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 July 1, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...
As previously announced, the decision to reimagine the traditional downtown Fourth of July Parade by taking it out into the community in a format that would reach exponentially more people was made after considering the impact on the greater community, including the management of City services and resources and savings...
East Aurora School District 131 was well represented recently at the Special Olympics State Tournament at Illinois State University. Eight gold, five silver, two bronze medals, and a sixth-place certificate were awarded to Tomcats. Senior Alex Mota was a gold medalist for all events he competed in, squat, bench-press, and...
Aurorans can participate in old-fashioned Independence Day fun from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, July 4 at the Tanner House Museum, 304 Oak Avenue in Aurora’s historic Tanner District. There will be a petting zoo, Andy Head – the Wild Wacky Juggler, a blueberry-pie-eating contest, the Bradley Keven Green...
West Aurora High School’s Battle of the Big Butts, strength, speed and endurance contests for high school football linemen, will be held Thursday, July 14. The 22nd annual event will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at West Aurora High School, 1201 W. New York Street in Aurora....
By Bobby Narang Oswego East High School boys basketball head coach, Ryan Velasquez, wanted to gather his team for one final Summer pep talk Sunday afternoon. The Wolves had wrapped up the June team camp season by playing two games at the Ridgewood Shootout Sunday, June 26. The three-day shootout...
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Toyota / Save Mart 350, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif., Sunday, June 12. Daniel Suarez made history when he won his first NASCAR Cup race and was the first Mexican-born driver to win a Cup Series race. Following in second place was Chris Buescher, Mike...
By Woodrow Carroll Were it not for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles Sunday, June 26, the Chicago White Sox would have been swept by a team that has been a Major League Baseball (MLB) punching bag much of the past decade. In Chicago for a four-game series...
Death is a part of life. Its demise will visit us all. That is why making the best of it during life is important. The final breath is uncertain. Three persons in the wide tent of sports suffered mortal deaths, however, to family, loved ones, and others, life will continue...
The Kiwanis Club of Aurora members pose for photos following a visit to Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry 834 N. Highland Avenue, Aurora, Tuesday, June 21.
Aurora Noon Lion Becky Dunnigan, left, receives a vision screening from technician Dave Johnson of Mattoon at Blackberry Farm in Aurora June 22.
Since he was in seventh grade, Juan Campos, Jr. of Aurora, has been waiting for the opportunity to enter Apple’s Swift Student Challenge. With the start of high school came his chance to finally participate. At just 14, and with his first application, Campos, a sophomore at Marmion Academy in...
Knights of Columbus, St. Joseph Council 14795 in Aurora, will hold a benefit golf outing Saturday, July 9, at Phillips Park golf course in Aurora. Proceeds will benefit Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora. The event will open with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m.. Admission is a $100 donation....
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead The burden of proof has been reversed. No longer are we presumed innocent. Now we’re presumed guilty unless we can prove our innocence beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Rarely, are we even given the opportunity to do so. Although...
June 30 Just three days after the United Nations Security Council voted to provide military assistance to South Korea, president Harry S Truman orders U.S. armed forces to assist in defending that nation from invading North Korean armies. Truman’s dramatic step marked the official entry of the United States into...
By Peter Hancock A federal judge in Chicago handed down a one-year prison sentence Tuesday for a former State senator who once was chairperson of the Senate Labor Committee. Tom Cullerton, a Villa Park Democrat, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of embezzlement for receiving salary and benefits...
Representatives and volunteers of the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry pose in front of food displays following the announcement that for the first time in its 41-year history, as a nonprofit it will be a part of the next State budget and will receive $350,000 in State funds.
By Beth Hundsdorfer A state audit released Thursday, June 16 found nearly $2 billion in federal money intended to help unemployed Illinoisans during the pandemic was lost to fraudulent claims in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Employment Security blamed “insufficient and flawed federal guidance” and a lack of controls on...
A boy meets a Spider-Man impostor at Aurora's Juneteenth celebration Saturday, June 18, at Dr. M.L. King, Jr. Park.
We do our best in society when we keep things moving, seek improvements, and be inclusive. It works better when we have the idea we are one, even with different tastes, styles, preferences. One for all and all for one is preferable. Reality indicates the ideal can be more difficult...
