Year: 2023

Reader’s Commentary: Misconceptions of SWAT team tactics: A rebuttal

Misconception of SWAT team tactics: Here is a rebuttal to The Voice articles by columnist John Whitehead, April 28, 2022 and December 8, 2022. Mistakes in policing are never acceptable and SWAT is no exception. SWAT teams are sent to a location/target area when regular street cops can not resolve

Kids’ eye-screening, pancakes, prevail in Lions Bunny Breakfast

Kids’ eye-screenings joined pancakes on the menu at Aurora Noon Lions Club’s annual Bunny Breakfast Saturday, April 8. The annual fundraiser was held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora, site of Noon Lions meetings on first and third Thursdays. An estimated 300 breakfasts were served. Proceeds will benefit Lions’

Montgomery economic director leaves role, receives salute

The Montgomery Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced that executive director, Charlene Coulombe, stepped away from her role March 31 after almost 14 years of service. “We are grateful for Charlene’s hard work and dedication. She will be missed tremendously,” said MEDC Board president, Suzette Murray. During her tenure, Ms Coulombe

Senator Durbin visits Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, brings funding

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) visited Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry in Aurora Thursday, April 6 to discuss the $700,000 in federal funding he secured through congressionally-directed spending in the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Omnibus appropriations bill for their new Mobile Meals Program that will expand their services to food-insecure

50th anniversary of end of Vietnam War celebrated

On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, and the first Vietnamese American and Vietnamese refugee to serve in the General Assembly, State representative Hoan Huynh, along with Vietnam veteran State representative, Mark Walker, joined American Vietnam veterans and Army of the