Musings: • Got baby formula, ladies? Sure, you do; it came with the baby, but you forgot you had it. It’s called “breast milk,” and you have a plentiful supply to fulfill the baby’s needs. Few women talk about it anymore, which is unfortunate, because the original product is more...
Ever wonder what drives the placement of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and who will benefit from them? What about the working-poor and minority communities? Will they be able to take advantage of electric vehicles, their benefits, and the glut of associated technologies? As General Motors and other U.S. automakers...
Ingredients1 (16 ounce) package fusilli (spiral) pasta3 cups cherry tomatoes, halved1/2 pound provolone cheese, grated1/2 pound sliced pepperoni, cut in half1 large green bell pepper, cut into half-inch pieces1 (10 ounce) can black olives, drained1 (10 ounce) can of peas1 (4 ounce) jar pimentos, drained1 (8 ounce) bottle Italian salad...
There is a lot happening at the Aurora Public Library District (APLD) in the upcoming weekend. Two large-scale events are happening at Santori Library Friday evening and Saturday morning. The People’s Ball June 3 is the Library’s First Friday event with Aurora Downtown, and then we turn around and come...
The Fox River Arts Ramble will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at 14 venues from Elgin to Aurora. The work of more than 50 artists who live in the Fox River Valley will be featured during the self-guided tour. The Arts Ramble is a collaborative...
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 June 3, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...
By Bobby NarangCharleston, Ill. The 2022 high school boys state track and field meet almost was a return to normal. As the first full state meet in three years, everything was nearly perfect except for Friday’s weather during the preliminaries. Besides the small hiccup, the three-class finals experienced no delays...
Josh Pugh of Yorkville, is on is way to third place in 400 meters in a time of :48.86.
By Woodrow Carroll The 2022 Major League Baseball season is slightly less than one-third complete and the Chicago White Sox have achieved something noteworthy, or, bizarre. Thanks to a 5-4, 12-inning, victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs Sunday, May 29, the White Sox improved their season record to 23-23, the...
West Aurora High School baseball teams, 1973 through 1976, which played in the IHSA State tournaments, participate in a reunion Saturday, May 29 at former head coach Bob Plaskas' house.
Naperville North High School's Ellie Gerner, 16, and Metea Valley's Olivia Hernandez, 8, are in a battle for a ball at the Class 3A sectional championship Friday, May 27.
Duly noted in our sports whirl: • Championships continue to be determined in the State high school Spring tournaments. The next two weekends will conclude the State championship chase. Last weekend Batavia captured its first track and field State championship. See page 8. Hinsdale Central captured the boys tennis State...
Every rational person claims that they study, analyze, evaluate, and make decisions based on what he or she know to be true. The sad fact of the matter is that what we believe often is not true. It should be a simple matter, though, to gather solid data and change...
The Kane County Health Department, in partnership with the Aurora African American Health Coalition and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, is proud to sponsor the 15th Annual Health Fair: Healthy Mind, Body and Soul from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 11 at the Prisco Community Center, 150...
Brian Pollock of Kane County Clerk's office gives mail-in-ballot information to the Kiwanis Club members Tuesday, May 31 in Aurora.
Recently, Naperville Park District learned that the Beneficiary of the Frank J. Rus Trust wishes to donate $250,000 to support the construction of a new pavilion and site improvements at Knoch Knolls Park. The Frank J. Rus Trust previously donated approximately 40 acres of land to the Park District in...
The Marmion Academy Alumni Association is holding its 50th annual Steak Fry/Lobster Boil at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 3 in the school’s Alumni Hall and campus quad, 1000 Butterfield Road in Aurora. All over the age of 21 are invited to attend. Dinner tickets are $40 per person and include...
The year 2020 marked Lake Michigan’s highest water level in 120 years, experts said, and climate variance makes future water levels challenging to predict. Coastal impacts are well-documented, but the effect of Lake level rise on the inland waterways is poorly understood. A University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study examined how...
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead We are caught in a vicious cycle. With alarming regularity, the Nation is being subjected to a heartbreaking spate of violence that terrorizes the populace, fractures communities, and gives the government greater justifications to crack down, lock down, and institute even more authoritarian...
June 2 Twenty-six journeymen printers in Philadelphia stage the trade’s first strike in America over wages: A cut in their $6. weekly pay. – 1786. In an event that is generally regarded as marking the end of the U.S. Civil War, Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of Confederate forces...
