By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com A package of health insurance reform measures that Gov. JB Pritzker called for at the beginning of the legislative session will soon be headed to his desk for his signature. The Illinois House gave final approval Saturday to a pair of bills that limit the
By Dilpreet Raju, Cole Longcor, & Alex AbbedutoCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois lawmakers missed a self-imposed Friday deadline for passing a budget, but they had approved more than 250 bills last week as of Friday afternoon. Amid the flurry of legislation was a measure prohibiting State universities from admitting students based
By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is a step closer to acquiring a 1,500-acre state park in DeKalb County, much of which was once part of a reservation that was illegally seized from the tribe in the mid-19th Century. As the Senate worked through its last
Roosevelt-Aurora Post 84 participates in Aurora’s Memorial Day parade.
Just a few thoughts on more than a few topics for our consideration: •The Fox Valley Music Foundation recruited volunteers to renovate a recent historic building into The Venue, a live music room at 21 S. Broadway, Aurora, and celebrated its fifth anniversary. •Sports, but community: Fred Weidner is the
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin presented his Mayor’s Award of Excellence to representatives from the Fox Valley Mall at the May 28 Aurora City Council meeting. International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Global Awards are the most recognized achievement for professional excellence in the marketplaces industry. The
May 25, 2024Dear editor; This letter is a response to Reader’s Commentary, May 16, 2024, “Biden reversed Trump accomplishments.” The foundation of the argument presented in the comments May 16 article, as I understand it, is Biden destroyed U.S. energy independence”, reversing Trump’s accomplishment; it made Putin rich, and it
By Russ George Adam Broholm, golf chairperson, for the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley’s second annual “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” Golf Outing, announced “Get a hole in one…Win a new 2024 Buick”. The golf outing is only three weeks away, Friday, June 21, at Bliss Creek Golf Course, 1
Aurora Greenfest will return to Prisco Community Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 8. The free and green-minded festival will have a full day of activities, speakers, food trucks, and more than 70 vendors, both indoors and outdoors. This year, Aurora Greenfest will be focused on switching
WellBatavia Festival will be from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8 at Batavia City Hall, 100 N. Island Avenue, Batavia. The event will have free health screenings for physical, nutritional, hearing, cognitive, vitals, and pediatric. There will be many vendors from the Fox Valley area.For more information visit
I’m lucky enough to walk past a Frank Lloyd Wright house on Aurora’s West Side every morning, and every evening, too, if I walk an extra block while walking the dog. What really makes me lucky is the ability to appreciate a Frank Lloyd Wright (FLW) house. The geometric presence
For many years I’ve been concerned about plastics in our environment. Recently, I read about a study that tested for micro plastics in human blood. It found that 57% of the 257 patients tested had micro plastics in the lining of their blood vessels. It noted that there seems to
On or around military-related holidays, I like to write something military-themed. Because Memorial Day is universally accepted as a military-related holiday, I’ll have to skip over the fact-checking of Wild Bill Suhayda’s blather in a recent edition of The Voice to present my military-themed piece. I’m not worried, because there
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The Spring we long to see each year is here at last;And with it comes the wish we make that it could last.The brilliant blossoming and blooming has begun;Our Nature’s world is now commencing on its run.But it is hard to take this in with just a shrug;Inevitably it gives
You care about the planet and want to support conservation efforts, but finding the time and energy can be exhausting when there are already so many things to do this Summer. By participating in the Aurora Public Library District’s Summer Reading Adventure, you’ll be provided with easy to implement suggestions
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda I started writing to this publication a little more than three years ago when I asked publisher Carter Crane if he would place an article of mine into The Voice as a rebuttal to Wayne Johnson’s fawning love affair to the incoming Biden administration in2021. Johnson,
By Ricky Rieckert Hello, faithful readers. I just wish my fellow writers on The Voice had more discretion on how they write, and their subjects. But sometimes you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Even a reader attacked prince Charles. Wayne and Bela have been at each other’s throats,
By Bobby Narang The boys high school State track and field meet turned out to a be a memorable, but strange. Friday, the State meet was delayed three-plus hours due to lightning, and not finishing until close to midnight. The three-day meet was filled with unwanted spectators who turned out
By Woodrow Carroll The city of Joliet has a long history of minor league baseball. True, the Major League Baseball product in Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox probably is foremost in the minds of most Will County residents. Still, pro teams at different levels have made their marks in
