Oswego Senior & Community Center (OSCC) will present Taste of Oswegoland Building Improvement Fundraiser, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, June 2, at OSCC, 3525 US Highway 34, Oswego. Numerous Oswegoland restaurants and businesses are sponsoring the Tasting Event Fundraiser and raffle drawings. Everyone is invited to attend and enjoy
The Naperville Gold Star Family Memorial Monument Committee is set to unveil its memorial during dedication ceremonies beginning at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 27, in Veterans Park in Naperville. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. This new Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (GSFMM) honors local families of servicemen
Monday, May 15, was Peace Officers Memorial Day. The City of Aurora government honored its four fallen officers during a special memorial ceremony. October 1, 1962, U.S. president John F. Kennedy designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor of federal, state, and municipal peace officers who have
Celebrating Mother’s Day, Michelle Curiel, director of praise and worship at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora, distributes 35 mini flower pots to congregants.
By Lia Merminga, Director of Fermilab Fermilab (in Batavia) has a tradition of being open and welcoming to staff, users, the scientific community, and residents of surrounding communities. This is who we are, and we are proud of this culture of openness. We have focused on executing our science mission
Aurora Police Department officers will climb rooftops at three Aurora Dunkin’ locations Friday, May 19, in a fundraiser to support Special Olympics Illinois Coffee for Champions (formerly Cop On Top). From 5 a.m. to noon, officers will be at Dunkin’ locations at 1255 N. Farnsworth Avenue, 1237 N. Eola Road,
By John & Nisha Whitehead How far would you really go to secure the Nation’s borders in the so-called name of national security? Would you give the government limitless amounts of money? Surround the entire country with concrete walls and barbed wire? Erect a high-tech, virtual wall of AI-powered surveillance
May 18 In what may have been baseball’s first labor strike, the Detroit Tigers refuse to play after team leader Ty Cobb is suspended: He went into the stands and beat a fan who had been heckling him. Cobb was reinstated and the Tigers went back to work after the
Preparation of food in the foreground at the Aurora Food Truck Festival Friday, May 5 in Aurora downtown is in contrast to customers waiting in many long lines in the background.
Oswego Community Service Officers work to provide a rescue for more ducklings in the parking lot of the Oswego BP service station at the corner of U.S. Route 34 and Douglas Road Monday this week.
By Nika Schoonover Ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft would be subject to the same level of liability as other forms of public transportation under a measure moving through the General Assembly. House Bill 2231 would classify ride-shares as “common carriers,” meaning the companies can be held liable, rather
Special days in our world include Mother’s Day. Special persons make our lives better and add depth to each day. A special piece from Unity Sermon Passages is far-reaching and demonstrates the importance of special persons in our lives: “A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin presented a proclamation to retiring Aurora alderman-at-large Sherman Jenkins at the Aurora City Council meeting, Tuesday, May 9, in honor of his service to the City. Mayor Irvin proclaimed September 27 as Sherman L. Jenkins Day, his birthday, in the city of
May 2, 2023Dear editor; In consecutive commentaries published in The Voice, Bela “Bill” Suhayda writes of the Judeo-Christian values that our Nation’s founding fathers, as Christian men, inserted into the U.S. Constitution. Reading Mr. Suhayda’s discourses prompted me to reread my copy of that esteemed document. What I found was
Reprinted from May 13, 2021 Second of three parts ‘“We realized well before COVID that we needed to open up as a business, to bring the best of the outside in,’ said Pier Luigi Sigismondi, president of Dole Packaged Foods. The pandemic simply ramped up the process and made Sigismondi
“When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer (God).” Corrie ten Boom Cornelia Arnolda Johanna “Corrie” ten Boom was born April 15, 1892 in Haarlem, Netherlands. Her father, Casper, was a
The annual Fr. George Glover Memorial Golf Outing, presented by St. Peter Church in Aurora, is a fun and competitive event will be held Friday, June 9. Golfers enjoy a day of camaraderie on the beautiful links of Phillips Park Golf Course followed by dinner, awards, and raffles at O’Malley’s
The Sons of the American Legion of Plano Post #395 will have an all-you-can-eat Breakfast Buffet on Mother’s Day, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, May 14. The breakfast will be served at the American Legion Post, 510 E. Dearborn St. in Plano. The event is open to the
For the first time in approximately 50 years, the Aurora Housing Authority is developing a new subdivision, – and this one is a unique, affordable, community for senior citizens. The new 1449 Senior Estates subdivision will have 70 new ranch units, 50 duplexes and 20 single-family residences with attached garages.
I have a very good feeling that the twice impeached, habitually-lying, bigoted, cowardly, accused, orange-faced rapist and former president, our own Donny Boy Trump, is about to get what he deserves for his actions toward women over the many years. Even his lawyer seems to have thrown in the towel
