Aurora University's Julie Galauner, 3, passes under pressure from visiting Rockford University's Nannay Clark (Oswego East High School) in Aurora's 80-56 victory at Thornton Gymnasium Friday, Feb. 5. Galauner scored 18 points.
By Woodrow Carroll Former heavyweight boxing champion Leon Spinks died last week. Few boxing insiders considered Spinks a ring great. What Spinks did have going for him was fortuitous timing and the ability to make news often for the wrong reason. To say that Spinks was an unknown when he...
From Super Bowl to high school sports. The fast conveyance of competition keeps sports interesting. Ageless 43-year-old Tom Brady of Tampa Bay stays in good shape, physically and mentally, and received the benefit of a young and improving defense and a coordinated offense to capture the Super Bowl Sunday over...
By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named William “Bill” Lake the February Veteran of the Month. Bill was born March 2, 1943 in Aurora. By the time he was age 14, the family had lived in Aurora, and farms in Sandwich and Plano. He had jobs...
Aurora University men's volleyball head coach Dan Ames, center, issues directions in the Spartans' season opener loss at Thornton Gym Wednesday, Feb. 3.
The new site for Soma Studio Batavia receives a celebration with a ribbon-cutting Saturday at 103 E. Wilson Street, 2nd Floor, a wellness/yoga studio.
The Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission is alerting Kane County veterans to a one-time shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine that will be available Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Aurora VA outpatient clinic, 161 S. Lincolnway in North Aurora, from 8 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.. “This is a special, one-time...
Yoda is a male Domestic Shorthair Gray Tiger who was born in August 2020. Yoda is a spunky and cuddly kitten. He loves to play with his toys, water faucets, and anything that moves. After a day of playing, he will cuddle up with his human friends to rest. He...
By Jason Crane At the Aurora government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, three of four financial relief programs presented were approved. City of Aurora government documents explain that Federal relief programs have not addressed all of the needs of local businesses and in some cases...
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead “Children are being targeted and sold for sex in America every day.” —John Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Even in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, there’s no stopping this year’s Super Bowl LV showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs...
February 11 Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years, February 11. – 1990. February 12 Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic goes on trial at The Hague, Netherlands, on charges of genocide and war crimes in Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo....
Ice skating rinks in Naperville last week at Centennial Park accommodate hockey participants, for Winter fun.
Montgomery resident Jim Reiland delivers a lunch to a patron at the Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association drive-thru benefit at Gaslite Manor in Aurora for two Aurora food pantries.
Many organizations, groups, and volunteers, are congratulated for their good work all year, however, specifically at this time when society is under duress from the ravages of COVID-19. The Northern Illinois Food Bank is an umbrella organization to serve many communities, which have food pantries to serve those in need...
February 1, 2021Dear editor; As a newly-elected Kane County Board member, I want to provide as much information to the public as I can. The question I receive most often is, “When can I get vaccinated? ”Unfortunately, the only answer I can give people is “soon”, and I feel it...
January 29, 2021Dear editor; My husband, Stan, and I went to Rush-Copley in Aurora today, for our COVID-19 vaccines and it was so easy. We wish the whole country will get vaccinations so we can get well. Our doctor signed us up January 14 with appointments to receive the vaccines...
Last of two parts The previous part is at thevoice.us/disruption-pesticides-near-schools-parks-homes Investigation finds airborne pesticides near schools, parks, and homes, surrounded by farm fields, according to a report in The Defender Children’s Health Defense News & Views. “Researchers estimated that more than 160 Million IQ points were lost and more than...
After being elected as the vice chair of the Illinois House Democratic Women’s Caucus, State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, released the following statement: “I am honored and excited to have been elected by my colleagues as vice chair of the House Democratic Women’s Caucus. The last year has brought unprecedented...
It is with great sadness that Corinne M. Pierog, Kane County Board chairman, announces that her beloved husband, Robert J. Krawczyk, passed away at their home in Batavia Wednesday evening, Jan. 27. Services will be held at Yurs Funeral Home in St. Charles, at a date and time yet to...
Maureen FitzSimons was born August 17, 1920 and grew up in Ranelagh, Dublin of an Irish Catholic family. Maureen was the second oldest of the six children of Charles and Marguerite. Her father was in the clothing business and her mother was a former operatic contralto and a successful women’s...
