Month: March 2020

North Aurora Village Board meeting: Ordinance, Aurora Packing

Director of Community Development for North Aurora, Mike Toth, explains the ordinance granting special use for the properties at 125 and 149 S. Grant Street in North Aurora for Aurora Packing, Inc. at the North Aurora Village Board meeting Monday.

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Aurora Committee of the Whole: Martin Lyons CFO, Koloni, Inc.

Martin Lyons, the city government of Aurora's chief financial officer/city treasurer explains a resolution authorizing the City to repay a line of credit to save money at the Aurora Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday.

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Madness: St. Charles North swim to high school, college, ball

It’s March Madness continued. It only heats up. Schools in The Voice circulation area see the statement as more than basketball. The do-or-die process includes St. Charles North High School, for example as the State swimming and diving champion, which was determined Saturday at Evanston High School. The North Stars...

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Aurora Christian High School boys basketball team wins Class 1A Aurora Christian Regional Tournament

Mooseheart's Joel Williams has the ball stripped by Aurora Christian High School players Karsen Olsen, left, and Taaj Davis, right, in the Class 1A regional championship game at Aurora Christian Friday.

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Loyola preparing for another run in March Madness

By Woodrow Carroll There are 13 Division I men’s college basketball teams in Illinois. Loyola University Chicago has the most victories and came into the week with 21. Thanks to a 67-66 victory at Bradley Saturday, Loyola improved its overall record to 21-10. The Ramblers closed out Missouri Valley Conference...

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College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin tournament: North Central College, Elmhurst

North Central College's Connor Raridon, 32, above, moves in to block a shot by Dominic Genco of Elmhurst Friday in the semifinal game of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) men's basketball tournament in Naperville.

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Johnson returns, Eagles third in State

By Bob Narang Aurora Christian High School’s Cam Johnson became an unexpected bystander during the Class 2A State individual wrestling tournament in Champaign February 22. Johnson missed an opportunity for a third State championship because of an illness which forced him to wait to be cleared to return to the...

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Atropine successful in slowing down child myopia

Low-dose atropine (0.01%) is being prescribed to slow down the development of nearsightedness (myopia) in children of five to 15 years of age. Initial research papers about the treatment focused primarily on children of Asian heritage. It wasn’t long before children of other nationalities began using the mild drops with...

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West Aurora High School Stadium in boost

At West Aurora’s Board of Education Meeting held March 2, the Blackhawk Sports Boosters announced their pledge of $250,000 towards the West Aurora Stadium Complex Modernization. The pledge comes as a response to an anonymous $250,000 challenge grant for the project and will require fundraising on behalf of the group....

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Fire Museum supporters night March 20

There will be an exclusive members and supporters night at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 20, free of charge. The museum could not do what its does without support and we hope everyone can join us for some refreshments and a look...

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Aurora Kiwanis Pancake Day March 14

The annual event will be from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 14 at Aurora Central Catholic High School, 1255 N. Edgelawn Drive northeast of Edgelawn and Indian Trail. Kiwanis is an advocate for supporting youth and children. Tickets are $8 in advance from members and $10 at the door....

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Simply Destinee Dancing with Stars April 2

The third annual Simply Destinee’s Dancing With Our Stars event at Gaslight Manor Banquets will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2 at Gaslight Manor Banquets, 2485 Church Road, Aurora. Dinner will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the show will start at 7 p.m.. The contestants will...

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Pet of the Week: Sophia: Shy at first, but sweet and playful

Sophia is a female Domestic Shorthair Orange Tiger who was born in May 2019. Sophia is quite shy, but very sweet. She loves to chase a laser pointer and play with other kitties. Because she is so playful it would be great if she a had a companion. She get...

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A financial nightmare in the U.S.

By John W. Whitehead Let’s talk numbers, shall we? The national debt, the amount the federal government has borrowed over the years and must pay back, is $23 Trillion and growing. The amount this country owes is now greater than its gross national product, all the products and services produced...

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A Focus on History: March 5 through March 11

March 5 A mob of American colonists gather at the Customs House in Boston and begins taunting the British soldiers guarding the building. The protesters, who called themselves Patriots, were protesting the occupation of their city by British troops. The colonists threw snowballs and other objects at the British and...

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