A busy Martin Luther King (MLK) Day in Aurora Monday
More than 800 participate and attend at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora and listen to guest speakers.
Memorial service January 29 for Army Specialist Miguel Villalon
A memorial ceremony will be held next week in Aurora to honor the late United States Army Specialist Miguel Villalon. The ceremony, which will be presented by the city government of Aurora, in collaboration with East Aurora School District 131, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29 at...
Poet Laureate in Aurora
Karen Fullett-Christensen, third from left, celebrates her installation as the first Aurora Poet Laureate.
MLK Day includes service above self; endorsement in 11th
This week’s issue of The Voice is filled as usual. Still, there was a great deal which could be included, however, due to space limitations, information will wait until next week, or, not be included. Part of the space this week has been devoted to the growing celebration of Martin...
League of Women Voters explained
January 18, 2020Dear editor; This letter is in response to the letter of Joan Solms, Aurora, which was published in the January 16, 2020 Reader’s Voice column of The Voice, and can be viewed at thevoice.us/remarks-follow-resignation-from-lwv. The undersigned leaders of the League of Women Voters in the area welcome the...
Kneeling culturally acceptable, always
January 19, 2020 Dear editor; Kneeling is a sign instituted by God. It is not a sin, nor a crime. Those who interpret it as a protest coming from low class, common fans, should be fired. The backlash to the press corp and its owners should be addressed from church...
Natural health promoted to counter pharmaceutical’s grip
First of three parts The Dr. Rath Health Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving human health on a global scale through research, education, and the defense of patients’ rights to choose natural health therapies. Founded in 2002 by Dr. Matthias Rath, a renowned scientist and physician whose scientific...
East Aurora High School Class of 1960 will meet June 6
East Aurora High School Class of 1960 members are invited to a 60-year reunion at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 6 at Luigi’s Pizza, 732 Prairie Street in Aurora. George M. Hauser of Aurora, event coordinator, said “We will hold an informal pizza night to celebrate our 60th reunion. An assortment...
Retired teachers will meet February 4
The Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association will have an early Valentine luncheon and meeting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4. The luncheon will be at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road in Aurora. We will be entertained by Rick Pickren, a nationally-known actor and singer, who will keep us in a...
Boss Babes and men networking event February 5
A networking event that unites dynamic women will welcome men for the first time on the first Wednesday in February. Boss Babes, a weekly mixer held at Wyckwood House, in Aurora, will invite men to join them for one day only, February 5. The special Boss Babes: Boys in the...
Lavender, an herb, historically, heals, healthful
“Lavender’s Blue, dilly, dilly, Lavender’s green, When you are king, dilly, dilly, I shall be queen.” — An English lullaby January is the month when the heart begins to think of gardens, and swimming, and outdoor pleasures. We are weary of Winter and look forward to Springtime. Thoughts turn to...
Neighborhood Activities: 1-23-20
Aurora • Saturday, Jan. 25 • 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Terry Fator Ventriloquist, impressionist, comedian, and singer, Terry Fator, has been wowing audiences at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Nev., but he’s coming back to Aurora for the fourth time for another day of puppet impersonations guaranteed to give...
Confession: Nearly killed an eighth grade nun, accidentally
I have a confession to make: I nearly killed my eighth grade nun. To many of you readers who grew up attending a Catholic school, this probably doesn’t sound so bad because, just like me, you’d assumed they were trying to kill us. But this was not a preemptive strike...
Aurora police investigating hit and run on Aurora’s near West Side
Aurora Police Department traffic investigators have released two pictures of a vehicle wanted for questioning in connection to a man who was struck and killed in a hit and run crash on Aurora’s near West Side Monday, Jan. 13 evening. The vehicle in question is believed to be a light colored sedan....
Climate change at DuPage Summit January 30
How climate change affects the local ecosystems, urban green space, and even bird migration, will be the focus of the 2020 DuPage Environmental Summit from 7:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 30 at the NIU Naperville Meeting and Conference Center. The free seminar is open to community leaders, conservation groups,...
Recipe of the Week: Moroccan Chicken Thighs
Ingredients 8 bone-in chicken thighs 1 ½ cups chicken broth 3 tablespoons paprika 3 tablespoons ground cumin 3 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root 3 teaspoons ground turmeric 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 lemon, zested and juiced 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ white onion, chopped 1 teaspoon garlic, minced 1 cup pimento-stuffed...
A Special Thanks
I know that Christmas is long gone—a memory; But something happened then that’s still dumbfounding me. My daughter had become a problem months before, And every day since then had been a constant war. It seemed that nothing that we tried did any good; And, believe me, we did everything...
Kane County chairman Lauzen declines reelection; endorses Dave Rickert
Editor’s note: Chris Lauzen, Kane County Board chairman, announced Wednesday, Jan. 15 he will not run for reelection. Here is the text: These past eight years have been peaceful, productive, and prosperous in Kane County in terms of both consistently high-quality services delivered to constituents and respectful restraint on the...
Completing the census easy, responsible, financially helpful
By Angela Clay Thomas The start of this year is the beginning of a new decade which means it’s a census year. Article 1 Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution calls for a census, or count, of every man, woman, and child living in the United States every 10 years....
Comic and anime convention at Aurora Public Library: World of pop culture
The Aurora Public Library (APL) is excited to present a comic and anime convention in the Summer to celebrate comic books, graphic novels, anime, and the world of pop culture fandom. From now through February, we will accept creative name suggestions which can be sent to kdanis@auroraubliclibrary.org. The winner will...