The Sandwich VFW Post 1486 is sponsoring its annual pig roast from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 at the Sandwich VFW, 713 S. Main Street. Donations for the dinner are $13 for pork, potato salad, baked beans, dinner roll, and dessert. Dine in or drive thru. Proceeds...
Aurora resident Russ George, right, president of Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, offers a raffle drawing chance to a visitor at the Aurora Fifth Ward National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Washington Park.
Aurora Noon Lions Club members Jay Short, left, and Bill Becker greet visitors to the Lions' booth at downtown Aurora Farmers Market Saturday, Aug. 5.
Sugar Grove resident Logan Hubble, center, pins his mother Monika, right, during Logan's promotion to Eagle Scout rank Sunday, Aug. 6 Left is Logan's father, Michael.
Mutual Ground, Inc.’s next chief executive officer, Linda Maranda, joins the organization after serving as vice president of Strategic Partnerships for Haymarket Center in Chicago Aurora-based Mutual Ground announced June 20, 2023, that Linda Maranda has been hired as the organization’s next chief executive officer. Maranda, who is leaving her...
Aurora residents and first responders enjoy National Night Out, Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 26 neighborhood events spanning the City's ten wards.
Nearly 5,000 individuals flocked to downtown Aurora Sunday, July 30, for the 51st Annual Puerto Rican Heritage Festival.
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley (DCFV) will hold its August membership meeting Thursday, Aug. 10, at the historic Gray’s Mill Estate, 211 N. River Street, Montgomery. Meetings are held in the Third Floor Banquet Room. Dinner is on members’ own from the menu at 5:30 p.m....
It’s Summer 1973 in Aurora. You’re listening to the recently-released debut studio album from a rock band called Queen and reading accounts of U.S. president Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal in the newspaper. Last, but not least, a high school student named Laura Gartman is starting a job at the Aurora...
Kiwanis Club of Aurora named two scholarship winners Tuesday, July 25. Jaden Schneider and Dove Sako each received $1,250 awards. Kiwanians Ernie Poochigian and Paul Clennon made the presentations. Schneider, a Kaneland High grad, said he plans to begin pre-med studies at a Michigan school. Sako she plans to begin...
Sarah Swanson of Aurora, left, outlines her Idle-Free movement for Aurora Noon Lions Club members Thursday, July 20.
Shoppers peruse items at Miss Fannie's yard sale, an annual fundraiser at Mutual Ground domestic violence and substance abuse shelter in Aurora.
A girl launches a homemade crash-test carrier during a family science night at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
In conjunction with the fire departments that service Montgomery residents, the Village of Montgomery Police Department will visit seven locations throughout the community Tuesday, Aug. 1, between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.. Residents are welcome to join the officers to view police cars and fire trucks, participate in activities, and...
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley (DCFV) will be participating in three events in the first week of August to elevate an awareness of diabetes. DCFV wants to remind everyone to be aware of the dangers of unchecked diabetes by taking time to be checked yearly, to...
By Al Benson Jay Short is a do-it-yourselfer. The Aurora Noon Lions Club member looked at a rack displaying Lions’ brooms for sale and decided it could be better. Working at home this year, he spent 10 hours modifying a rack he inherited. In addition to brooms, the rack features...
Visitors depart the Mobile Museum of Tolerance at West Branch Aurora Public Library Tuesday, July 25.
According to the American Public Health Association, approximately 10% of preschoolers have eye or vision problems. When children can’t see clearly, they may have difficulty reading, writing, and paying attention in class. Unfortunately, many young children have vision problems that go undetected. To help the children of Aurora, the Aurora...
The related Lantz, Eichelberger, Patterson, and Stoner, families of Kendall, Kane, Will, and DuPage Counties will hold their 95th annual reunion Sunday, Aug. 13, at Hudson Crossing Park, on Harrison Street at the east end of the Oswego U.S. Route 34 bridge in Oswego. The Lantz and Stoner families began...
In February, I wrote in The Voice on celebrating five milestones that honor Aurora’s history and its forward momentum. The milestones highlight the growth, legacy, and community that help our City to thrive. Aurora embodies those three words in spirit, but there’s a story that brings them to life. That...
