Month: April 2024

Aurora names Wilson Volunteer of the Year

April is National Volunteer Month and the City of Aurora named its 2024 Volunteer of the Year. Aurora mayor Richard Irvin and the Aurora City Council surprised Aurora resident Curtis Wilson with the first Volunteer of the Year award in more than 15 years. “He is the personification of selfless...

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Robert J. O’Connor Exchange Club makes awards

Joshua Young was the Robert J. O’Connor Exchange Club District A.C.E. nominee. The District recipient receives an additional $2,500 and goes on to be considered for an additional $15,000 award in the National Exchange Club A.C.E. Award program. The A.C.E. (Accepting the Challenge of Excellence) recognizes local students who have...

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Representative Kifowit advances bill: Protect graves

Recently Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) successfully advanced a bill designed to protect the historical graves of our Nation’s veterans. HB 4934, an initiative stemming from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), seeks to amend the Human Remains Protection Act to provide enhanced protection for those wishing to maintain...

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Six Summer concerts by Consortium

Fox Valley Music Consortium will feature six Summer concerts, June through August. Scheduled to perform are Fox Valley Jazz Big Band, Fox Chamber Singers, Fox Valley Orchestra, and Fox Valley Brass Band. The series will open at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 2, with “The Modern Big Band,” a concert by...

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Wonderful year for Community Foundation

We are pleased to share the 75th-anniversary issue of our Annual Report and Fund Guidebook. It was a wonderful year, and we are so thankful to everyone who celebrated with us. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, our impact in the Fox River Valley continues to grow each year....

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Bison calves born at Fermilab

Cutting-edge particle physics research is always in season at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, but spring is a most special time of the year as Fermilab’s baby bison are born. Today, two bison calves were born, marking the start of calving season at Fermilab. Cleo Garcia, a member of the Grounds...

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Naperville grant funding for Mental Health Month

In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, the City of Naperville government announces two new grant funding opportunities for organizations providing mental health and substance use programs and services in Naperville. The City annually awards Social Service Grant (SSG) funding to enhance social service activities for community benefit....

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When consumed with facts, we stop thinking

By John & Nisha Whitehead “Nothing is real,” observed John Lennon, and that’s especially true of politics. Much like the fabricated universe in Peter Weir’s 1998 film The Truman Show, in which a man’s life is the basis for an elaborately-staged television show aimed at selling products and procuring ratings,...

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A Focus on History: May 2 through May 8

May 2 General Motors Corporation (GM), which will become the world’s largest automotive firm, acquires Chevrolet Motor Company. – 1918. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11, 2001 attacks, is killed by U.S. forces during a raid on his compound hideout in Pakistan. – 2011. May 3 Four...

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Applications for next Aurora Poet Laureate

April is national poetry month, and applications are open for the next Aurora Poet Laureate and the first Aurora Youth Poet Laureate. Established in 2020, the Aurora Poet Laureate celebrates the heritage, uniqueness, diversity, and achievements of the City of Aurora through the art and appreciation of poetry. Selected for...

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Potawatomi first federally-recognized tribe in Illinois

By Hannah MeiselCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Nearly 200 years after Native Americans were forced out of Illinois, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has become the first federally recognized tribal nation in the State of Illinois after a decision from the recent U.S. Department of the Interior. The move represents the first...

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Taking care of the Earth helpful

General special days are more prevalent at this time of the year, late April into May: April 22 each year is Earth Day, April 28 is Workers’ Memorial Day, May 1 has various designations to include International Workers Day and May Day. Actually, the calendar is full of special designated...

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Aurora Operation Senior Shovel volunteers

Snow angels, Operation Senior Shovel, aid Aurora

By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council thanked the volunteers known as snow angels at the Aurora City Council meeting, April 23 in celebration of National Volunteer Month. Operation Senior Shovel is a program provided by the City government in which volunteers are called upon when there are two inches...

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Explaining diabetes, common warning signs

By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley work together, to bring about an awareness of diabetes, prediabetes, and the dangers of uncontrolled blood sugar (glucose). Last month, I shared with readers of The Voice, what the American Diabetes Association says about prediabetes. This week readers an...

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