Aurora Winter Lights Festival 2025
The Aurora Winter Lights Festival parade delighted many onlookers in downtown Aurora November 21.
Oswego High School heading to State championship
Oswego High School’s Kaleb Stumpenhorst (89) kicks the ball in an attempt at a 42-yard field goal under heavy pressure from Lockport in the Class 8A semifinal game Saturday, Nov. 22.
Diverse faiths celebrate Thanksgiving season
Celebrating the Thanksgiving season, Christians, Jews, Muslims, and other faith groups gathered at an annual interfaith worship service Sunday, Nov. 23. Our Savior Lutheran Church hosted the afternoon “Thanksgiving Celebration of Music and Friendship.” InterFaith Aurora, an ecumenical group, sponsored the event that featured messages and songs from diverse area
Diabetes Club members tour research facility at UChicago Medicine’s-Kovler Diabetes Center!
By Russ George Thursday morning, November 20, 15 members and friends of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley hopped on Fox Valley Park District’s bus and headed out to the University of Chicago’s-Kovler Diabetes Center’s research facility, on the eighth floor, of the Gwen and Jules Knapp Center for Biomedical
Winter Reading Adventure to begin December 1 at APLD
As the days grow shorter and the winter chill settles in, there’s no better time to grab a warm drink, snuggle up with a good book, and join the Aurora Public Library District for one of our favorite annual traditions: the Winter Reading Adventure (WRA)! Launching December 1, this beloved
Unbound: Human Trafficking Summit at Aurora Uni.
Approximately 200 law enforcement officers, attorneys, social workers, healthcare professionals, and college students attended “Unbound: A Human Trafficking Awareness and Response Summit” Friday, Nov. 21, in Aurora. Kane County State’s attorney Jamie L. Mosser and Aurora University partnered in the event held at the university banquet hall. Mosser and Brandon
Aurora Lions Club rings the bell for The Salvation Army
Randy Brown, left, Aurora Lions Club president, rings a handbell November 21 as a family donates to the Salvation Army Aurora Corps Red Kettle Christmas holiday fundraiser outside Jewel-Osco in Aurora.
Aurora Lions Club collect shoe donation from Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy in Aurora
Jay Short, right, Aurora Lions Club first vice president and co-service chair, poses with honors students at Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy in Aurora after accepting sneakers from an annual shoe collection for recycling.
Lakota Sioux hoop dancer performs at Aurora Library
Lakota Sioux hoop dancer Starr Chief Eagle performs with three of 22 hoops November 22 at Santori Public Library in Aurora.
Plano Methodist Sunday school craft
Plano Methodist Sunday School Children pose with their place Thanksgiving place mats they made recently.
Selling the childhood home, a farewell to Jilly
I didn’t know it at the time, but this is the last of a three-part series on grief, and losing my mother. I first wrote about her death from uterine cancer in the May issue of The Voice. Then in August, I wrote about her Celebration of Life. Finally, at
Pet of the Week: Avalon: Young mom, needs home
Avalon is a female Aussie who is one year old. Avalon ended up in a high-intake shelter after having puppies. She came to us with a fragile frame, very underweight, but she’s now safe in foster care and working hard to put weight back on. She’s super affectionate, very submissive,
Christians, Jews team up to feed hungry in Aurora
Stacks of stuffing mix, canned vegetables and other Thanksgiving trimmings were piled high on the stage at Temple B’nai Israel, 400 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora Sunday, Nov. 16. That was before volunteers from New Hope Advent Christian Church of Aurora and the temple packed 80 holiday food boxes. Approximately
Mayor of Aurora John Laesch honors two Aurora students
At Tuesday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting, mayor of Aurora John Laesch honored two East Aurora School District 131 students who were named Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars. The distinction, earned by Yahir Ferreira of Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy and Taleen Kandakji of Cowherd Middle School, is a selective
‘A Night To End Diabetes’ fundraiser a huge success; AU students give PowerPoint presentation “Healing Diabetes Together”, at Diabetes Club meeting
By Russ George On World Diabetes Day, Friday, Nov. 14, members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, held their second annual gala dinner “A Night To End Diabetes”, at the Lincoln Inn, Route 31, in Batavia. More than 100 members and guests were in attendance to enjoy the social
Back in Aurora’s downtown, original, old buildings
By Ricky Rieckert Thanks to everyone who braved the cold inclement weather to attend the Veterans Day parade in Aurora! A big thank- you to all of the veterans who fought to protect our country and our freedoms. And thank you Aurora Lions Club president, Randy Brown; his wife Lisa;
Lakota hoop dancing with Starr Chief Eagle in Aurora
Imagine you are standing in an open field in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Reach your hand out in front of you and touch your finger to the horizon line. Now slowly turn in a circle and make your finger follow along that line, creating a hoop around yourself.
College hockey: Aurora University vs Adrian College
Aurora University’s Juliano Santalucia (43) pushes the puck between a trio of Adrian College defenders Saturday, Nov. 15 at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva.
College wrestling: Aurora University vs Carthage College
Aurora University’s Elijah Osit, center, celebrates a fall over Carthage College’s Cooper Vincent at 3:23 in the 285-pound class at AU November 13.
Groundbreaking ceremony for supportive housing in Aurora
The Association for Individual Development (AID), Hesed House, and The Neighbor Project (TNP) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony November 14 to celebrate the start of construction on new Permanent Supportive Housing in Aurora. The event brought together community members, partners, and leaders from across local, county, state, and federal levels. Guests