Month: January 2022

Health

Aurora to Reopen 24-Hour Warming Center

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With another round of sub-zero temperatures blanketing the area, Aurora’s 24-hour Warming Center has been reopened around-the-clock through the morning on Tuesday, January 11, for those in need of warm shelter.The warming center is located at the Aurora Transportation Center, 233 N. Broadway. All guests must take a Covid-19 health...

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A Call to Shoulders a benefit for military veterans

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By Frank Patterson Greg Zilioli of Aurora has come up with an innovative way to thank military veterans for their service. With his program, A Call to Shoulders, Zilioli welcomes veterans into his woodworking shop on Stolp Island in Aurora, where he teaches them a skill set they can use...

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Government Health

Hospitalizations in State reach levels of last Winter

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By Grace Kinnicutt As omicron surges across the State, governor JB Pritzker warned Monday that hospitalizations are about as high as they were last Winter before vaccines were widely available. About 85% of those hospitalized with COVID-19 across the State are unvaccinated. “It is frustrating and tragic that two years...

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Food pantries receive grants

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Holy Angels Food Pantry in Aurora is among 18 pantries selected to receive grants from Northern Illinois Food Bank to help provide better access to food for neighbors in need. The Geneva-based nonprofit awarded about $454,000 in grants to programs in seven Illinois counties for infrastructure improvements, such as new...

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Feature

Three views: Late Betty White, Capitol, trafficking

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We are blessed in this space to have the flexibility to write on a wide range of topics. We are not confined to a narrow perspective. For example, we received a call earlier this week to ask if we had plans to write on the life and recent death of...

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Government

Newly-appointed Mike Nelson announces full year of parades in Aurora

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By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, consent was given to a resolution approving the appointment of Michael Nelson to manager of the Events Division within the Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs Department. He will serve as liaison for all city of...

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Government Opinion

Reader’s Voice: Representative’s goals remain: Better State

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January 3, 2022Dear editor; As we enter the new year, many of us are making resolutions. We may be resolving to exercise more often, take up a journaling practice, or choose more vegetables over sweets. This year begins my final year in the Illinois House representing the 97th District and...

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Religion

Aurora church to install minister Jan. 9

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Reverend Dr. Brandon Perrine will be installed as senior minister of New England Congregational Church in Aurora during the 10 a.m. worship service Sunday, Jan. 9. Members and friends are invited. Parking is free. The church is at 406 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora. The Rev. Dr. Terrill Murff, acting...

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Historic bees belong to the ages and to our future

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“Bake your honey cake, All browning and sweet. Bake it at 3 o’clock for tea, Bake it for you and for me.” —Jo Fredell Higgins Welcome to the New Year 2022. May it be one of joy and plenty. Kings and priests regarded the sanctity of the bees and found...

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Commentary Opinion

Reader’s Commentary: Coping: Learn fully on retroviruses

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By Mary GoetschAurora, Ill. I finally found out what the official classification of the COVID-19 virus is! The exclamation point is included because of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses evidently was at the bottom of the Google browser priority. I found the answer (Type IV, SARS-1 and MERS)...

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Events

Tickets available for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Jan. 16

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Agape Connection, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, will be host to its 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day celebration, virtually, starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16. The celebration program honoring the late civil rights leader will feature as guest speaker the Rev. Dr. Alton B. Pollard, III, president...

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Probing reactions to Reader’s Voice on Kenosha shooter

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Happy New Year, to The Voice readers. And an especially happy one to readers of my 100-per-cent fact-free educational material right here on this page. Without a doubt, you’ve already gained a higher social standing in your community, a standing that will continue to rise to new heights with your...

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Three-judge federal court panel upholds new State maps

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By Peter Hancock A three-judge federal court panel has upheld the legislative redistricting plan that state lawmakers approved during a special session last summer, thus leaving in place the new maps that will govern state legislative elections for the next 10 years. In their 64-page opinion, released Thursday, Dec. 30,...

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Events

Aurora Public Library District pausing all in-person programs for January

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All in-person programs at the Aurora Public Library District are put on pause starting Tuesday, Jan. 4 through January 31. In response to rising COVID-19 cases, the library is pausing all in-person programs for January at all Library locations. Events and programs will shift to an online platform, will be...

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Sugar Grove resident receives AARTA 25th scholarship

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Sugar Grove resident Katelyn Schultz, a student at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, has received the Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association’s 25th annual scholarship. Dick Schindel, AARTA president, announced the $1,500 award at the social-service group’s membership luncheon Dec. 7, 2021 at Gaslite Manor in Aurora. Accompanied by her...

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Business

Recent openings continue to build downtown Aurora scene

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Aurora is growing, and downtown is shining bright with new residential and more than a dozen businesses that opened in 2021. There are a lot of new things to see in downtown Aurora. Aurora Downtown, the nonprofit organization that oversees downtown’s Special Service Area, reported the following new business openings...

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Events

Something new at Aurora Public Library District: Creator’s Collection

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It’s a new year, why not try something new from the Library? The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) continuously encourages our customers to get creative and try new things. From craft kits and Makerspace demonstrations to entertaining programs and materials, we strive to meet the creative needs of the community....

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