The Batavia Chamber of Commerce announced this week that the this year’s 14th annual Donna Dallesasse Award winner is Harriet Parker, manager of the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Waubonsee Community College. Each year, the Batavia Chamber holds a Harvest Celebration to gather community members to celebrate one Chamber...
Observances are plentiful in life, some more meaningful, and some more rituals. Ceremonies for the September 11, 2001 tragedies always are among the meaningful. It is a natural, of course, because many live through it vicariously with written accounts and images everywhere. It has been nearly 20 years and events...
John Laesch, right, Saturday explains his reasons for his bid to run for mayor of Aurora in the February 23, 2021 primary election.
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the seventh in the series. The sixth part is at thevoice.us/travel-adventures-mountain-peaks-rafting-exciting-europe By Rick McKay Adventures began in 1970 for...
The Fox Valley Park District announced September 15 that it has received a “Best of the Best” award from the Illinois Association of Park Districts in the category of Best Green Practices. The District will be recognized at the Best of the Best Awards Gala, which will be held virtually...
The face mask, in the view of the Aurora Historical Society, will become the icon of the Covid-19 era. For historians it will be the pictorial marker of a time and a symbol standing for how Aurora and the world strove to deal with a public health menace. It will...
September 6, 2020Dear editor; I am so sick of these protesters who smash and grab and loot. I am sick of television stations that are not telling the whole story…. They just keep saying the same thing, newscast after newscast. I’m sick of the anal retentives who see the police...
Aurora soon will have a new, welcoming mural along Galena Boulevard just west of Lake Street. Artist and muralist Josh Schultz was given the green light by both Aurora’s City Council and Aurora Downtown’s Board of Directors to begin work on a mural that has been in the works since...
The community and visitors look forward to Geneva festivals each year. Knowing that our first thought, during these uncertain times, is the health and safety of those who may attend a festival, the Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Geneva of Commerce Board has made the difficult decision to cancel the...
It was a lovely, warming, September day, that month of 1965, and the hills were a great vibrant green stretching far into the distance. The girls all were excited because they were riding their bikes into town for such adventure. Molly, Patrice, and Bridgit, were cousins who lived close to...
Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is excited to share it earned 13 nominations for 2020 Equity Jeff Awards, celebrating excellence in Equity theater productions during Chicago’s abbreviated 2019-2020 theater season. The nominations were announced Tuesday morning this week. Paramount’s blockbuster production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast took home six nominations, the...
The residents of Aurora’s Fourth Ward will have a choice in February 2021 when they go to the polls to elect their next alderman. John Bell announced he is running for alderman of the Fourth Ward. Bell, who has lived and worked in the Ward for nearly a decade, seeks...
I began writing this piece because I was appalled by what Donald Trump had said about our veterans, calling them “losers” and “suckers.” In the back of my mind I had an inkling it might be old news by the time it made it into print, because another Trump scandal...
In an effort to curb the resurgent spread of COVID-19, Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness will be a partner with State representative Barbara Hernandez (83rd District) to distribute thousands of free protective facemasks on Thursday, Sept. 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 659 S. River Street, Aurora. The...
By Larry Quick Sixth in a series The previous article is at thevoice.us/variations-may-make-it-difficult-to-assess-covid-19-deaths Risk is the possibility or probability of an occurrence. Human beings confront the risk of death every day. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has calculated that the risk of dying from the influenza for...
Ingredients2 tablespoons lime juice2 tablespoons tequila¼ cup olive oil1 clove of garlic, minced1 pinch ground cumin1 pinch ground black pepper to taste1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined6 (10 inch) wooden skewers1 large lime, quartered Directions1.Whisk together the lime juice, tequila, olive oil, garlic, cumin, and black pepper in a...
It does not get better than this, I insist;It’s something delightful and not to be missed.Which makes me, of course, entertain thoughts of you,In wishing, and hoping, you find goodness, too.I’d also prefer it to be a surprise;But, with that, be something you’d instantly prize.For life is too short to...
Throughout history, the women of the world have united and have made enormous strides in their efforts to overcome oppressive practices and antiquated values and belief systems. From the Suffragist Movement 100 years ago to the more recent “Me Too” movement, women have played a pivotal role in the advancement...
The Sugar Grove Chamber of Commerce is working to assist local business owners and other institutions during this challenging time. Retaining membership is a key goal, while working to determine future ways to serve in the recovery process is an ongoing dialogue. The Chamber would like to reach out to...
Grandpa says:Happy Birthday to my younger brother. I have the upper hand this time because you don’t even know I write this column! But I know that you are 64 years old today and still a full year away from joining me in blissful retirement. Love you, little brother! Grandpa,You...
