By Jerry Nowicki Hospitalizations for COVID-19 jumped by more than 13% from Sunday to Monday night while intensive care bed usage jumped 15% as the Delta Variant of the Virus continued to cause a surge nationwide. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 1,107 individuals with COVID-19-like illness were...
Spontaneous dancing fills the air at the National Night Out at the Aurora Township Youth Center Tuesday, Aug. 3.
By Jerry Nowicki Within five miles of the scene of a 2019 workplace mass shooting that left six victims dead and five law enforcement officers injured, governor JB Pritzker signed a wide-ranging bill reforming the State’s gun laws Monday at the Aurora Police Department. Advocates for the new law, including...
Family always is important. Interaction at more than during holidays brings family bonds more firmly together. Consider a few items below: • The Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry and Community Garden’s 8th anniversary at the Harvest Dinner will be from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 at the Marie...
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, the Council members gave consent to a number of development and improvement projects from traffic signals and parking garage surveillance system upgrades to sidewalks, affordable housing, and planning for higher-end housing. The meeting was less than...
The former leader and biggest booster of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, based in Montgomery, died last week in his new home of little more than four months, Charlotte, Tenn.. He had moved from Montgomery where he lived with his wife, Eva. They had a house built in the...
July 31, 2021Dear editor; There is a movement in the Country that includes some Republicans, some Christians, and some veterans that concern me. The movement is not debatable because most of its ideology is based on untruths. It reminds me of when I was a little girl and the neighborhood...
July 30, 2021Dear editor; Some individuals make bad decisions based on faulty logic. For instance, when deciding between wearing a mask, or a ventilator, they’re pretty sure a mask makes their butt look bigger. All joking aside, it’s time to sleeve up, mask up, and vaccinate. The life you save...
First of two parts Every day we find ourselves in gatherings, Priya Parker writes in “The Art of Gathering.” “If we can understand what makes these gatherings effective and memorable, then we can reframe and redirect them to benefit everyone, host and guest alike” Parker writes. She defines a gathering...
Aurora Public Art’s gallery at the David L. Pierce Art & History Center will reopen Friday, Aug. 6, with new show entitled, “Accelerating Inspiration: Art from Fermilab.” An opening reception will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6. Aurora Public Art’s gallery on the third floor...
The first Community Book Scavenger Hunt, in celebration of National Book Lover’s Day will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9 throughout Montgomery. The online bookstore and book reseller SecondSale, 900 Knell Road in Montgomery, will drop clues on their Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts every 30...
Thomas looked in his mirror one last time. His hair and face were freshly washed and shaven. His blue blazer and paisley tie were suitable and trendy. He stood only 5-foot-7 inches, but told everyone who would listen he was six feet tall. He was fanatic about his weekly gym...
By Mary GoetschAurora As readers of Grandpa’s column know, emotions have been stirred about the subject of jury duty (thevoice.us/ask-grandpa-justice-system-valid-on-real-perseverance). The July 1 anonymous writer didn’t know the whole picture of a senior not willing to serve. Before judging my character negatively, I ask consideration for what the U.S. Constitution...
Just when we thought it was safe to go back in the water, or in this case, a so-called normal life, along comes the evil stepsister of the COVID virus, the Delta Variant, which Trumpers like to call Great Hoax Number 2. LockDown Number 2 may be on its way...
We have grown accustomed to watching young women and little girls, in uniforms that expose their bottoms similar to ill-fitting undergarments, flip through the air at international gymnastics competitions. They make it look effortless, so we forget the cost. That is, until someone with the clout of Simone Biles reminds...
Ingredients3 tablespoons vegetable oil1 cup uncooked long-grain rice1 teaspoon garlic salt1/2 teaspoon ground cumin2 teaspoons taco seasoning1/4 cup chopped onion1/2 cup tomato sauce2 cups chicken broth Directions1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and add rice. Cook and stir constantly until puffed and golden. While rice is...
Of course, it was a shock: Herschel being gone;And instantly the thought: Will we carry on?Perhaps he knew, perhaps he didn’t, but we knowIt is because of him the Breakfast Club did grow.He did not choose to live upon a self-made shelf;In fact, at times, he was larger than life...
Spearheaded by State representative Bárbara Hernández, D-Aurora, a package of new laws that will strengthen immigrant worker protections, address hate crimes, end local partnerships with federal immigration enforcement agencies, and establish a statewide immigrant task force were signed into law Monday by governor JB Pritzker. “Illinois needs to be a...
Not long after college, in the late-1960s, I was visiting friends on the gentrifying Near Northwest Side of Chicago. My host couple and I took a stroll prior to a night in nearby Old Town. As we came upon the Armitage Avenue Methodist Church, we saw perhaps a dozen young...
Libraries can take many forms: Building, a tent, a digital space (which the pandemic has shown) or, even an automobile, such the Aurora Public Library District’s (APLD) Bookmobile, which began delivering library materials to Aurora communities in 1953. Why does APLD need a Bookmobile when we have three locations? “We...
