Category: Community

Naperville Park District Board votes to ban smoking in all 137 parks

Naperville Park District bans smoking at all 137 parks

  At its meeting Thursday, Aug. 9, Naperville Park District’s Park Board of Commissioners voted to prohibit all forms of smoking at its 137 parks across Naperville. The District’s Ordinance 641 was amended accordingly to state that, “smoking or any use of tobacco product is prohibited in all District buildings,

Leroy Jenkins, a 3-year-old Chihuahua adopted from Aurora Animal Care and Control, will serve as Grand Marshal of the 2018 Aurora Pooch Parade

Aurora’s first dog parade to be held Sunday, September 9 at Phillips Park

As the dog days of summer come to an end, the Aurora Animal Care and Control (AACC) is excited to announce Aurora’s first-ever dog parade scheduled for next month. The 2018 Aurora Pooch Parade will held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, September 9 at Phillips Park, 1000 Ray Moses Drive. The theme

Yanise Ho Roller blade travel to raise scholarship funds stranger kindness

Roller blade travel to raise scholarship funds and to prove the kindness of strangers

Victoria Schmitt of Yorkville bid farewell recently to a new friend, 23-year-old Yanise Ho, originally from Hong Kong (click here for her website). The immediate destination for Ho was Iowa and ultimately Portland, Ore., all by roller blades. Yes, the college student at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass.

‘Pensions make Illinois property taxes most painful’: Illinois Policy Institute

Property taxes in Illinois were in the middle of the pack nationwide 20 years ago, but since then have risen 52%, driven largely by pensions, according to new research released today from the Illinois Policy Institute. The report, “Pensions make Illinois property taxes among the most painful,” reveals that the

Katie Arko, vice-president of Development for the Paramount Theatre Aurora at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora

Update on the School of Performing Arts, Paramount Theatre seat replacement, and Copley Theatre restoration

John Ross, president of Kiwanis Club of Aurora, left, and Kiwanian Jenna Hahn, right, welcome Katie Arko, vice-president of Development for the Paramount Theatre in Aurora at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora Tuesday at the Prisco Center in Aurora. Arko gave an update on the School of Performing Arts, Paramount

Jovany Hernandez poses with his trophy and his family. Submitted photo

Rousing vocal performances in final Aurora Public Library teen show

By Anthony Stanford – Aurora Public Library (APL) teen librarian Flannery Crump was the emcee for the 10th and final Teen Talent Show competition July 28 at the Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora. The audience was entertained by the stiff competition and rousing vocal performances of competitors Elliot Gallegos, JJ

IMSA in Aurora receives a new sign on campus and recently was named best public school in the U.S.. Jason Crane/The Voice

Illinois Math and Science Academy best public school in U.S., takes other honors

The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) in Aurora has been named the No. 1 Public High School in America in Niche.com’s 2019 rankings. “IMSA’s focus on ‘igniting and nurturing creative, ethical, scientific minds that advance the human condition’ through inquiry and problem-solving, instills curiosity and creativity in our students,”