John McVickers from McVickers Development, far left, expresses disappointment at the Board members’ recently rejecting a second motor vehicle services special use permit at the Montgomery Village Board meeting Monday. At the February 12 meeting, the Board voted against a proposal that would allow McVickers’ company to develop a parcel
What are the two words that are music to a students’ ears this time of year? Spring Break! Winter Break is a time to celebrate the holidays with friends and family. Summer Break is a time to mow the lawn, or, for the older set, get a job. Spring Break
The A+ Foundation will celebrate the 12th anniversary of the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor. This year, seven individuals will be inducted into the Hall of Honor. For tickets to this year’s Hall of Honor banquet held April 21 at the Aurora Country Club, please go to the A+ Foundation’s
The variations form peaks and valleys on the basketball March Madness scene. The rush, physical and adrenalin, of a Friday night sectional tournament success, turns somber in a following game which is a signal the season has ended in defeat. Every sectional champion Friday used euphoria to build a case
West Aurora High School boys basketball team celebrates following Friday’s Romeoville Sectional tournament championship victory over Bolingbrook, 82-67, to advance to the Normal Super-sectional against Belleville West. See videos at facebook.com/thevoice.us. Al Benson/The Voice
Benet Academy boys basketball team members pose for a celebration photo following its 67-40 victory over Willowbrook in the championship game of the Glenbard East Sectional. Benet advanced to the DeKalb Super-Sectional game against Larkin Tuesday. Jason Crane/The Voice
To receive input from all groups on legislation to protect nurses from workplace violence, State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, conducted a roundtable discussion with more than a dozen representatives of relevant State departments and healthcare groups to discuss amendatory proposals to her pending legislation, House Bill 4100. “It is important
Kane County Coroner Rob Russell, leads “Exposing the Heroin Highway,” a panel discussion at the Santori Public Library of Aurora recently. From left are Katie Gutierrez, Breaking Free adolescent and adult treatment center, Aurora; Katie Gunderson, Gateway Foundation alcohol and drug treatment center, Aurora; Ron Smith, special agent, Drug Enforcement
League of Women Voters Central Kane County’s candidates’ forum Thursday, March 8 at the Batavia Government Center included candidates for Kane County Clerk and for Kane County Sheriff. Left, Stan Bond, Republican Party Candidate for County Clerk, shakes hands with Democratic candidate Nico Jimenez. Right photo, Kane Sheriff candidates from
Montgomery Village president Matt Brolley is seeking a Village resident interested in serving on the Montgomery Plan Commission. The Plan Commission provides guidance to the Village Board regarding growth and development within the Village. Requirements for the position are as follows: • Attend one Plan Commission Meeting each month. Meetings
State representative Linda Chapa LaVia, D-Aurora, recently was host to a successful seminar on state tax credits at the Richard and Gina Santori Public Library of Aurora and provides cost-saving information to the residents of Aurora. “With politicians in Washington passing legislation that primarily benefits the ultra-wealthy, I wanted to
State representative Keith R. Wheeler joined Oswego School District 308 superintendent John Sparlin and Oswego High School principal Mike Wayne for an active shooter response drill at Oswego High School Thursday morning. It was Oswego High School’s second active shooter lockdown drill and the fourth drill involved in locking down
A majority of Americans say the federal government does not provide enough help for older people (65%), poor people (62%) and the middle class (61%). By contrast, nearly two-thirds (64%) say the government provides too much help for wealthy people. Opinions are more divided about the amount of help the
By Barb Nadeau- The leading cause of death and injury in the elderly is tragic falls. Most would be surprised to learn, however, that falling is not an inevitable part of aging. It is true, that although the fear of falling is profound for many, that fear can be more
Senior Services is seeking good drivers to help seniors in need through the home-delivered meal program and volunteer transportation programs in Kendall County. According to Community Nutrition Network director, Louise Maritato, there is always a great need for drivers to deliver lunches to isolated seniors. These volunteers would be matched
Matt Brolley, president of the Montgomery Village Board, delivers the State of the Village Tuesday at Montgomery Village Hall and promises a priority will be finding a tenant for the Caterpillar, Inc. property which may be empty by the end of the year. See the video at facebook.com/thevoice.us. Dustin Krueger/The Voice
Fundraisers for Special Olympics include a dip in chilly bodies of water, perhaps in 30 degree to 40 degree temperatures. Participants, clubs, school group, law enforcement agencies, and individuals, pay to take dips. Left, one participant is dressed with a Dunkin’ Donut cup for a cap and is fitted into
Aurora resident Lawella Szweda, left, an Air Force veteran, receives a ceremonial house key from Cornell Shaw, Board member of Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity, during Saturday’s service dedicating her rehabbed Habitat home for her family at 775 George Avenue in Aurora. Al Benson/The Voice
Waving signs and chanting, approximately 20 demonstrators rallied in rain turning to sleet on the downtown Aurora street corner at Galena Boulevard and Broadway Monday to defend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Chants included “No hate no fear, immigrants welcome here,” “Up up with education, down, down with deportation”
Citizenship. Civic duty. Responsibility. Democratic process. Sustaining the republic. Choosing our representatives carefully. They all are the fabric of our society, in which we exercise a measure of control over who is elected in all offices, from president of the United States down to a minor community office in the
