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 April 1, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous
By Bobby Narang Steve Christiansen is staying home. Some what The Hinckley-Big Rock High School graduate was named the new head coach of the Aurora University men’s basketball program March 17. For Christiansen, it continues a long-standing tradition of coaching near his roots. “I am honored to take the reins
By Woodrow Carroll If you want to put a positive spin on the Big Ten’s Conference’s showing in the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) men’s basketball tournament this season, nine teams from the Conference in the field of 68 finished with a combined 9-9. However, the Big Ten came up
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, EcoPark Automotive Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, Sunday, March 27. The NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) race was held at a newer track and road course in Austin, Texas where Formula 1 cars race. In a Green White
The Winter seasons in high school and college basketball come to a close at the end of March, although, college hockey is still reaching its conclusion. Even though the University of Michigan’s men’s and women’s basketball teams failed in their bids to qualify for the Final Four, the school’s ice
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By Jack Westphal, 8, Grace Holistic Center for Education I have never written for a newspaper, so this may seem sloppy, but it is my take on world events: On TikTok, I follow this woman who talks about African-American rights. There have been dozens of videos about how cruel the
Girls By Ashlyn Furr, Sixth Grade, Grace Holistic Center for Education (Slow down) You don’t always get what you want, but you always want what you don’t get. You want first place, but you end up getting last. You want to wear that shirt, no it’s too short, You want
By Emily Steele In backyards and community gardens across Chicago, growers tend fruit and vegetable crops as diverse as the City they live in. Most have one thing in common: Lead lurking in the soil. Legacy lead, leftover from paint, gasoline, and other sources, lingers in the environment. Lead poisoning
Faith Lutheran Church, 3000 Liberty Street in Aurora, will hold a pancake breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Palm Sunday, April 10. The public is invited. Parking is free. The menu will includes all-you-can-eat pancakes with bacon, sausage and eggs. Proceeds will benefit Faith ministries. Admission is $5 per
Aurora’s Our Lady of Good Counsel (OLGC) parish Knights of Columbus Council No. 14929 will hold a benefit pancake breakfast and quesadilla lunch Palm Sunday, April 10. The public is invited. Parking is free. The location is Pope St. John Paul II Academy South Campus, 701 Talma Street in Aurora.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Kane County, a leading nonprofit agency training volunteers to be advocates on behalf of children in abuse, neglect, and private guardianship cases, will be host to its annual Hands Around the Courthouse (HATCH) event Thursday, April 7
Seats remain for the Little White School Museum’s first historic Spring bus tour of Oswego. Sunday, April 10, for two “Industrial History bus tours of Oswego. Pre-registration, $5 per person for participants age 16 and older, is required by visiting the Oswegoland Park District’s web site at www.oswegolandparkdistrict.org or calling
By Grace Kinnicutt Illinois lawmakers have formed the Illinois Assyrian Caucus in an effort to help them understand and learn about challenges facing the Assyrian community and how to address them. Senator Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago, announced the formation of the caucus at a news conference in early March. The caucus
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead No matter how much money the government pulls in, it’s never enough, so the government has come up with a new plan to make it even easier for its agents to seize Americans’ bank accounts. Make way for the digital dollar. In an
March 31 President Martin Van Buren issues a broadly-applicable executive order granting the 10-hour day to all government employees engaged in manual labor. – 1840. The Eiffel Tower is dedicated in Paris in a ceremony presided over by Gustave Eiffel, the tower’s designer, and attended by Pierre Tirard, French prime
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is pleased to invite the public back to the Batavia, Ill., site. With the arrival of Spring, the lab grounds are open to the public for outdoor activities, such as biking, hiking, running and viewing the bison herd. There will be
Dreams came true for two millennial Latinos when they cut the ribbons for their new businesses in Aurora. Edwin Arroyo was brought to tears when he spoke during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for his new barbershop on Aurora’s West Side. The Zero Barbershop, 620 West Park Avenue, is a hard-earned accomplishment
The Kiwanis Club of Aurora’s inaugural pancake breakfast drive-thru, held because of indoors COVID-19 concerns, receives support inspite of the rain in the morning Saturday, March 19 at Aurora Central Catholic High School
An inaugural St. Patrick’s Day flag-raising ceremony in Aurora Thursday, March 17 offers a tribute to Aurora area residents of Irish heritage.
