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 February 25, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous
Oswego High School’s Deakon Tonielli, 22, is in a battle with Joliet Central’s Anthony Nava, 2, for a rebound Saturday, Feb. 19.
Rick Albright, right, with Neal Ormond, recently was selected for the 2022 Friends Class of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Hall of Fame. Ormond, a 1984 IBCA inductee, nominated Albright.
Aurora University’s Katie Beebe, 44, shoots over Dominican University’s Kamryn Woods, Saturday, Feb. 19.
The Oswego High School girls bowling team captured third place in the IHSA State Tournament last weekend at Cherry Bowl in Rockford.
Naperville North High School’s Huskies celebrate their 62-52 Class 4A West Aurora Class 4A Regional championship victory Friday, Feb. 18, over host West Aurora to advance to this week’s East Aurora Sectional Tournament.
By Woodrow Carroll What teams may perform well in the men’s collegiate basketball season and make the NCAA Tournament. March 15-April 4? There are 13 Illinois schools playing Division I basketball. Schools in theory, could be part of the Big Dance final four tournament. The University of Illinois heads up
By Bobby Narang The Glenbard West High School boys basketball team doesn’t need a State championship to validate its place in history. The Hilltoppers, who captured the West Suburban Conference Silver championship for the second straight season and for the fourth time in the last 50 years, did manage to
IHSA State Tournament Class 4AEast Aurora SectionalTue., Feb. 22Benet Acad. vs. Waubonsie Valley, 6Naperville N. vs. Downers Grove N., 7:30Thu., Feb. 24Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m.Bartlett SectionalTue., Feb. 22Geneva vs. St. Charles East, 6 p.m.Wheaton North vs. Batavia. 7:30 p.m.Thu., Feb. 24Winner Game 1 vs. Winner
Wednesday, Feb. 23IHSA State Tournament Class 4A(Regionals)Proviso West SectionalYoungYoung vs. Argo, 6Downers Grove N. vs. Lane, 7:30Riverside-BrookfieldRiverside-Brookf. vs. Proviso West, 6Oak Park-R.F. vs. Jones, 7:30Hinsdale CentralCurie vs. Downers Grove South, 6Hinsdale Central vs. Morton, 7:30Proviso EastLyons vs. Leyden, 6Proviso East vs. Lincoln Park, 7:30Collinsville SectionalMinookaMoline vs. Plainfield South, 6Minooka vs.
The shift on the horizon in sports is postseason play in high school and college basketball along with other Winter sports. The Big Ten Conference women’s basketball tournament dates are March 2-6 in Indianapolis and the men’s Big Ten basketball tournament will be March 9-13 in Indianapolis. High school girls
By Al Benson Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain said Thursday, Feb. 17, Kane County taxpayers were saved $4,911,000 over the last three years by his Department. In remarks to the Aurora Noon Lions Club a Luigi’s Pizza and Fun Center in Aurora, Hain gave credit for the savings to his
Last month, I wrote about a full year’s lineup of downtown events. This month, I will give details of all the new and fun things to do and places to visit on a regular basis in downtown Aurora. Oftentimes, we fall back on our usual routines and favorite spots instead
Dan Kenyon of Oswego, a congregant at Flowing Forth United Methodist Church in Aurora, receives ashes on his forehead at a 2020 Ash Wednesday service at Kaneville United Methodist Church.
West Aurora High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) cadets compete in the Blackhawk drill meet February 5.
By Shae BurnhamFirst of two parts It was below freezing, and fresh snow painted the path through the forest. On such days, only a minuscule number of people would take to the trails. One of them was Anna Bakker, who had donned her winter hat and worn work gloves and
The United Methodist Church in Plano is collecting donations for a “Joy to the World” Basket (two sheep, four goats, one heifer, and two alpacas) for the Heifer Project this year. They are being called upon to help families become more nourished, self-sufficient, attain self-respect, obtain some means of income,
Boy Scout Troop 3 at New England Congregational Church in Aurora will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6. The public is invited to the event in Friendship Hall at the Church, 406 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora. Scouts will serve pancakes with
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”— George Orwell The U.S. government, which speaks in a language of force, is afraid of its citizenry. What we are dealing with is a government so power-hungry, paranoid and afraid of
February 24 The U.S. House of Representatives votes 11 articles of impeachment against president Andrew Johnson, nine of which cite Johnson’s removal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, a violation of the Tenure of Office Act. The House vote made president Johnson the first president to be impeached in
