Day: July 29, 2025

Pritzker signs bills: Gun storage, tracing of firearms

By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Gun owners in Illinois will soon be required to take additional measures to keep their weapons out of the hands of children under a new law signed Monday by governor JB Pritzker. In addition, law enforcement officers in the state must now start tracing the

Community Foundation of the Fox River awards $535K

The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley has awarded 40 grants totaling more than $535,000 to support local nonprofit organizations doing critically important work in Chicago’s Fox River Valley. These grants were awarded through the Community Foundation’s discretionary (fall 2024 and spring 2025) and Youth Engagement in Philanthropy (YEP,

Select Fox Valley area National Night events Aug. 5

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie that will take place Tuesday, Aug. 5. Some neighborhoods will host block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and various other community events with safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, and exhibits. Aurora •Aurora

Reader’s Voice: Chief Judge Villa addresses ICE in Kane

July 25, 2025Dear editor; From the Chambers of Chief Judge Robert K. Villa: Dear Kane County citizens, legal professionals, and law enforcement agencies, I am writing to address recent concerns and questions stemming from ICE activities at the Kane County Judicial Center. Federal law enforcement agencies including, but not limited

Reader’s Voice: Concerning Immigration and Customs Enforcement

July 29, 2025Dear editor; This submission concerns Reader’s Commentary on July 24 in The Voice. After his usual adolescent name-calling aimed at regular contributors to The Voice, commentator Bill Suhayda somehow gets the impression that contributors Wayne Johnson, Charles Coddington, and John W. Whitehead, being critical of I.C.E. tactics, “have

Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will participate in First Fridays annual “Stolp Block Party”, Aug. 1; Diabetes Club in National Night Out August 5

By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley are participating in Aurora’s First Fridays annual “Stolp Block Party”, Friday, Aug. 1. Stolp Avenue will be closed between Downer Place and Galena Boulevard, in downtown Aurora. It’s a celebration of community, and everyone is welcome, from 5 p.m.

Cast a line at free open fishing clinics

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Fishing Program will have instructors to teach participants basic angling skills including casting, knot tying, and fish identification, while demonstrating ethical angling practices for evenings of fishing fun at Lake Patterson in Oakhurst Forest Preserve, 1680 Fifth Avenue, in Aurora. Participants

A thought: Revisiting proposed Constitutional amendments

Musings: •The Sins of Donald J. Trump (chapter nine). He has: Reduced the funding of all indigenous colleges and universities; Ended the Transportation Security Administration’s “Quiet Skies” programs which monitored passengers in airports and on airplanes who might pose a security risk; Eliminated half a billion dollars in grants to

Recipe of the Week: California Sushi Roll Salad

Ingredients1/2 cup uncooked white rice1/2 cup nori (roasted seaweed), crumbled1 English cucumber, cut into 1 inch strips2 avocados, peeled, pitted, and cubed2 cups shredded imitation crabmeat2 teaspoons wasabi powder, or to taste1 tablespoon mayonnaise1 tablespoon soy sauce1/4 cup rice wine vinegar1 tablespoon white sugar1 teaspoon sesame oil1 tablespoon sesame seeds