August 2021 – The Voice

Arts Carousel CommunityAurora Aurora mural Bill Foster Jen Evans mural Rafael Blanco

‘Diversity in Technology’ mural Aurora’s largest public art project aim: Inspire youth

On August 31, 2021September 1, 2021 By admin

The “Diversity in Technology” mural is the largest single public art project in Aurora’s history. Renowned national muralist and Aurora resident, Rafael Blanco, recently began work on a compelling 52 foot x 36 foot mural and most of the details were completed Saturday, Aug. 28. The legacy mural is on...

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Government HealthCapitol News Illinois COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccine Illinois JB Pritzker Masks

Mask mandate returns to Illinois

On August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 By admin

By Jerry Nowicki The statewide mask mandate indoors is back, and educators and health care professionals will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, governor JB Pritzker announced last week amid an ongoing surge in the pandemic that first arrived in Illinois in March 2020. Beginning Monday this week, indviduals...

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Arts Carousel Community EventsAlley Art Festival arts

Alley Art Festival 2021

On August 31, 2021September 1, 2021 By admin

Strolling viewers enjoy a full day of art, music, and spectacle from nearly 70 artists in socially-distanced areas in downtown Aurora at the Alley Art Festival Saturday.

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Carousel SportsHigh school football Oswego East High School Romeoville High School Sports Waubonsie Valley High School Yorkville High School

Touchdown times return: Yorkville vs. Romeoville, Waubonsie Valley vs. Oswego East

On August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 By admin

Yorkville High School sophomore Kendall Smith, 26, surges through host Romeoville defenders to score from five yards out in his team's 44-14 victory Friday.

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FeatureCarter Crane

Time may alter perception of U.S. role in Afghanistan

On August 31, 2021September 1, 2021 By admin

It may be easy pickings for some commentators, or partisans, to extricate significant meaning of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan this week following a nearly 20-year occupation. The war truly lasted only a few weeks, after the attack on the World Trade Center September 11, 2001. The occupation was with...

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SportsBobby Narang High school football Sean Norris Sports Wheaton Warrenville South High School

Good start: First-year Wheaton Warrenville South head coach

On August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 By admin

By Bobby Narang Wheaton Warrenville South High School head football coach, Sean Norris, has a long way to go equal or surpass his predecessor, but his era started off on the right foot Friday. The first-year Tigers’ head coach earned his first career victory in an epic fashion, by recording...

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Environment Government OpinionCarbon tax Ken Mozingo Letter to the Editor Readers Voice

Reader’s Voice: Innovative carbon tax best solution

On August 31, 2021August 30, 2021 By admin

August 29, 2021Dear editor; Our national (and global) climate crisis is becoming more visible now. Some Republican leaders in Congress are shifting their posture amid deadly heat waves, devastating drought and ferocious wildfires that have bludgeoned their districts. Even senator Rick Scott (R) of Florida said he wants to address...

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Feature FoodDonna Crane Watermelon

Watermelon Healthful benefits: Helps heart, stops cancer

On August 31, 2021September 4, 2021 By admin

Second of three parts The first part is at thevoice.us/watermelon-one-of-the-most-beloved-fruits-in-the-world Ocean Robbins of Food Revolution Network writes about one of Summer’s favorite foods. Watermelons. “Watermelons are among the largest and heaviest fruits available at most grocery stores, but is lugging them home worth the effort? The three most popular types...

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FundraiserFundraiser West Aurora Cemetery

A honey of a challenge to benefit West Aurora Cemetery

On August 31, 2021September 1, 2021 By admin

Friends of West Aurora Cemetery, a nonprofit caretaking of a cemetery home to Aurora pioneers and Civil War veterans, is offering donated bottled honey to 10 donors of $25. According to a Facebook statement, “We… have received a challenge from a local beekeeper, Wilder Side Honey, to plant a tree...

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Events FoodCanning Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley Kathy Jankovic St. Charles Library

I Can! So Can You Can September 9

On August 31, 2021August 30, 2021 By admin

A free canning seminar will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at the St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. 6th Avenue, St. Charles. All are invited to join Kathy Jankovic, former instructor of culinary arts at Geneva High School, during the seminar, which is entitled “I Can! So...

