National Night Out: Community participation
Aurora residents and first responders enjoy National Night Out, Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 26 neighborhood events spanning the City's ten wards.
Plano Methodist Church Vacation Bible School
"Twists & Turns" was the theme of this year's Vacation Bible School the Plano Methodist Church. It was held July 10-13 with preschool children through sixth grade.
51st Annual Puerto Rican Heritage Festival in Aurora
Nearly 5,000 individuals flocked to downtown Aurora Sunday, July 30, for the 51st Annual Puerto Rican Heritage Festival.
Good weather, good community time prevails
Communities offer interaction with members of the communities. Governments are involved as a part of the process. Approval of governmental activities by the public is important to those active in government. Public relations is important. Interaction and communications are a part of the process. The National Night Out Tuesday, Aug....
Reader’s Voice: Whiteheads’ silence thunderous
Sunday, July 30Dear editor; This concerns recent commentaries by John and Nisha Whitehead in The Voice. The Whiteheads warn us in the first paragraph of the June 22, 2023, issue of The Voice, that Donald Trump’s indictment accusing him of mishandling and hiding classified documents and obstruction of justice is...
Aurora City Council considering solar panels at Aurora Airport
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council is considering a land lease at the Aurora Municipal Airport and the Northeast corner of Sullivan Road and Route 25 in Aurora for the installation of solar panels for a community solar program. Consent was given at the Committee of the Whole (COW)...
As human footprint expands, insects, birds, decline
Reprinted from August 19, 2021Last of two parts ‘“The only thing that balances all of risks and costs of migration is the huge benefit of coming up to North America to reproduce,’ Doug Tallamy for the The Wild Life Society. ‘In temperate zone springtime, there’s a giant flush of green...
Guest speaker for Diabetes Club of Fox Valley
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley (DCFV) will hold its August membership meeting Thursday, Aug. 10, at the historic Gray’s Mill Estate, 211 N. River Street, Montgomery. Meetings are held in the Third Floor Banquet Room. Dinner is on members’ own from the menu at 5:30 p.m....
Uke Fest in Aurora Saturday, Aug. 19
The sixth annual Aurora Uke Fest will be Saturday, Aug. 19 in downtown Aurora, 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.. Ukulele workshops will begin at 11 a.m. overlooking the Fox River at Millennium Plaza on Stolp Avenue. There will be an open mike at 11 a.m. and a strumalong session at...
‘It’s Our Fox River Day’ Sept. 16
The Forest Preserve District of Kane County and Friends of the Fox River are excited to announce a special event called, “It’s Our Fox River Day,” Saturday, Sept. 16, from 9 a.m. to noon at Glenwood Park Forest Preserve in Batavia. “It’s Our Fox River Day” is a unique opportunity...
Brookfield Zoo visit savored, including Whirl
It was a bucolic Summer’s day and a short train ride to the Brookfield Zoo with a picnic to be savored. I wanted to take photographs of the Zoo animals for my next children’s book with a working title of “A Zoo Menagerie.” The Chicago Zoological Society manages the Zoo,...
Comparison of political tidbits offers items to digest
This week I feel I have to rear up here and say a few words in defense of fellow The Voice columnist, Chas Coddington. Frequent The Voice contributor Bela “Wild Bill” Suhayda recently stuck his head up out of the MAGA mire to lambast Chas for his comments on disgraced...
Reader’s Commentary: Hunter Biden selling influence, access to president
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda There are individuals who are and have been above the law in our country. If you are a Clinton or a Biden, you are not held to account for even serious criminal behavior for which you and I would serve long jail terms. Hunter Biden has...
Recipe of the Week: Pineapple Grilled Pork Chops
Ingredients1 (8 ounce) can pineapple rings, juice drained and reserved1/4 cup brown sugar1/4 cup soy sauce1/4 teaspoon garlic powder4 pork chops1 pinch ground black pepper Directions1. Mix together the drained pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, and garlic powder together in a large plastic zipper bag, and mix the bag...
Poem: Oceans Of Lotions
It really does not matter muchOn how you look at Summer,But if you brown at the slightest touchOf sun, that is a bummer.I say we’ve come a long, long wayWithout a sea of notions;But you opine, that doesn’t play—We now do have the lotions.So now we have our Summer treat—“Dog-days...
Laura Gartman, Aurora Public Library District, celebrates 50 years of service
It’s Summer 1973 in Aurora. You’re listening to the recently-released debut studio album from a rock band called Queen and reading accounts of U.S. president Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal in the newspaper. Last, but not least, a high school student named Laura Gartman is starting a job at the Aurora...
First new automotive plant since 1965 for the EV
By Peter Hancock Governor JB Pritzker has spent much of his time in recent weeks promoting the State’s electric vehicle EV) industry and touting the impact of his signature Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, or CEJA, including during a weeklong trade mission to the United Kingdom. Pritzker was in Joliet...
Batavia Depot Museum celebrates back-to-school
Back-to-school season is almost upon us, and the Batavia Depot Museum celebrates this timely tradition with two new temporary exhibits paying homage to schools. “What’s in a Name?: Batavia Schools” showcases the legacies of notable Batavia educators and “Batavia Hair: Picture Day Edition” is a history of hairstyles dating back...
Five high schools in focus with Kilts Foundation awards
The Kilts Foundation has awarded eight scholarships to Kendall County 2023 high school graduates for the 2023-2024 college year. The Foundation awarded four Continuing Scholarships from recipients in 2022. The scholarships range from $500 to $1,000 each. The Kilts Foundation was established under the will of Alverda Kilts following her...
Kiwanis Club: Two students in scholarships
Kiwanis Club of Aurora named two scholarship winners Tuesday, July 25. Jaden Schneider and Dove Sako each received $1,250 awards. Kiwanians Ernie Poochigian and Paul Clennon made the presentations. Schneider, a Kaneland High grad, said he plans to begin pre-med studies at a Michigan school. Sako she plans to begin...