The newly-formed Diabetes Club of Fox Valley (DCFV) will hold its first membership meeting this year Thursday, Jan. 12, at the historic Gray’s Mill Estate, 211 North River Street, Montgomery, Ill. Meeting and dinner will be held on the second floor Banquet Room. Dinner is on members’ own from the
His father, Gabriele, was a barber from Italy and sired nine children. Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born January 17, 1899 and died January 25, 1947 at age 48 and is buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Ill.. Capone showed promise as a student, but had trouble with the rules
The League of Women Voters Aurora Area announced recently it will be host to a community forum to learn about the impact of climate change at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the Aurora Public Library District Santori branch. Participants may attend online using Zoom by registering at the Aurora
Editor’s note: The second of two parts this week follows part one in the December 15, 2022 edition of The Voice by Charles Coddington which was a focus on two of the “Big Eight” manufacturing hubs in Aurora, All-Steel and Austin-Western Company. Aurora used to be a major manufacturing hub
Agape Connection, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, will be host to its 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King (MLK) Day celebration at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Cathedral of Grace | St. John, 2950 Bilter Road, Aurora. Since 1991, Agape Connection, Inc., has been providing educational, cultural, and
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You know the routine, so get with it, right now.I don’t want to hear that you do not know how.Okay, now I get it—that gives me a kick—You know with this group you are not the top pick.Where you’ve been before, you were always top dog,And now you’re afraid you
The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is as prevalent today as it was 60 years ago when he organized the March on Washington and gave his legendary “I Have a Dream” speech. His pursuit of equality for people of all backgrounds is a fight that is still being
Loaves & Fishes, in partnership with Catch 35 in Naperville, will be host to Toasting for a Cause from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6. This popular event was paused during the pandemic, but is back and better than ever. Guests attending this signature event will enjoy a
Batavia Public Library’s Winter Library Club, theme is “Fireside Family Fun.” For families with children ranging in age from infants through eighth grade, Winter Library Club is a reading and activity program. For teens and adults, it’s a reading club. Winter Library Club will begin Saturday, Jan. 14, and will
The City of Aurora government will be host to the 38th annual Aurora MLK Commemoration Ceremony, “Be a Drum Major for Justice, Equity, and Mentorship”, at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at East Aurora High School. The ceremony will be an evening of empowerment and action with youth performances, special
Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin and African American Heritage Advisory Board (AAHAB) commissioners surprise Dr. Jennifer Norrell at her East Aurora Board of Education meeting to make the announcement of her award as 2023 African American Leader of 2023.
Governor JB Pritzker and wife, MK, take their first dance of his second term Monday, Jan. 9 night during an inaugural ball at the Exposition Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce celebrates the opening of Batavia Chamber member European Chef To The Rescue with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, Jan. 9. The event was held in the lobby of the Batavia Chamber’s office, 106 W. Wilson Street in Batavia. Batavia Mayor Jeffery Schielke presided over the celebration,
A new year will mean a new meeting site for Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association. Dick Schindel, AARTA acting president, announced that effective Feb. 7, AARTA will hold bi-monthly luncheon meetings at 11:30 a.m. at Lincoln Inn Banquets, 1345 Batavia Avenue in Batavia. Schindel said, “As we bid farewell to
Generosity + Caring + Compassion = Success! That is the recipe for what was achieved for this year’s St. Charles Breakfast Rotary’s Koats for Kids project.
Police Department’s Lt. Bill Rowley, from left, Commander Steve Stemmet and Chief Keith Cross pose with 10,000 fentanyl resistant gloves donated by U.S. Medical Glove Co. in Montgomery.
Volunteers load a patron’s vehicle Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry’s drive-thru pantry Saturday, Jan. 7, at Iglesia Bautista Emmanuel Church in Aurora.
From left, Tim Griffin of Geneva (football, 1981); Matt McKee, Simi Valley, Calif. (volleyball, 2005); and Mario Clark, Aurora (basketball, 1990) are inducted into the West Aurora School District 129 Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday, Jan. 7.
East Aurora High School’s Mia Moore, 25, drives against West Aurora’s Nia Evans, 2, Saturday, Jan. 7.