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Carousel FeatureGuy Prisco Guy V. Prisco Jo Fredell Higgins

Guy V. Prisco: Commitment to religious, social, values

On August 31, 2021August 28, 2021 By admin

Sometimes, in life, you meet an outstanding person who again, once again, restores your faith in humanity. Sometimes that person had resided in the neighborhood of San Souci and you learn that so much was lost during the 1996 Aurora flood, such as all his yearbooks from Marmion Academy in...

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Commentary Food HealthJust Food Initiative of the Fox Valley M. Grace Grzanek Reader's Commentary

Reader’s Commentary: Do not change your mind: Bad eating habits leads to Dementia

On August 31, 2021August 30, 2021 By admin

By M Grace GrzanekBatavia, Ill. Many may attribute it to old age, such as, he’s getting old and forgetful and must have dementia! No so. Dementia is not a disease of old age, rather a disease resulting from a lifetime of poor food choices. It drastically changes your mind. Dementia...

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Feature HumorCharlie Watts COVID-19 Rolling Stones Wayne Johnson

On drummer Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones, three strikes and out

On August 31, 2021August 30, 2021 By admin

In all the news reporting about Afghanistan fiasco, the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, and scandals on The Bachelorette, an item that quickly passed by was the death of Charlie Watts. I told my wife he’d died and she said, “Who?” Not a surprise. There are probably a lot...

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Events HealthCOVID-19 vaccine Kane County

Kane County officials in position to support vaccine requirements

On August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 By admin

Kane County officials say they are ready to support Illinois governor JB Pritzker’s new COVID-19 vaccine requirement for those residents working in high risk settings, including health-care workers, nursing home employees, all pre-K–12 teachers and staff members as well as higher education personnel and students. “As we continue to battle...

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FoodFood Recipe of the Week

Recipe of the Week: Indonesian Satay

On August 31, 2021August 30, 2021 By admin

Ingredients3 tablespoons soy sauce3 tablespoons tomato sauce1 tablespoon peanut oil2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced1 pinch ground black pepper1 pinch ground cumin6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cubed1 tablespoon vegetable oil1/4 cup minced onion1 clove garlic, peeled and minced1 cup water1/2 cup chunky peanut butter2 tablespoons soy sauce2 tablespoons...

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PoetryPoetry Richard Williams

Poem: The Rape Of Freedom

On August 31, 2021November 2, 2022 By admin

The One World concept means be governed byOne group of entities on high;And private enterprise no longer there;Our freedom, by itself, not there to share.Your life will be controlled beyond your ken,Freedom of choice a long lost memory then.They feel that all America has doneWill still be there for them...

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GovernmentCapitol News Illinois Jerry Nowicki Unemployment

Applications available to continue State unemployment benefits

On August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 By admin

By Jerry Nowicki As federal unemployment benefits created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire next week, Illinois continues to see high unemployment rates, although things have improved from one year ago. Select Illinois Department of Employment Security offices, meanwhile, have opened for appointment-only in-person services for...

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EventsCantigny Park Civic Awareness Events League of Women Voters of Wheaton

Free speech: Ten cases at Cantigny Park

On August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 By admin

The Robert R. McCormick House at Cantigny Park and the League of Women Voters of Wheaton continue their acclaimed Civic Awareness Series with a virtual program will feature Ian Rosenberg, author of “The Fight for Free Speech: Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms,” published this year. His presentation...

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Arts Community Entertainment EventsArt Aurora Downtown Entertainment Events First Fridays

First Fridays filled with art, music

On August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 By admin

First Fridays will feature more than two dozen venues open with art, music, and more features Friday. Several locations will include decorated storefronts celebrating the return of Paramount Theatre with its current production of “Kinky Boots.” September 3, Roots Aurora is back with family-friendly activities from 5 p.m. to 7...

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Food FundraiserAurora Noon Lions Club Fundraiser

Fundraiser September 22 will help students

On August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 By admin

Aurora Noon Lions Club will hold a pork-chop dinner fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22. at Luigi’s Pizza and Fun Center, 732 Prairie Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Patrons may pick up dinners in a drive-thru or eat in the center. Proceeds will benefit...

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