Glenbard South High School girls basketball team poses for photos following a 36-30 victory against Rock Falls. Glenbard South won, 34-24, Monday against St. Viator in the Elgin Community College Super-sectional to qualify for Friday State semifinal game against Sacred Heart-Griffin of Springfield. Submitted photo
Yorkville’s Cub Scout Pack 350 said goodbye, at the annual Blue and Gold banquet, to Arrow of Light Den 10 and Den 12. These Cub Scouts advanced to Boys Scouts. These scouts will be joining Troop 34, Troop 40, and Troop 50 on their journey to Eagle Scout. Submitted photo
Here is the full list of the 2019 Oscar winners from Oscar.com, the official site of the 91th Academy Awards, which took place Sunday, Feb. 24 at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif.. • Best Picture Green Book, Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga •
Davis R. Offutt, assessor for Aurora Township, reads a resolution honoring Township chief deputy assessor Carol VanHooser at the Thursday, Feb. 14 Board meeting. She retired that day after 30 years of service. Jason Crane/The Voice
Steve Tanda of St. Charles, right, displays his gold-colored soup pot as champion of a fish-soup cook-off by Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472 Sunday, Feb. 3. The Norwegian-American social group held its first fiskesuppe, fish-soup contest, which attracted seven entries at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery. Auroran
The City of Aurora’s African-American Heritage Advisory Board (AAHAB) will be host to its 15th Annual Heritage Dinner Friday, Feb. 2 at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road. Social hour will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.. The crowning event of Black History Month, this annual celebration will
In honor of her continued legislative efforts on behalf of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA), in Aurora, State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Aurora, received IMSA’s Legislator Hero Award Tuesday, Jan. 23. “It’s an honor to accept this award from an institution that does so much good to cultivate some
The City of Aurora’s African-American Heritage Advisory Board (AAHAB) will host its 15th Annual Heritage Dinner on Friday, February 22, 2019 at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. and dinner begins at 7 p.m. The crowning event of Black History Month, this annual celebration
Cody Lorance of Endiro pours in more chili Saturday at Endiro in the Chili Bowl, sponsored by ELEMY. Seven restaurants competed. Endiro finished in first. The winner of the Judge’s Choice trophy for 2019, is Craft Urban. One-hundred percent of the ticket sales go to World Relief’s services for refugee and
The Aurora Police Department honors from Police Chief Kristen L. Ziman, left, Wednesday, Jan. 16 at Aurora Police Headquarters include, from left, to Officer Rsyzard Drozdowski, Officer Bradley R. Vonhoff, Investigator Colin J. Griffin, and Investigator Matthew A. Huber. Two of the Officers, Ryszard (“Rick”) Drozdowski and Bradley Vonhoff, were
Representatives from nonprofit organizations pose for a photo at Kiwanis Club of Aurora Tuesday at Prisco Community Center in Aurora. Kiwanis Club introduced the Fall 2018 grant recipients. From left are: Anne Moore, Changing Children’s Worlds Foundation; Amy Daeschler, CASA Kane County; Kathy Malone, Mutual Ground; Christina Campos and Mariana
Nominations are being accepted for the “2019 African-American Leader of the Year Award” that will be presented by Aurora’s African-American Heritage Advisory Board (AAHAB) during the 15th Annual Heritage Dinner on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. The annual award is bestowed upon a community African-American each year who has demonstrated consistent
The Inspire Awards 2019 will take place at Abbey Farms Nagels Emporium, 2855 Hart Road, Aurora, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. There will be entertainment, a social reception, live auction, and an awards program. The 2018 Spirit of Batavia Award will be presented to the
After accepting a record number of nominations from the community for the past several weeks, members of the Montgomery Beautification Committee selected the winners of this year’s Holiday Decorations Contest on the evening of December 12. Judges visited all homes that were nominated and placed signs in front of 118
Mark Brent, right, son of the late Bob Brent, accepts his father’s East Aurora High School Distinguished Alumni Award from Blanca Souders, East Aurora Alumni Association, Friday, at the honor at East Aurora. Bob Brent was the police chief in Aurora for 12 years, starting in 1979. He joined the
Neuroscientist Karrie Fitzpatrick, left, receives East Aurora High School Distinguished Alumni Award from Julia Inostroza, president, East Aurora Alumni Association, Friday, at the honor at East Aurora. Karrie Fitzpatrick was graduated from East Aurora in 1998. Dr. Fitzpatrick at the University of Illinois majored in psychology with a focus on
Two rooms included in the Tanner House Museum holiday open houses have been named recipients of a new history award from the Aurora Historical Society. They are the kitchen, which features homemade gingerbread and dried fruit decorations, and the upstairs sitting room, which depicts a Victorian-era matron on a walk
State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Aurora, asks citizens to honor businesses that play active roles in the community by submitting nominations of entrepreneurs and companies for her Good Neighbor Business Award. “Responsible business owners not only offer fantastic products and services, but they also play an active role in improving our
Mayor Richard C. Irvin of Aurora presents a Key to the City to and poses with congresswoman-elect Lauren Underwood of Naperville in a meeting Wednesday, Dec. 12 in the Aurora City Hall. Underwood was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 14th District by defeating incumbent Randy Hultgren
East Aurora School District 131 is one of 373 school districts in the U.S. and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the ninth Annual AP® (Advanced Placement) District Honor Roll. To be included on the ninth annual honor roll, District 131 had to, since 2016, increase
