterans Day continues to grow in importance and salutes. The World War II veterans are slipping away into memories. Veterans of other time lines take on significance. Of special significance, among many
October 21, 2019Dear editor; I see that Aurora and several surrounding communities have jumped on the bandwagon to get a share of the predicted windfall of new taxes generated by the legalized sale of marijuana. I noted that many mothers have expressed concern about the logic of this proposal. Possession
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is alerting the public of dangerous counterfeit pills which are killing Americans. Erica C. Curry writes: “Mexican drug cartels are manufacturing mass quantities of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid that is lethal in minute doses, for distribution throughout North America.
The 6,000-plus dentists of the Illinois State Dental Society will show veterans that we care about their smiles. Throughout November, many Illinois State Dental Society dentists have reserved appointment times in their offices to salute Illinois veterans. Under the Illinois Dentists Salute initiative, participating dentists will provide critically-needed dental services
West Aurora Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 1921 W. Galena Boulevard, 5th Ward Community Room in West Aurora Plaza. Guest speaker will be Juan Thomas, who is running for 83rd District State Representative. • In addition, the Washington Neighbors neighborhood group will
The Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association will hold its December meeting and luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road, Aurora. The 2019 scholarship winner, Grace Weiss, from St. Charles East High School, will be honored. Music of the season will be presented by a
So much to think about, ponder, and consider! So many books to be read and understood. So today enjoy these “Bits and Pieces” of interesting topics. Bits: Did you know that the engineers who developed the wireless connection “Bluetooth” in the 1990s named it after King Harald Bluetooth, who united
Aurora • Through December 12 Neighborhood Festival Funding Grant The city government of Aurora offers financial assistance to organizations planning neighborhood events in 2020. Funding, which is limited to $1,500 per applicant, is made available to assist groups will be host to public events designed to educate, benefit, organize and/or
Part two of the Stolp Avenue profile: The first part is available at thevoice.us/history-recalled-of-buildings-on-stolp-avenue-in-aurora This essay looks at Island Avenue in Aurora before it was amalgamated with Stolp Avenue in 1964. It must be noted that not only was this street the center of Aurora geographically, it was Aurora’s heart
By Russ George The Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora, “The Club That Fights Diabetes”, invites everyone to an evening of Family Fun, complete with games, light, healthy, snacks, entertainment, free door-prize drawing, turkey giveaways every half hour, and information about diabetes awareness and treatment to celebrate World Diabetes Day, Thursday, Nov.
Ingredients 1 (8 ounce) package linguini pasta 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup white wine 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 3/4 teaspoon dried basil 1/4 cup milk 1 pound cooked shrimp Directions1. Bring
As your habit of measuring time, I surmise, May now come to you, actually, as a surprise; Because you never thought of it that way before, So in “measuring time” you must quickly learn more. But, in truth, you will measure time some every day, Like the things that you
Grandpa,I have heard it said that life is not like a box of chocolates, it is like a jar of hot peppers, whatever you do today will come back and burn your (deleted). Well, I just proved that to myself! I thought I was being slick. I recently got a
Laurie Klomhaus leads a group of teachers who work with pre-kindergarten special-needs children to prepare them to enter kindergarten, and coaches their parents on how to help their kids.
Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain and Daryl Pass of New Beginnings Recovery Mission share information with members of the Rotary Club of Aurora, Monday.
