By Peter Hancock A bill that allows teachers and other school and university employees or contractors who are fully vaccinated to take paid administrative leave if they have to miss work due to coronavirus (COVID-19)-related issues cleared the Illinois Senate Thursday and will soon be sent to governor JB Pritzker.
State representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) and fellow chief co-sponsors, representatives Keith Wheeler, Barbara Hernandez, Maura Hirschauer, and Mark Batinick, and all other members of the Illinois House passed House Joint Resolution 79 to honor the memory of U.S. Navy veteran Herschel Luckinbill by designating a section of U.S. Route 30
Recognizing that global climate change demands local climate action, the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Central Kane County invites individuals from the Tri-City Area (Batavia-Geneva-St. Charles) and surrounding region to a lively online discussion and planning session, to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14, on Zoom. Register
The Easter Bunny, left, Irene Robles of Aurora and volunteer Peg Yatch, Aurora, load a free gift basket into a patron’s vehicle March 30, at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry.
Emily Hinton from Aurora snaps a photo of her son, Ben, in front of a paper crane memorial as part of Aurora’s First Fridays event.
There are pivotal times in our world when important issues should do more than catch our attention. Relevant discussions in our Nation on the situation in Russia and in Ukraine are important and defining for much of the world. It is important to understand, regardless of discussions and dissensions in
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, April 5, Council members discussed a resolution to enter into a donation agreement with the Aurora Rotary Club Foundation (the foundation arm of the Rotary Club of Aurora) for their inventory of lights displays. City
Last of two parts Winona LaDuke’s following article was in the 2021 Spring issue of YES magazine: Tribes are reviving traditional hemp economies. “For the past five years, I’ve been a hemp farmer, with permits from the state of Minnesota. My business is called Winona’s Hemp, and our research partner
The Friends of the Great Western Trails (GWT) are honored to announce that the president of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, Daniel Hebreard, is joining the Friends of the Great Western Trails to clean the GWT during this year’s annual all-volunteer trails cleanup. The start time is planned
Kiwanis One Day is an Aurora city-wide community service day to help the environment. As part One Day in Aurora, from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 9, there is a medication disposal drop-off at the Aurora Transportation Center, 233 N. Broadway, Aurora. The drop-off is accepting all medications except
The more you know, the more you love, and by loving more, the more you enjoy. Dinner began at 7 p.m. sharp at Le Antiche Sere in Sogna, Italy in the Tuscany region. It was April, and Spring was arriving. The olive trees were beginning to be full. The white
By Mary GoetschAurora, Ill. This commentary is addressed to pharmacist Larry Frieders who writes a health column each month in The Voice. Your columns make more sense to me than most medical doctors, including the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Presentation), FDA (Food and Drug Administration, and even WHO
From the vault – 24 March 2012 (revised): Daylight “savings” time is upon us once again. The folly continues. Two weeks ago, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed what was laughingly entitled the “Sunshine Protection Act.” If passed by the House and signed by the president of the United States, it
Tuesday, the Illinois House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked and brutal invasion of Ukraine on every aspect the State of Illinois has the ability to act upon and support the people of Ukraine. assistant minority leader State representative Keith Wheeler, R-Oswego, is chief
Ingredients4 russet potatoes, sliced into 1/8 inch slices1 onion, sliced into rings3 tablespoons butter3 tablespoons all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon salt1 1/2 cups milk1 cup sour cream2 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese Directions1. Preheat oven to 400F. Butter a 1 quart casserole dish. 2. In a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium
Considered by many to be the greatest band of all time, The Beatles have left an indelible mark on music and culture. Though they disbanded more than 50 years ago, references to the Band and its members are still found in current movies, television, and fashion. For those fans who
State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is working with State representative Stephanie Kifowit and Mutual Ground, a non-profit organization that supports victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and those impacted by substance abuse disorders, to provide necessary cleaning products. “Assisting members of our community who are suffering is a priority for
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Aurora Downtown will feature a dozen poems in downtown storefronts throughout this month.. Poet Laureate and Aurora Downtown board member Karen Christensen put out a call to local poets for poetry with the theme rebirth. Christensen selected a dozen poems by the following local
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 8, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous
By Bobby Narang The boys high school boys volleyball season will to go in full swing in the first part of April. After missing all of the 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic, and then enduring a shortened 2021 season, boys volleyball teams from the northeastern Illinois area are
