Month: February 2022

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Gremlin mix, IT guy, provide service-dog training

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Blair Peters is the behind-the- scenes IT guy who makes sure the public has access to the daily decision-making activities of the Kane County Board. For the coming months, Peters, the County’s technologies coordinator, will be joined by a furry companion who is undergoing training as part of a volunteer,...

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Response to resignation of Oswego 308 Board of Education president: Outrage

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Kendall County Democratic Central Committee Responds to Resignation of Oswego 308 Board of Education president. “We are disheartened to learn the Board of Education president of Oswego School District 308, Dr. Donna Marino, has resigned and we are infuriated by the vitriol and threats of harm made against her and...

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Kane 4-H fundraiser a pork chop dinner

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The Kane County 4-H Foundation will be host to its 13th annual pork chop dinner and auction fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9 at the Prairie Events Center of the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles. “This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and it...

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CHIP IN, Batavia Public Library: Prom Dress Give A Way

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After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CHIP IN Batavia and Batavia Public Library are sponsors to the seventh annual Prom Dress Give A Way event Saturday, March 12. The giveaway will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kane Vax Hub (formerly Sam’s Club), 501...

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Yorkville Public Library reading: Challenge

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Yorkville Public Library is challenging the community to read a total of 50,000 minutes through February 28. This program is for readers of all ages. If the goal is met, a $100 donation from the Friends of the Library will be given to the Kendall County Food Pantry. In addition,...

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Batavia Park District receives various marketing awards

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The annual Illinois Association of Park Districts/Illinois Park and Recreation Association’s (IPRA) Soaring to New Heights Conference is a long-awaited event for thousands of parks and recreation employees. Batavia Park District employees were happy to attend the conference in Chicago in person, January 27-29, and the District scooped up several...

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Ali Lanthrum, new member of the Aurora Public Library District team, excited

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The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) is looking forward to this year being a year of growth. We have big plans and ambitious goals for the Library and the services we provide to the community. Part of those services include the programs and events we provide for our customers. In...

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Opinion

Ask Grandpa: Scams may have underlying, lethal, twists

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Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the February 18, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Aurora University former school legends reunite

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By Al Benson Aurora University alumni and school basketball legends, Wallace “Mickey” Johnson, of Chicago, and James Lancaster, Aurora, former player/coach, reunited at a school’s basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 9. Johnson left his seat in Thornton Gymnasium to chat with Lancaster during halftime of the AU-Rockford University men’s basketball game....

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Steel alums play crucial roles in Olympic Games

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All five of Geneva-based Chicago Steel hockey team alumni on the Team USA Olympic roster reached the score sheet, by recording 10 total points and factoring in all eight goals in an 8-0 Team USA victory over China Thursday, Feb. 10 in the Club’s opening game in the 2022 Beijing...

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Entertainment Events

Elgin Symphony Orchestra will perform Mozart March 5

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The Elgin Symphony Orchestra (ESO) will perform “Mozart Requiem” at the Hemmens Cultural Center Saturday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 6, at 3 p.m., will feature multiple notable artists with Chicago roots. The concerts will begin with four acclaimed vocalists, soprano Amanda Forsythe, mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider, tenor...

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Music, ‘Narratives’, fill Marmion Academy breakfast

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Student musicians and an art show were a highlight of the Marmion Academy Music Boosters’ annual pancake breakfast fundraiser Sunday, Feb. 13. In addition to pancakes with sides, patrons were treated to eight performances by student musicians. Performing at intervals were choral, jazz and brass groups from Marmion, Rosary High...

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St. Charles History Museum Adopt an Artifact March 5

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The St. Charles History Museum will be host to its first Adopt an Artifact Program. Those who attend and take a look at the artifacts, discover more about them, and choose one to adopt. When you adopt an artifact you will receive a picture of it, a certificate of adoption,...

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Lisle High School wrestling

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Lisle High School's Joseph "Joey" Raineri qualifies at 195-pound class for the State wrestling tournament Thursday through Saturday this week at the University of Illinois in Champaign by qualifying last weekend at the Coal City Sectional meet.

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Honors, celebration, for DuKane champion Tigers

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By Bobby Narang The Wheaton Warrenville South High School boys basketball team had a detailed celebration in store following its game against Lake Park. With the two DuKane Conference teams hooking up for a Friday game, the Tigers were seeking to win the Conference championship for the second year in...

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Interesting anecdotes: College conferences, late George Allen

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By Woodrow Carroll With football behind us for now and baseball still on the horizon, we can concentrate on something else.. Take nothing away from the National Basketball Association, however, college basketball almost always provides us with an interesting story, or two, to digest. Conference affiliations and the teams that...

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