The Oswego Police Department invites community members to attend a Blue Envelope Program Open House Thursday, Aug. 13, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Oswego Police Department, 3355 Woolley Road. The Blue Envelope Program is designed to help make interactions with first responders safer and less stressful for
It’s that time of year when many parents, including myself, start to feel the weight of back-to-school season. Every day brings another task: buy supplies, find activities, schedule haircuts, all while trying not to get buried under stress! Luckily, the Aurora Public Library District is ready to make that transition
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in August. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. •Artful Beginnings (preschool), Monday, Aug. 10, 10:30 a.m..We will read a
Naperville Park District invites the community to “A Night at the Movies,” a series of five free, family-friendly movies hosted outdoors at different locations in Naperville. Each movie will be hosted on Friday nights and acts as a great start to the weekend. Additionally, attendees are welcome to arrive an
To those who still are young, with an inquiring mind,I hope that makes you into an inquiring find.Don’t take what science tells you now as the last word;Because, if you inquire at length, that is absurd.Accepted geniuses are geniuses, that’s true!Regardless, there is no eliminating you!There is but one requirement
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
At July 29’s Aurora City Council meeting, mayor John Laesch honored six Aurora students for finishing in second place at an international LEGO tournament in Massachusetts last month. From June 11 through June 14, Team Timeless, which is comprised of seventh-grade student Adhrit Chivali, third-grade student Siddharth Chavali, seventh-grade student
By Al Benson Aurora’s historic Wesley United Methodist Church is for sale. Built in 1934, the property, 14 N. May St. (west Galena Boulevard and May Street), is 45,475-square-feet on two acres of land, with an asking price of $3.5 million. The Rev. Tammy Scott, pastor since 2023, said “The
The Alex Haughee family celebrates ticket gifts from Kane County Cougars at the July 30 game against the Chicago Dogs.
By Bobby Narang The St. Charles East High School football team is attempting to take a giant leap this season. In recent years, the Saints’ program has been struggling to win more than two games, but the upcoming 2026-2027 season is showing signs of a possible shift of that recent
Aurora author Jerald (Jay) Thomas was guest speaker at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., July 16. Appearing in the museum’s author series, Thomas discussed “Chief: The Three Lives of Gene Locklear,” a book he co-wrote with Locklear. He was the first Lumbee Indian to
In case some of you loyal The Voice readers haven’t noticed that in each of my columns I try to inject some valuable educational material (yes, I know sometimes it’s inconveniently buried in valuable nonsense material), this week I’ll put it right at the beginning where it’s hard to miss.
By Bob Mangers, veteran, Yorkville What’s the difference between democrats and communists today? Very little! The once proud Democratic Party is disappearing. They have gone from being called democrats, progressive democrats, democratic socialists, and now some profess to be communist. According to news reports there are 35 democratic socialists running
Maxx is a Labrador Retriever who is between 11-13 years old. Maxx was dumped at the shelter and he got a full check up and needed a lot of help. Maxx was placed on an antinflammatory for his back legs and his whole life changed. Maxx loves to jump on
By John & Nisha Whitehead We have been ambushed. We should be talking about the dangerous, destabilizing things being done to this country. We should be talking about the data centers spreading across the landscape, draining electricity and water, straining local infrastructure and expanding the technological machinery needed to track,
August 6 At Auburn Prison in New York, the first execution by electrocution in history is carried out against William Kemmler, who had been convicted of murdering his lover, Matilda Ziegler, with an axe. – 1890. At 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the
