Members of the Aurora City Council paused for a moment of silence in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday. Mayor of Aurora pro-tem, Robert J. O’Connor, said, “In memory of his dedication, his life, his work, his principals. We need to
The Woman’s Club of Aurora will meet at noon Tuesday, April 10, at Belle Salle Banquets, 1920 East New York Street in Aurora, to take a virtual trip to the Galapagos Islands. This travelogue will be presented by Georgia Valisaris, Aurora area mixed media artist and photographer. Luncheon reservations are
When Beth Bumgarner was asked to help open an Aurora Public Library branch on the West Side of Aurora more than 20 years ago, she was a paraprofessional working on her master’s degree in library science. She was informed that when the branch opened, she would be its manager. Now
All month there will be giveaways at the Aurora Public Library West Branch, 233 S. Constitution Drive, just south of Washington Middle School. Those who stop in can receive a pen, bookmark and edible goodies! Week two is Throwback Week at the West Branch. Those who correctly answer questions in
Members of Boys II Men hold candles in a tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a memorial Sunday at Aurora City Hall nearly 50 years after his death. See pages 1 and 2. See facebook.com/thevoice.us
Congressman Bill Foster, left, gives remarks Monday at a gun violence prevention presentation at Community Christian Church in Naperville. Foster was host. Panelists, from left, Dr. Karen Sheehan, Illinois Violent Death Reporting System; Marsha Lee, Moms Demand Action, her son was killed at age 20; Rohan Chakrabarty, a senior at
An extraordinary video which traces the history of St. Charles, was just released by the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley. The video, which took 10 months to produce, is divided into five sections: A Country Town (1833-1880), Building A City (1880-1950), The Gates-Baker-Norris Era (1926-1980), Education (1835-2003) and
During Spring break 2018 children residing at the Aurora Housing Authority Eastwood Apartment Complex participated in the Spring Break Blast Week. The five-day camp, sponsored by alderwoman Scheketa Hart-Burns, provided fun activities and crafts for first through sixth graders. At Risk Mentoring is a not-for-profit organization with a focus to
Aurora resident Andi Danis shows a new logo Monday for Mutual Ground domestic and sexual violence shelter in Aurora. Danis, Mutual Ground board president, was the keynote speaker at the bimonthly Aurora Noon Lions Club meeting at Luigi’s Pizza in Aurora. Al Benson/The Voice
The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton will welcome Neal F. Thompson Tuesday, April 17. He will discuss “Reckoning: Vietnam and America’s Cold War Experience, 1945-1991.” The free presentation inside the Cantigny Visitors Center, will begin at 7:30 p.m., but doors will open at 6:30 p.m.. Parking will
Aurora’s Paramount Theatre, Chicago’s most decorated theater at the 2017 Jeff Awards with the third largest subscriber base in the Nation, will present the first Chicago-area regional staging of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical “Once” to close its 2017-2018 Broadway Series. “Once” will run April 25 through June 3: Wednesdays
By Steven L. Aldrich – I joined approximately 100 to 150 residents Saturday to support the national “March For Our Lives” movement at Oswego High School. It was an overcast, blustery, and cold day, but the spirits, grassroots activism, energy levels, were exuberant. The rally was organized and led by
Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman, left, presents a plaque to Officer Steven Pacenti as the Aurora Police Department 2017 Employee of the Year at the ceremony Wednesday, March 21 at the Aurora Police Department. See facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice
Women and children pose for photos at the Easter egg hunt Saturday at Mooseheart. Chilly weather failed to deter a huge crowd of 4,000 from attending Mooseheart’s eighth annual hunt. Children and their parents bundled up, but cleared a football field covered in nearly 20,000 eggs, candy, plush animals, and
Aurora Museums After Dark will welcome visitors to downtown museums after hours on three Thursdays this year, starting the week of Spring break. Aurora Regional Fire Museum, SciTech Hands On Museum, G.A.R. Museum, The Pierce History Center, and Santori Public Library, will stay open for an extra few hours Thursday,
The Woman’s Club of Aurora was set to plant a Pinwheel Garden at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 29 in the garden area of Mutual Ground, 418 Oak Avenue, Aurora. Blue pinwheels and blue ribbons are national symbols for the prevention of child abuse and neglect. The pinwheels represent the happy,
From the vault, May 23, 1997 (revised): Spring has sprung! The trees are budding, the grass is growing, the birds are chirping, the squirrels are scampering, and the days are getting longer, and warmer. Re-birth is with us at last. Unfortunately, there is a downside to all of it. Now
Spring yard waste collection in Aurora will begin Monday, April 2 and will run for two weeks. The collection of bundled brush will begin the same day and runs through early November. The Spring Yard Waste Collection program will run through Friday, April 13. During these two weeks, residents do
