Law enforcement officers will be at more than 300 Dunkin’ location across the State to rally the communities in support of Special Olympics athletes. The fundraiser for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Illinois has raised more than $5.75 million in Illinois in 18 years. This year’s Coffee...
Plano Police Officer Mason Brant, center, receives a letter of commendation August 17 for actions taken during a traffic stop which resulted in saving the life of a two-month-old baby.
Mike and Beulah Metzger of West Chicago pose with the Best in Show Award
Life is filled with uncertainties. Often it just makes the daily focus interesting. If we had the ability to walk on water each day, the routine could become stale. We learn variation, through success, failure, and everything in between. The parameters of what goals we place for achievement and for...
August 15, 2021Dear editor; After reading the challenge to a previous week’s contributor by Joan Solms in the August 12 issue of The Voice (thevoice.us/readers-voice-a-challenge-to-writer-to-meet), I was prompted to retrieve my copy of the August 5 issue in an effort to identify and understand what sort of reprehensible contribution I...
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, mayor of Aurora Richard Irvin presented the Mayor’s Award of Excellence to Aurora city government chief financial officer, Marty Lyons. See photo. Lyons who has been with the City for more than three years is retiring...
August 13, 2021Dear editor; Thank you Shaw Media’s Shea Lazansky for focusing on the pro-mask attitudes of our high school students during the School District 308 Board meeting August 9 (Ledger, August 12). These students stressed the importance of wearing masks to protect themselves, their friends and family, while many...
The following article by Dana Kobilinsky printed in The Wildlife Society addresses a decline of birds because of fewer insects. “ Researchers say caterpillars are one of the most important food sources for insectivorous birds, but they are declining. Credit: Doug Tallamy “Some studies have documented insect declines. Others have...
The Venue, the 200-seat music performance space in downtown Aurora, continues to wow fans with its Music In Mundy Outdoor Concert Series. Agnes Mundy Park, adjacent to The Venue, is an outdoor space perfect for presenting shows and adhering to current COVID safety guidelines. In the event of severe weather,...
Families are invited to visit the Family Area sponsored by Belgio’s Catering at the Riverwalk Amphitheater off of Jackson Avenue in Downtown Naperville as part of the admission-free 2021 Naperville Jaycees Last Fling. The 2021 Last Fling will take place throughout Labor Day Weekend, from Friday, Sept. 3 to Monday,...
Judge Rene Cruz filed his paperwork Monday, Aug. 16, with the State Board of Elections to establish his campaign committee that will support his candidacy for the 2nd District of the Illinois Supreme Court. Cruz currently serves as a judge in the 16th Judicial Circuit of Illinois as the Presiding...
The Aurora Police Department officers invite everyone for a cup of coffee Friday, Aug. 20, at Dunkin’ locations to support Special Olympics Illinois Coffee for Champions (formerly Cop On Top). From 5 a.m. to noon, officers will be at 1255 N. Farnsworth Avenue and 1237 N. Eola Road in Aurora....
As part of her continued efforts to be accessible to residents, State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, will be host to “Coffee and Conversation” meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28 at Jake’s Bagels, 220 N. Broadway in Aurora. She is inviting community members to discuss key issues and to share...
In May of this year the grand exhibit of the Sistine Chapel came to Oak Brook. It was astonishing. Remarkable. Beautiful. Extraordinary. Completed in 1512 and restored in the 1980s, these heavy canvas reproductions took two years to complete with the help of the Vatican photographer. And to think our...
The Sugar Grove Public Library Foundation is extremely pleased to report that a donation was received from Rich Harvest Farms to provide new technology for the Library’s computer lab and teen department. The donation, valued at approximately $19,000 will provide for new computers, monitors, and additional hardware and software elements...
By Bela “Bill” SuhaydaSugar Grove After my first microbiology class in college, I realized there were at least a thousand ways I would come into contact with microbes on a daily basis. There is an inevitability to living with germs. They are all around us, on us, and inside of...
Ingredients2 pounds ground beef2 tablespoons taco seasoning1 onion, chopped2 teaspoons minced garlic1 (2 ounce) can black olives, sliced1 (4 ounce) can diced green chili peppers1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers1 (16 ounce) jar taco sauce2 (16 ounce) cans refried beans24 (8 inch) flour tortillas9 ounces shredded...
Is there a reason for our intellect?There must be–perhaps more than we suspectThis thought occurs a lot to mortal manHave tantalized our minds since man began.But then there is no answer we can touch,We simply shrug it off, not caring much.We view it as conjecture, nothing more;We have no cogent...
Are we all overjoyed and ecstatic now that our beloved Fearless Orange-Faced Supreme Leader has been restored to his rightful place in the White House as head of our country? I haven’t seen any fireworks, or dancing in the streets because of the great election turnover that took place on,...
