High School Basketball: Waubonsie Valley vs. Metea Valley
The basketball dances on the rim following the shot by Matt Sessom of Waubonsie Valley over the defense of Will Ashford of Metea Valley.
Variety, information, in The Voice as usual
Variety and family information in The Voice, as usual, this week includes: •Theatre is important to most communities. •The focus is for both Paramount Theatre and the building of the Stolp Island Theatre. •Both are in Aurora, however, it promotes more than just Aurora theatres. They are for the Midwest.
Reader’s Voice: Road to equality, peace, continues
January 28, 2024Dear editor; “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union” begins the document establishing the framework upon which our country was governed, for approximately the next 237 years. Written by land-owning white men in the 17th Century, just as it implies,
Naperville’s Mary Gibson receives special award
Naperville Park District Board president, Mary Gibson, was presented with the Master Board Member Award Saturday, Jan. 27, during the 2024 Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD)/Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA) Soaring to New Heights Conference. Master Board Member is the highest level in IAPD’s Board Member Development Program.
Black history focus in Feb. 17 concert
Jonathan Dudley & LiBerated Chorale, in partnership with More Than A Minority and The Black Excellence Society, will showcase their talents in their debut concert “Live In The Valley: Celebrating Aurora Black History Past, Present, and Future” will take place Saturday Feb. 17 at Main Baptist Church, 814 E. Galena
Grand Canyon truly a grand experience
“There goes God with an army of banners.” —Poet Carl Sandburg comparing the Canyon to a Divinity. The Grand Canyon in Arizona is 277 miles long, a mile deep and as much as 18 miles wide. All of it has been carved out by erosion of the Colorado River. The
Monitor needed for Wild Bill Suhayda prose
Oh my lord, my lord. Just when I thought it was safe to go back in The Voice with a new fun topic, here comes Wild Bill Suhayda riding full speed ahead on his donkey and shooting his flaming arrows in my direction and that of Chas Coddington as well.
Reader’s Commentary: Reaction by Wayne Johnson wrong in Jan. 18 piece
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Wayne’s World Johnson, the author of the piece, was wrote I was wrong suggesting he wanted Donald Trump executed similar to Mussolini during the last days of World War Two. I eagerly read Wayne’s World for my many mistakes.. I wanted to find where I had
Recipe of the Week: Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup
Ingredients1 onion, chopped1 (16 ounce) can chili beans1 (15 ounce) can black beans1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning3 whole skinless, boneless chicken
Poem: The Truth of The Matter
No matter how advanced we think we are;No matter what, or when, or even just how far,What we conceive as forging on aheadMay justly be the opposite instead.Just look at all the ages lived before,And each and every one is stained by war.Summations of all this will judge one course:In
Newbery Award Selection Committee helps children
What do the books Number the Stars, The Giver, Bud, Not Buddy, and The One and Only Ivan have in common? They are all past recipients of the Nunnery Medal. For more than a century, the Newbery Medal has been awarded to the most distinguished American children’s book published the
High school boys basketball schedule February 1-5; results January 23-29
Thursday, Feb. 1Chicagoland ChristianAurora Christian at Wheaton Acad., 7:30Little Ten Tournamentat SomonaukSemi final games Friday, Feb. 2Chicago Catholic League WhiteAurora Central at Providence, 7IC Catholic at Montini, 7Providence-St. Mel at St. Francis de Sales, 7St. Laurence at Marmion, 7DuKaneGeneva at Batavia, 7Glenbard North at Lake Park, 7St. Charles East at
Riverside-Brookfield blunts comeback by Lions
By Bobby Narang Riverside-Brookfield High School boys basketball coach Mike Reingruber slowly started to let out a smile when discussing the victory Friday, Jan. 26. The Bulldogs were in command for most of their non-conference home game against Lyons, until the final three-plus minutes. The Lions mounted a furious comeback,
USF dominant in mid-’50s in college basketball
By Woodrow Carroll With each passing season, those who follow college basketball are wont to point out that the last undefeated (National Collegiate Athletic Association) NCAA men’s basketball champion was the 1975-1976 Indiana University Hoosiers. Just how far in the past are we now? With the death of the late
Chicago Bulls schedule/results January 10 – February 10
Wed, Jan. 10vs. Houston, W 124-119Fri, Jan. 12vs. Golden State, L 140-131Sat, Jan. 13at San Antonio, W 122-116Mon, Jan. 15at Cleveland, L 109-91Thu, Jan 18at Toronto, W 116-110Sat, Jan. 20vs. Memphis, W 125-96Mon, Jan. 22at Phoenix, L 115-113Thu, Jan. 25at Los Angeles, L 141-132Sun, Jan. 28at Portland, W 104-96Tue, Jan.
Chicago Blackhawks schedule/results January 9 – February 19
Tue, Jan. 9vs. Edmonton, L 2-1Thu, Jan. 11at Winnipeg, L 2-1Sat, Jan. 13vs. Dallas, L 3-1Tue, Jan. 16vs. San Jose, W 2-1, soThu, Jan. 18at Buffalo, L 3-0Fri., Jan. 19vs. N.Y. Islanders, W 4-3, otMon, Jan. 22vs. Vancouver, L 2-0Wed, Jan. 24at Seattle, L 6-2Thu, Jan. 25at Edmonton, L 3-0Sat,
Northern Illinois Men’s College Basketball January 2 – February 24
Tue, Jan. 2vs. Akron, L 73-51Sat, Jan. 6at Ohio, L 78-66Tue, Jan. 9at Western Michigan, L 95-90, otSat, Jan. 13vs. Bowling Green, L 83-72Tue, Jan. 16vs. Kent State, L 83-76Tue, Jan. 23vs. Toledo, L 89-73Sat, Jan. 27at Ball State, L 81-71Tue, Jan. 30, 6 p.m.at Central MichiganSat, Feb. 3, 3
University of Illinois Men’s College Basketball January 2 – February 24
Tue, Jan. 2vs. Northwestern, W 96-66Fri, Jan. 5at Purdue, L 83-78Thu, Jan. 11vs. Michigan State, W 71-68Sun, Jan. 14vs. Maryland, L 76-67Thu, Jan. 18at Michigan, W 88-73Sun, Jan. 21vs. Rutgers, W 86-63Wed, Jan. 24at Northwestern, L 96-91, otSat, Jan. 27vs. Indiana, W 70-62Tue, Jan. 30, 6 p.m., Peacockat Ohio StateSun,
Northwestern Men’s College Basketball January 2 – February 22
Tue, Jan. 2at Illinois, L 96-66Sun, Jan. 7vs. Michigan State, W 88-74Wed, Jan. 10at Penn State, W 76-72Sat, Jan. 13at Wisconsin, L 71-63Wed, Jan. 17vs. Maryland, W 72-69Sat, Jan. 20at Nebraska, L 75-69Wed, Jan. 24vs. Illinois, W 96-91, otSat, Jan. 27vs. Ohio State, W 83-58Wed, Jan. 31, 5:30 p.m., BTNat
Bears’ Super Bowl championship 38 years ago
The Super Bowl situation is one of primary sports focuses in these two weeks. Or, all year. Sunday, Feb. 11 the two finalists will take center stage: Kansas City vs. San Francisco. The 5:30 p.m. kickoff will be for the fans of the two teams. They have had recent success.