Demolition process begins at Fox Valley Mall
Demolition of the empty former Sears retail building begins earlier this week at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora to provide space for proposed three three-story apartment buildings, a total of 305 apartments.
Ballot position for Aurora mayor
Jennifer Stallings, left, City clerk of Aurora, extends a selection opportunity to deputy City clerk, Socorro Flores, in the ballot position drawing for mayor in the April 23 primary election.
State House leaders spar over tax hike
By Sarah Mansur As the Illinois State government attempts to close a multi-billion-dollar budget-hole, Democratic Party House speaker Michael Madigan has said he is prepared to vote for an increase to the State’s flat income tax rate should governor JB Pritzker request it, a proposal met with pushback from his...
Popplewells perform nativity scene in Geneva
North Aurora residents Charlie Popplewell, from left, Leah Popplewell, Melanie Popplewell, Julie Popplewell and Michael Popplewell pose at United Methodist Church of Geneva's live nativity performance Sunday.
Rallies: Back to school in District 204; silence and unity
Too often there is never enough space to include other important items. Succinctly, again, this week: • Parents, students, and families of Indian Prairie School District 204 will gather at 2 p.m. Sunday at the District 204 offices, 780 Shoreline Drive in Aurora, for a rally for students to return...
Flaming brew in the courtyard intertwined with blessings
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 19th in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago, known as the...
Judge’s ruling orders DACA protection from deportation
Judge orders government to fully reinstate Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by Caitlin Dickerson and Michael D. Shear was in The New York Times. “Up to 300,000 additional undocumented immigrants could be allowed to apply for protection from deportation under a new court ruling. President Trump sought to...
Praise for alderman O’Connor’s balanced budget in Aurora
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council unanimously approved a $406,358,000 balanced budget for 2021. The meeting can be viewed on the City’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eygew_SaQfU There were no speakers for the budget public hearing, or the three...
West Aurora Cemetery meeting postponed
The annual meeting of the West Aurora Cemetery Association is postponed until further notice because of the pandemic. A notice will be published with The Voice when a meeting can be scheduled. —Maureen Granger, Cemetery trustee...
Community Foundation Fox River Valley offers help
The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley is happy to announce that our 2021 Scholarship Program Application is now available on our website. Please feel free to forward this information to anyone who may find it helpful, or to anyone interested in our scholarship program. The deadline date and...
Oswego traffic enforcement helpful
The Oswego Police Department made the following traffic enforcement actions issued during the recent Thanksgiving enforcement effort. Oswego Police Department took the following enforcement actions:• Forty-seven seatbelts and child safety seat citations;• One suspended/revoked license;• One speeding citation; Law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois participated in this effort to reduce highway...
Jim Oberweis seeks discovery recount
Jim Oberweis, candidate for Congress in the 14th District, is issued the following statement on the discovery recount his campaign has formally launched: “Today my campaign has formally initiated the process to begin a discovery recount. We are seeking a discovery recount in each of the seven counties within the...
Bald eagles: Symbols of strength and courage, prosper
Oh, how I wish I could fly like a bald eagle. To soar as high as 10,000 feet and survey Earth. I would be a symbol of strength and courage. Or, how I wish I could be a Siberian tiger or a snow leopard or a panda. This week, you...
Democratic Party change dismantles
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda I used to vote Democrat …so if at the end of this article, you’re thinking is “I’m some right wing kook”, you’d be wrong. Who I am is a person who would have voted for JFK (John Fitzgerald Kennedy) had I been old enough at the...
Lehnertz Avenue Christmas Display to open
The 69th annual year of the Lehnertz Avenue Christmas Display in Aurora will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday with the Crib blessing in the park on Lehnertz Avenue at Ohio Street on the Northeast Side. Father Matthew McMarrow of St. Joseph’s Parish will offer the blessing. To add to the...
Lost dog found after 3 years
When Debra Mejeur lost her dog, Lola, in October 2017, she never thought she would see her furry friend again. But thanks to a microchip, DuPage County Animal Services reunited Debra and her husband, Steven Mejeur, with Lola Saturday. Lola, black Labrador mix, wandered away from a home in Elk...
On masks, driving a beater without a steering wheel
This week, I had a whole lotta stuff I planned to write about Donald Trump, but decided it was a waste. Donny’s gone off the deep end with hair-dye-dripping nutty buddy, Rudy Giuliani, and others hanging on, claiming that the FBI, CIA, CDC, Poncho Villa, Cher, and Emperor Ming the...
Deaths at LaSalle Veterans Home yields changes, probes
By Sarah Mansur A COVID-19 outbreak at the veterans home in LaSalle that has killed a quarter of the residents over the span of a few weeks has prompted the chairman of a state House committee to open an investigation into the deaths. “I don’t know what it is or...
Recipe of the Week: Lemon Chicken Piccata
Ingredients3 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2-inch medallionssalt and pepper to taste1/2 cup all-purpose flour2 tablespoons vegetable oil1 clove garlic, minced1 cup low sodium chicken broth1/2 lemon, thinly sliced1/4 cup fresh lemon juice2 tablespoons capers, drained and rinsed3 tablespoons butter2 tablespoons Italian parsley, minced Directions1. Preheat oven...