New and returning members of the Library Board of Trustees were sworn into their term of service at the Sugar Grove Public Library District May 22. The Board of Trustees is composed of seven members who serve four-year terms in the valuable role of stewardship and governance to the Library.
Benet Academy’s Abby Casmere and Wauconda’s Jordan Bodden, 2, focus on the ball in Benet’s IHSA Class 2A 2-1 overtime State championship game victory at North Central College in Naperville Saturday. Al Benson/The Voice
By John Schutt – NASCAR Monster Energy Series, Pocono 400, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond Pa., Sunday, June 2. The race was at the only triangle-shaped track in the Nascar Cup series. Different set-ups, unlike any other track are required for the race cars to handle properly. William Byron won the
By Bobby Narang – Glenbard West High School boys volleyball head coach Christine Giunta-Mayer was overcome with emotion Saturday. After the Hilltoppers suffered a 25-21, 25-23 defeat to Marist in the State championship game at Hoffman Estates, Giunta-Mayer expressed her admiration for her players. Seven years ago, the Hilltoppers, 38-4,
Girls competitive athletics have come a long way in recent decades. With one weekend remaining in the Illinois High School Association girls softball and boys baseball, success can be savored with more on the horizon. St. Charles East will play Joliet West at 3 p.m. Friday in a Class 4A
With a 2-0 shutout of the Cleveland Indians Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field, the host Chicago White Sox closed out a seven-game homestand with a 6-1 record. It was a homestand with plenty of positives. Home runs are in vogue today. The long ball is king! There was a time,
June 3-5, Secaucus, N.J. White Sox Draft Picks 3.. White Sox, Andrew Vaughn, 1B, California 45. White Sox, Matthew Thompson, RHP, Cypress Ranch HS (TX) 81. White Sox, Andrew Dalquist, RHP, Redondo Union HS (CA) 110. White Sox, James Beard, CF, Loyd Star HS (MS) 140. White Sox, Dan Metzdorf,
Topical steroid creams long have been a standard treatment for skin rashes caused by infections, insect bites, and a wide array of contact irritants. They are considered relatively safe as prescription items, and some milder versions, hydrocortisone, for example, are available over-the-counter (OTC), without a prescription. Ironically, instead of relieving
• Kane County’s Recycling collection event: The Kane County Electronics Recycling Program next one-day recycling event will be Saturday, June 8 from 8 a.m. to noon at 540 S. Randall Road. There will be document shredding available with a limit of four boxes. Electronics and books will be accepted. There
S’more is a male Domestic Shorthair Brown Tiger who was born in October 2018 S’more is friendly and will follow humans around and loves to be petted. He will sit next to humans and nuzzle them. He likes climbing, jumping up and down, and playing with feather wands, stuffed toys,
Pancake breakfast at Montgomery FD Montgomery and Countryside Fire Protection District will hold its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 9. The breakfast will be held at department headquarters, 198 S. Railroad Street in Montgomery. The public is invited. The menu will include pancakes,
June 6 The Ashmolean, the world’s first university museum, opens in Oxford, England. -1683. A general strike by some 12,000 auto workers and others in Lansing, Mich. shuts down the city for a month in what was to become known as the city’s “Labor Holiday.” – 1937. Supreme Allied Commander
First Fridays in Aurora is open to any organization which wants to participate, and, thereby increase visibility for visitors to the events in the Downtown area. The Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora will hold a fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, June 7 at SciTech Hands On Museum, 18
“There will come a time when it isn’t ‘They’re spying on me through my phone’ any more. Eventually, it will be ‘My phone is spying on me.’” —Philip K. Dick Red pill or blue pill? You decide. Twenty years after the Wachowskis’ iconic 1999 film, The Matrix, introduced us to
Linda Callaghan, left, president of the Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club offers thanks to Ben Pohl, right, for an eye-opening presentation on distracted driving. Ben gave amazing statistics, and gave examples of things everyone should watch for in their own driving habits, that easily can be disastrous. He presents his message
Michaela Haberkern, Aurora Public Library executive director, at Aurora Noon Lions Club membership luncheon Monday, May 20 at Luigi’s Pizza in Aurora. Haberkern was appointed in January. She brought Lions up to date on Library plans for improved programs and facilities. She emphasized the West Branch will remain open. Al
Mayor of Aurora, Richard C. Irvin, shares some of Aurora’s latest development plans, Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center. He said two grand openings will be Saturday, June 1: The Venue, a live music community center and the Aurora Arts Center, a school for
