Aurora has pride!
West Aurora High School's Pride Club greets drivers on Galena Boulevard in Aurora Sunday, June 13, during the second annual Pride Drive celebrating Pride Month.
Luxemburg ambassador makes connections
Gaston Stronk has steered his way through life imbued with many experiences. His PhD in history has created an added value of understanding in life ranging from Aurora to Luxemburg and duties as a Luxemburg ambassador to various countries, to include India, Russia, and the United States. He will retire...
Thankful perspective on Father’s Day; precise future
With Father’s Day on the doorstep, it is important for this writer to move out of the third person and state how blessed his life has been because of a wonderful father. He passed this life more than 50 years ago, however, the road map, love, connection, and role model...
Aurora Police Chief Ziman announces retirement: Aug. 6
Here is a recent post on Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman’s Facebook page: By Kristen Ziman On July 29, I will have completed my 30th year working at the Aurora Police Department. I started as a police cadet in 1991, so I have grown up (both literally and figuratively) in...
A direct response to Reader’s Voice
June 9, 2021Dear editor; A response to Mr. Wayne Lela in The Voice last week, https://thevoice.us/readers-voice-thoughts-on-pride-month-atone: Aaah, the month of June is here. The air is warm, the sun rises early, flowers are blooming and bigots are spewing forth their hate and intolerance. I must ask those such as Mr....
Aurora government offers honors to two future retirees
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, the City Council met in person for the first time since March 2020. Mayor Richard Irvin expressed appreciation for two City employees who are retiring soon. Chief Community Services officer Dan Barreiro will retire June 18...
Across the country: Old buildings become affordable housing
Last of two parts First part is at thevoice.us/conversion-projects-in-new-york-solve-two-major-problems That the COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on housing and homelessness, is an article by Pramod Sukumaran in Salud America! “If you were to just apply a conversion rate of 10% we think you could get something like 14,000...
Juneteenth car parade, festival, June 19
Aurora will celebrate Juneteenth Saturday, June 19, with a car parade and festival. Presented by African American Men of Unity, Juneteenth is a combination of June and 19th. Though president Abraham Lincoln read the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas,...
Aim: Monarch butterfly growth
Monarch Butterfly numbers are still down a dramatic 90%! It is the state insect of Illinois. It is the beloved icon of the Midwest. What can you do to help? Plant milkweed. There are about 10 kinds of milkweed hat will grow in the Midwest, It is the only plant...
Paper-shredding in Aurora June 19
Free paper shredding for residents of Aurora Wards 4, 5, and 6 will take place from 8 p.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 19, at Jefferson Middle School, 1151 Plum Street in Aurora. Up to five banker boxes of canceled checks and other personal documents per person will be accepted....
‘Let’s Talk About Policing’ topic June 21
Santori Aurora Public Library, 101 S. River Street will be host to “Let’s Talk About Policing,” a community dialogue, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, June 21. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. The program is the second of four dialogues in a “Let’s Talk About...
St. Charles, five others, receive grants
Landmarks Illinois has awarded a total of $17,000 in matching grants to support historic preservation efforts in six Illinois communities. Projects in Chicago, Jacksonville, Lockport, St. Charles, and Wood Dale, were awarded grants through Landmarks Illinois’ Preservation Heritage Fund. And, a preservation effort in Pike County at the former New...
Free potluck picnic in Geneva, June 26
The Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley invites residents interested in healthy eating, environmental justice or related issues to attend its Free Community Potluck Picnic from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at the First Congregational Church of Geneva, 327 Hamilton Street, in Geneva. Attendees are invited...
Reader’s Commentary: Four churches: Special service will be held June 19 in Aurora
By Judith Van TieghemAurora Four Aurora Lutheran churches are coming together to make a statement on racism. They have chosen Juneteenth to spread the word among the faithful. The day is celebrated in 47 of the 50 states. Freedom Day marks the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in...
Changing times: Our Second Amendment an anachronism
In a recent “Reader’s Voice” submission in this newspaper, Marjorie Logman stated that she knew of no other species “that is so bent on destroying its members” as the human one. Actually, there is one other species in the animal kingdom which fills the bill: Ants. If you happen to...
Couple’s auspicious beginning held with common interests
Their love affair lasted eight weeks. From late October to just after Christmas. No more. No less. He had sent her a PM (personal message) on Facebook asking if she would have coffee with him. She replied in the affirmative. They set a day and time to meet at Panara’s....
Aurora University’s Denise Hatcher publishes Spanish guides
Denise Hatcher of Aurora, Aurora University professor of Spanish and chair of foreign languages, recently published Spanish readers and teacher’s guides. “El Primer Trabajo de Nayeli” (“Nayeli’s First Job”) and “La Quinceanera de Nayeli” (“Nayeli’s Quinceanera”) were published by Teacher’s Discovery, a leading U.S. supplier of classroom teaching materials. Hatcher...
Recipe of the Week: Szechwan Shrimp
Ingredients1/2 cup water1/4 cup ketchup1 tablespoon soy sauce1/4 cup teaspoons cornstarch2 teaspoon honey1 teaspoon crushed red pepper1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely-grated1/2 tablespoon sesame oil2 tablespoons olive oil1/2 cup sliced green onions8 cloves garlic, minced1 pound raw shrimp, tails removed Directions1. In a bowl, stir together water, ketchup, soy sauce, cornstarch,...
Poem: Be Careful What You Think
An old man had died, who had been of good stock,Who also was proud of his Grandfather’s clock,Which also had stopped with the former’s last breath,A singular tribute upon the man’s death.When something like this does occur, in a sense,We tend to then label it coincidence.But that quickly fades, for...
Focus on Flag Day reflects its national importance
By Roger Eddy In the United States, we celebrate Flag Day each June 14. Although the date holds great significance, it is not an official national holiday. Only one state, Pennsylvania, has designated the day as an official state holiday. The history of the establishment of Flag Day is interesting....