January 11, 2022 – The Voice

Government Health MoneyAmerican Rescue Plan Kane County

American Rescue Plan applications available

On January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 By admin

The application process is open for $4 million in funding through the American Rescue Plan to assist mental health organizations, homeless shelters, and food pantries in Kane County who have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Funding through the Community Support Grants will provide critically needed support for Kane...

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Carousel Transportation WeatherCharlie Zine Winter

Ice boat glides across Mastodon Lake in Aurora

On January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 By admin

Aurora resident and outdoor enthusiast Charlie Zine glides across Mastodon Lake in Phillips Park in Aurora Sunday in an ice boat at speeds as high as 30 MPH.

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HistoryAurora Firefighters Fire

1934 Woolworth Store Fire in Aurora

On January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 By admin

A fire broke out January 10, 1934 which destroyed the Woolworth Store in Aurora, 19-21 South Broadway.

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FeatureCarter Crane

Church group lives up to resolution, faith, in help

On January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 By admin

New Year’s resolutions, by nature of keeping them and making real choices, should be brief and concise and realistic. A list of 10 good ideas is fine, however, when a few are broken, the rest follow much too easily. Keep it for proper functions. Use one goal at a time....

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Award Carousel GovernmentAurora Aurora City Council

Aurora City Council presents Donna J. Williams Awards of Service

On January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 By admin

By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council presented members of the community with the Donna J. Williams Award of Service, Tuesday, Jan. 11, for giving back to the Aurora community with the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Williams. The late Donna J. Williams was an educator...

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EventsOswego Little White School Museum

Migration, immigration, in Little White School Museum

On January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 By admin

The United States and its history are a patchwork of many tales, which have been woven over time from the voyages of peoples, both voluntary and involuntary, traveling from city-to-city, state-to-state, and around the world to find new opportunities. Whether by land, sea or air, travel has played a crucial...

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FeatureDonna Crane

Systemic change necessary to stop biodiversity loss

On January 11, 2022January 17, 2022 By admin

First of two parts Jennifer Morris, chief executive officer of The Nature Conservancy, writes: “As a lifelong conservationist and now CEO of The Nature Conservancy, I am an impatient optimist. I hear the clock ticking on climate change. I see the threats to biodiversity and loss of nature with clear...

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EventsEvents Frosty Fest Red Oak Nature Center

Frosty Fest at Red Oak Nature Center

On January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 By admin

Fox Valley Park District’s Red Oak Nature Center, 2343 S. River Street in Batavia, will be host to its third annual “Frosty Fest” from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29. The public is invited. Activities will include hiking a nature trail followed by hot cocoa and toasting marshmallows...

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EventsAurora Sunrise Rotary Club Events Wine and Chocolate Experience

Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club special event February 5

On January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 By admin

After two years of cancellations ASRC (Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club) is announcing the annual event, our 19th. It will be held at the Stonebridge Country Club in Aurora from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. At the Wine and Chocolate Experience, you will enjoy wine, chocolate, appetizers, and...

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Environment EventsBliss Woods Events

Habitat restoration work day at Bliss Woods

On January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 By admin

A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 22. Cutting and stacking invasive shrubs such as honeysuckle and buckthorn will be the main task. If conditions permit, a brush pile may be burned. Tools will be provided, but...

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Carousel Feature HistoryJo Fredell Higgins

Family European history a link to 19th Century ties

On January 11, 2022January 8, 2022 By admin

My maternal cousin, Tom O’Brien, is a master historian and genealogist who literally has traveled the world in search of facts and photographs, particularly of the Litterst family. He and his wife have travelled extensively. Tom and his French wife, Marguerite, raised two sons and live in the Portland, Oregon...

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Commentary OpinionBela Suhayda Reader's Commentary Wayne Johnson

Reader’s Commentary: On exception to expressed views

On January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 By admin

By Bela SuhaydaSugar Grove, Ill. I read with some interest, then humor, Wayne Johnson’s account of what, in his opinion, I had written in the December 30 issue of The Voice, thevoice.us/probing-reactions-to-readers-voice-on-kenosha-shooter, concerning Kyle Rittenhouse and what transpired the fateful night, August 25, 2020 what the 17-year- old, at the...

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Charity EventsEvents Good Shepherd United Methodist Church

Dressember takes aim

On January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 By admin

Elaine Green of Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Oswego, wore a dress daily in December 2021 as part of the Dressember.org campaign against human trafficking. She surpassed her fundraising goal of $2,500, by raising $2,777.15 with two days to go! Green said, “I choose to (be...

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FeatureCharles Coddington

Quintessential quartet of questions creates quandary

On January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 By admin

Musings: 1. The U.S. Congress recently passed a “defense” bill totaling $783 billion, including $25 billion the White House and the Pentagon didn’t ask for. It was the military’s Christmas present for FY 2022, and was passed almost unanimously by both chambers. The Congress could not, however, find $3.5 trillion...

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Government InfrastructureInfrastructure Sean Casten

First round of funds ready to repair State infrastructure

On January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 By admin

State representative Sean Casten (IL-06) announced Monday, Jan. 10 that Illinois will receive $999,514,444 in new federal funds under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to create good-paying jobs for Illinoisans while improving roads and bridges across the state. It is the first round of fund under the five...

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FoodFood Recipe of the Week

Recipe of the Week: Chicken Florentine Casserole

On January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 By admin

Ingredients4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves1/4 cup butter3 teaspoons minced garlic1 tablespoon lemon juice1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup1 tablespoon Italian seasoning1/2 cup half-and-half1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese2 (13.5 ounce) cans spinach, drained4 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced2/3 cup bacon bits2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese Directions1. Preheat oven...

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PoetryPoetry Richard Williams

Poem: Being Cognitive

On January 11, 2022November 2, 2022 By admin

There are those places ins this world, now, it is said.Which are, at present, being haunted by the dead.While it is rare to have a “ghost” communicate,Or try to, neither do they seem to have a traitOf scaring people, although that we do ourselves—For we refuse to think that there...

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Entertainment EventsABBA Arcada Theatre Nurses Onesti Entertainment

Free Nurses Night, with ABBA, at Arcada

On January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 By admin

Onesti Entertainment has announced it will be host to a free Nurses Night featuring “A Night of ABBA” with Dancing Queen Friday, Jan. 28 at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. In light of what undoubtedly has been the toughest 24 months in our nurses’ careers, the entertainment company is...

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Entertainment EventsEvents The Venue

Rock Talk at The Venue

On January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 By admin

The Venue is pleased to announce Part II of its Rock Talk Free Lecture Series: The Rise and Fall of Stax Records: Memphis Soul and the music industry at the epicenter of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The event will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022...

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CarouselNew England Congregational Church in Aurora

Reverend Dr. Brandon Perrine senior minister of New England Congregational Church in Aurora

On January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 By admin

The Reverend Dr. Brandon Perrine, second from right, greets congregants after being installed Sunday, Jan. 9, as senior minister of New England Congregational Church in Aurora.

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