The Kane County Student Photography Contest saw record engagement last year, with more than 2,700 photo submissions from 17 high schools representing all nine Kane County public school districts, along with Marmion Academy and Rosary College Prep. The 2026 Kane County Student Photography Contest opens Monday, Sept. 14 and runs
The City of Aurora government, in partnership with Simply Destinee, will host a candlelight vigil Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. at Millennium Plaza, 21 S. Stolp Avenue, Aurora, to commemorate National Suicide Awareness Day. The event, which will take place at Millennium Plaza in downtown Aurora, is set to
By Bobby Narang The Wheaton North High School football team looked in trouble late in Friday’s game. A muggy night, almost 90 degrees, led to several football games in Chicago canceled because of the heat. Still, Wheaton North and Lake Park managed to overcome the conditions, even though several players
Friday, Sept. 11CCL GreenMontini at Nazareth, 7:30St. Francis at St. Rita, 7CCL PurpleMarmion at St. Patrick, 7:30Niles Notre Dame at Benet, at Benedictine University, 7:30CCL WhiteDePaul at IC Catholic, 7:30St. Laurence at Joliet Catholic, 7:30Chicagoland Christian*Christ the King at St. Edward, 7:30Hope Academy at Aurora Christian, 7Wheaton Academy at Woodstock
The Rotary Club of Batavia has officially launched its 38th Annual Charity Raffle, continuing a longtime community tradition that gives participants the opportunity to win significant cash prizes while supporting organizations and programs serving the Tri-cities area and beyond. Raffle tickets are $100 each, with only 1,200 tickets available. Proceeds
Aurora’s Wesley United Methodist Church will join northern Illinois congregations supporting immigrants Sunday, Sept. 13. Wesley pastor Reverend Tammy Scott said the church will participate in “Faithful Action: Love Your Neighbor,” a series of area immigrant advocacy demonstrations sponsored by the UMC Northern Illinois Conference Commission on Religion and Race.
Nordic-themed arts, crafts, food, entertainment and activities for all ages will be offered at the 46th annual Scandinavian Day Festival Sunday, Sept. 13. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Vasa Park, 35W217 Rt. 31 in S. Elgin. Admission is $15 for adults, free for 12
The Plano Methodist Church, 219 N. Hale Street in Plano will offer Sunday School for children from preschool through seventh grade beginning Sunday, Sept. 20, at 9 a.m.. The Sunday School program will include lessons from both the Old and New Testaments. Children will gather at 9 a.m. to sing
Callie is a female Terrier who is one year old. Callie is a sweet girl with the most soulful eyes. She has lots of energy and would do best with a fenced-in yard to get her energy out. She’s learning to walk on a leash and handles better on a
Lace up your hiking boots and sharpen your focus; the “Great Orb Hunt 2026” will run September 10-30 at three exciting locations this fall. In partnership with Fine Line Creative Arts Center, the Forest Preserve District is co-hosting the Great Orb Hunt for its fourth consecutive year. Immerse yourself in
By John & Nisha Whitehead For years, we have been warning that the U.S. Supreme Court would not save us from the American police state. That warning has not grown less urgent. It has simply become more complicated. The danger today is not merely that courts will favor order and
September 10 U.S. president Andrew Jackson announces that the government no longer will use the Second Bank of the United States, the country’s national bank. – 1833. September 11 Approximately 75,000 coal miners in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, end a 10-week strike after winning an eight-hour day, semi-monthly pay,
Yorkville High School’s Tyvon Wilson, left, leaps to strip the ball from Joliet West’s Joseph Hudson, August 28.
A large crowd gathers to peruse the many artist booths the 16th, and final, Alley Art Fest, August 29, on Water Street Mall and Downer Place in Aurora.
By Hannah MeiselCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois will receive up to $768 million from a multi-state $17.1 billion settlement with social media giant Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — the culmination of a three-year legal battle brought by state attorneys general. Nearly three dozen AGs, including Illinois attorney
By Dr. Glenn Mollette I was in the third grade when my teacher announced that president John F. Kennedy had been shot. I was in the parking lot of an auto parts store in Englewood, Ohio when I heard on the radio that Elvis had died. I will always remember
August 29, 2026Dear editor; The City of Aurora has been my home for more than 25 years. I raised my family here, built a home, and became a small-business owner. I am deeply invested in this community and its future. It is disheartening to see neighboring communities such as Batavia,
August 28, 2026Dear editor; Please allow me to summarize Judy Siedlicki’s letter to the editor in The Voice last week. In short she wrote that she doesn’t like everything about the communist organization, the Democratic Socialists of America who hate America, but she still supports them. Ms Siedlicki should be
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold it’s September membership meeting Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Oak Street Restaurant, 945 Oak Street, in North Aurora. Meeting will be held in the East Banquet Room. Dinner is optional on members’ own from the menu at 5:30 p.m., and
