The following statement can be attributed to State Representative Keith Wheeler regarding the Tuesday, Nov. 8 election outcome which saw the apparent election of Matt Hanson as State Representative. “Congratulations to Matt Hanson on his win tonight. Since taking office in 2015, I’ve always taken a collaborative approach to getting the
By Peter Hancock By the time speakers came out to pray, say the Pledge of Allegiance, and play the national anthem at Republican challenger Darren Bailey’s election night watch party in Springfield Tuesday, Nov. 8, the Associated Press had called the Illinois governor’s race for incumbent, Democrat JB Pritzker. Although...
Aurora retired chief of police, Kristen Ziman, in the middle of signing her recent book, Reimaging Blue, at the Aurora Historical Society Tuesday, Nov. 8.
By Peter Hancock Democratic Party governor JB Pritzker was crisscrossing the State Monday, Nov. 7 and his Republican Party challenger, State senator Darren Bailey, focused on the Chicago suburbs. They both made their final pitches to voters ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 8 general election. Pritzker, along with other Democrats...
Mayor of Sandwich, Todd Latham and his son, Christian, fry thick slices of bologna for the annual Plano-Bologna-Sandwich Day, October 23.
The Hobbs Building in Aurora receives a dome replica of the dome removed six years ago for safety reasons.
Can we find healing following elections? That question continues to grow in importance. There is continuing evidence that as a society division is accentuated with elections and not diminished. That was not always the situation. With any candidate and followers who put divisiveness as a preference, we slide backwards a...
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council unanimously approved, Tuesday, Nov. 8, nine members to the recently-created Aurora LGBTQ Advisory Board at the City Council meeting. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Advisory Board was established by mayor Richard Irvin to elevate the voices and work to address...
October 21, 2022Dear editor; In addition to my enjoying the spirited political bantering that often goes on in this fine publication, I appreciate the opportunity to test my recall of a few facts in each week’s Trivia Test. I take pride in being usually able to come up with at...
November 5, 2022Dear editor; The increasing polarization of our Nation’s politics is well known. It’s safe to say that most Americans consider it to be at least a detriment, if not a threat to our way of life. Approximately three-fifths of our Senate seats and four-fifths of House seats represent...
This Fall, remember to leave the leaves on the ground. Jessica Ordóñez-Lancet submitted the following report from the National Wildlife Federation: “With the arrival of Fall, the National Wildlife Federation wants to remind you to put your rake and blower away and leave the leaves on the ground as nature...
Many of The Voice readers know the name Diane Nilan, formerly of Hesed House, who has spent the years since her tenure there bringing attention to the problem of homelessness across the country. A name you might not recognize is the name of another unsung hero, Pat Van Doren. Pat,...
A Unity dinner will honor military veterans on Veterans Day from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11, at the Prisco Center, 150 S. Lake Street, Aurora. The event is sponsored by the Community Advocacy Awareness Network (CAAN), a 501c3. The organization volunteers will salute all ranks of military...
The A+ Foundation for West Aurora Schools and the Aurora East Educational Foundation are co-hosts to the 2nd Annual Tom-A-Hawk Turkey Trot which will be held along the Fox River in downtown Aurora Saturday, Nov. 19. There are more than 650 registrants thus far for this morning of fun and...
Based on the fictional story, loosely based on the Chanel sisters of the time: It was an ordinary time in 1890. Well, at least for me it was. I was enjoying a lemon pastille as I walked down the boulevard rue Cambon in Paris. My journey had taken me from...
By the time you read this column (and I hope you are, because if you’re not there’s no need for me to waste precious space adding this parenthetical insert, which I just did), the midterms will be a thing of the past and, depending on the results, I’ll either be...
It’s hard to believe that 59 years have passed since the shocking assassination of the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy. Yet, for the Nation, the November 22, 1963, murder of Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, was a watershed event. As a nine-year-old, I saw my mother’s and...
I do not disapprove of having faith, as all you know;But there must be a limit to how far your faith can go.Your faith must not be super ceded by your common sense;For God gave you Free Agency, and that holds precedence.Your dictate “God will save me” may not be...
Ingredients2 cups buttermilk ranch1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch cubes2 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese1 tablespoon onion powder2 teaspoons garlic powder1 teaspoon ground black pepper1 teaspoon paprika Directions1. Lightly grease a baking sheet. 2. Mix panko bread crumbs, Parmesan...
Are you crafty? Then most likely you have shelves of uncompleted projects and unopened craft supplies. We know you had the best intentions, but life gets in the way and new hobbies don’t find an opportunity to flourish. If you need help using up your craft supply hoard of yarn,...
