By Jerry Nowicki A pair of bills on governor JB Pritzker’s desk would expand a State roadway camera monitoring program to 22 counties while expanding the number of crimes the cameras can be used to investigate and the number of parties that can prosecute them. The measures, House Bill 260...
Jim Phillips was taking a walk near his home one day in the mid-1960s when he came across some ducks that had been killed by industrial waste from a factory. A junior high biology teacher by day, the discovery and the fact that what few environmental laws existed were virtually...
Fox Valley Park District workers roll an oak tree into place for a planting Thursday, April 21, by Aurora Noon Lions Club members to celebrate Earth Day 2022
This corner always will maintain that any person can take a reasonable position, whether in public service, foreign affairs, or in a commentary in any newspaper, find disagreement from another source and remain vindicated for taking a reasonable position. Disagreement is healthy. Sticking to facts is essential. The problem is...
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin, proclaimed May 3 as Aurora Fire Chief Gary Krienitz Day in Aurora at the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, April 26. Chief Gary Krienitz is set to retire May 3 after a 25-year career. Appointed chief in February 2016, Krienitz...
April 22, 2022Dear editor; I found myself agreeing with much of what John and Nisha Whitehead said in their article in The Voice, April 21, Financial tyranny can stifle fiscal responsibility. Yes, our national debt is out of control and shameful. Just like most of us, the Whiteheads blame out...
Last of two parts Lornet Turnbull’s following article in YES Magazine, “Building Community by Buying Nothing,” is on hyperlocal gift economies: It’s similar to a radical new economic, except of course it’s an old economy that has been around forever. “Following knee surgery five years ago, Myra Anderson was having...
Kane County treasurer, Michael J. Kilbourne, MBA, announced that 2021 Kane County Real Estate tax bills, that are payable in 2022, are expected to be mailed Friday, April 29. The first installment will be due on or before June 1, and the second installment will be due on or before...
Aurora University’s music department will present its annual Spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, in Crimi Auditorium in the Institute for Collaboration, 1347 Prairie Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Registration is requested. The chorale will perform Jake Runestad’s “Let My Love...
“The entire strength and aromare retained by process of glazing coffee.” —Arbuckle advertisement Do you consider yourself a tea aficionado or do you love your morning coffee? I so enjoy the aroma of coffee, but have never liked drinking it. On the other hand, I enjoy tea both hot or...
Aurora’s Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry will unveil a Veterans Victory Garden at the Pantry’s community garden, 835 Highland Avenue in Aurora, at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7. Pantry director Diane Renner said the public is invited. Parking is free. According to Renner, the event will celebrate passage of Ill. House...
One of the most utterly stupid events in a long line of utterly stupid events perpetrated by the GOP (unfortunately for them) took place in Florida, where Donald Trump wanna-be Ron “I’ll Cancel It If I Don’t Like It” DeSantis rejected math books for school children because they contained elements...
Cyber-terrorism came to the front of my mind with the advent of the war in the Ukraine. If cornered, a thug such as Vladimir Putin might lash back with cyberwar tools. The Russians appear quite advanced at it, based on the many, damaging hacks of American businesses that appear to...
Ingredients2 tablespoons butter2 onions, diced1 clove garlic, minced1 ½ tablespoons curry powder2 ½ teaspoons salt1 teaspoon ground turmeric¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)½ teaspoon ground black pepper¼ teaspoon ground ginger¼ ground cinnamon1 pound ground beef2 potatoes, diced2 tomatoes, diced Directions1. Melt butter in a large wok or skillet over medium heat;...
We welcome a now-standard late-onset Spring, and families and businesses across Aurora are embarking on the tradition of Spring cleaning, accompanied by a range of familiar responses and emotions. Although some may enjoy the opportunity to dig in and tidy up, others experience something like a Mai Tai composed of...
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 29, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...
By Woodrow Carroll What happened to the Chicago White Sox team that opened the this season by winning six of their first eight games? The White Sox won two of three games each from Detroit, Seattle, and Tampa Bay, to start the season After falling to the Minnesota Twins, 6-4...
In spite of two Chicago area hockey teams, the Wolves and the Steel, the lone bright spots on the professional sports scene, or, perhaps because of it, we turn to awards and honors for coaches in the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA). The IBCA will hold its evening Hall of...
By Bobby Narang The Northern Illinois University football team wrapped up its Spring practice in mid-April. The Huskies were one of the surprise teams in Division I last season and won nine games, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division and the Conference championship game to earn another bowl bid. Coming...
Fox Valley Mall in Aurora became a destination location for hundreds of Indian Americans in the western suburbs. A national traveling exhibit focusing on the Hindu civilization and its contributions to the world made a stop in the State’s second-most populous City, Aurora. Darshana: A Glimpse into Hindu Civilization is...
