Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman reflects in the Tuesday, Feb. 11 city of Aurora media briefing to reflect on the February 15 Anniversary of the Henry Pratt tragedy.
The Aurora Historical Society (AHS) is commemorating the anniversary of the shooting at the Henry Pratt Company in 2019 with an exhibit, “February 15: One Year Later” Saturday at the Pierce Art and History Center, 20 E. Downer Place, Aurora. Featured in the exhibit are the five crosses created by...
By Jerry Nowicki The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has the ability to test for the 2019 novel coronavirus in-state, which means shorter wait times for test results for those showing symptoms of the virus and meeting certain criteria. IDPH said in a news release Tuesday that Illinois is...
Aurora First Fridays, sponsored by Aurora Downtown, includes children at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum decorating Valentine's fire helmets and one of many signs at the Henry Pratt Memorial Exhibit in the Aurora Art & History Center.
There is room in The Voice created for organizations which hold fundraising events. Many events will bring a benefit to service clubs. For examples, see below for fundraising events of the The Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora in its event March 7 to fight diabetes that will be held at the...
February 9, 2020Dear editor; I was thinking about all the times I have approached Aurora City Council. They are bent on developing a “Something’s Happening Downtown” and making Aurora famous. It is their methodology that bothers me. Going deep in debt, embellishing crowd sizes and successes, producing bogus statistics and...
February 9, 2020Dear editor; Don’t you just love the double standard by the Democrats? If it had been Donald Trump’s son kicked out of military service for cocaine, there would have been headlines three inches high reporting that Trump got his kid got a job paying $87,000 per month for...
Geneva resident Ashley Fritz, left, presents an appreciation plaque to her parents, Linda and Paul, during a Sunday, Feb. 9, concert by the Purdue University Purduettes.
First of two parts Coronavirus: How Dangerous is it? Hint: Don’t trust the big media Want to Know Info by Fred Burks for PEERS (Public Education and Empowerment Resources Service) and former White House interpreter and whistleblower has submitted the following article: “Fear-filled news makes money for corporate sponsors of...
Water Street Studios, an award-winning nonprofit art center in Batavia, recently announced the future departure of executive director Danielle Hollis with an anticipated transition date in June. Danielle and Board president Jessica Breugelmans will be working hand-in-hand with the Board of Directors and staff members during this period to ensure...
Chicago blues legend, Buddy Guy, will be the headline act with a killer lineup of longtime favorites and fresh new blues talent at the 24th Annual Blues on the Fox Festival, Friday and Saturday, June 19-20 at Thomas J. Weisner RiverEdge Park in downtown Aurora. Kenny Wayne Shepherd will be...
When our neighbors fall on hard times, they often must make the difficult decision to give up their pets. Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry is set to launch a Pet Pantry where pet owners can obtain dog and cat food for their beloved pets Wednesday, Feb. 12. The Pet Pantry will...
“Haste and bow at Cupid’s shrine and welcome in St. Valentine. “All be merry, frank and free and form the Lover’s Jubilee.” —From a Valentine writer, 19th Century British printers produced the first ready-made valentine cards in 1797. Images of popular love tokens were combined with inscribed verses. Fancy papers...
Aurora • Through March 29 The Secret of My Success Is success money? A powerful job? A happy marriage? Join us for the World Premiere of The Secret of My Success, a hilarious, heartfelt, new musical, based on Universal Pictures film. Brantley Foster, a young, ambitious, midwesterner, moves to New...
It’s all over, but the shouting in the impeachment, and that is taking place and will continue to take place. The shouting will be from our accidental president, Donald Trump’s proclaiming, “I’ve been completely exonerated! Not guilty! I did nothing wrong!” These will be his opening remarks at all of...
Oswego High School will be host to Oswego School District 308’s first College and Trade Expo from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12. The College and Trade Expo will be open to all high school students from Oswego High School, Oswego East High School, and other Fox Valley...
The DuPage Juvenile Officers Association, the largest association of juvenile officers and youth workers in Illinois, announced Tuesday, Feb. 11 that it is will award up to two $1,000 college scholarships this year. Applicants must be residents of DuPage County planning to seek a career in law enforcement or youth...
Ingredients 1 (8 ounce) package crescent rolls 1 pound ground beef 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream 8 ounces shredded Mexican-style cheese 1 (14 ounce) bag nacho chips, crushed Directions1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 2. Lay crescent dough flat on the bottom...
It’s time we came to grips with how we came to be; We did not get to be a nation by decree– Our war for Independence did not do the act; We weren’t coerced, we were not forced, and that’s a fact. Our Constitution took a great amount of time...
When you meet someone it is easy to pass that person you assume has nothing in common with you. But when you take the time to communicate, you can meet individuals who teach you something new and enrich your life. Frank Bazos’ voice sometimes can be difficult to understand. Sometimes...
