• Oswego Spring Free Paper Shredding Event: To assist in the prevention of identity theft, the Oswego Police Department and First National Bank of Oswego will offer a free shredding service to the community from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at the First National Bank, 6601 US
Members of the Aurora City Council pose for photos following their being sworn into office Tuesday evening at the Paramount Theatre by Judge Vincent Cornelius of the Will County 12th Judicial Circuit Court. From left, Michael Saville, Sixth Ward; Theodoros Mesiacos, Third Ward; Carl Franco, Fifth Ward; Patty Smith, Eighth
Holocaust survivor Nancy Apfelroth of Aurora, left, lights a candle with Dr. David Davis, Aurora; and Judy Jacobson, Aurora, during annual Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Day observance at Temple B’nai Israel in Aurora Wednesday, May 1. Apfelroth, 93, is the sole Holocaust survivor at the Temple. During World War II,
Prayer in the Aurora City Council Chambers includes a focus with a leader, standing, center, Thursday, May 2. Approximately 30 participants walked from Orchard Road and Galena Boulevard on the West Side through downtown to McCoy and Route 59 on the East Side. The sponsors of the annual event are
Only a few feet away from the Food Truck Festival Friday, four participants eat their treats in front of the SciTech Hands on Museum on Benton Street in Aurora. Carter Crane/The Voice
Dwelling on negativity can be catching. It can drag down the soul, as well. Seeking the positive is more fulfilling and rewards the soul. Choose the half-full glass. There have been instances in our communities of positive activity. It’s widespread, if you look for it. Marmion Academy Sunday served as
The West Aurora Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 in the Fifth Ward meeting room, 1921 W. Galena Boulevard. The guest speaker will be Michaela Haberkern, executive director of the Aurora Public Library. For further information please contact Pat Malin, 630-844-9223. —West Aurora Concerned
By Donna Crane – When the Paramount Theatre Broadway Series in Aurora began in 2011, there were big dreams for what it could become. Over the years, those dreams have been brought to life many times. And now, one of the Paramount’s biggest dreams has become a reality: For the
East Aurora School District 131 administrative offices will be moving to the new Copley development on the site of the East Side’s old Copley Hospital if a planned Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Aurora is approved during the Tuesday, May 14 City Council meeting. City Council members placed the
Sara Simeunovic tells the members of the Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club last week about the difficulties that 70% of Haitians have in getting health care, and what Haiti Healthcare Partners are doing to help. The group has put together a medical team, all Haitians, to serve those who live in
Rick Guzman, executive director of The Neighbor Project, presents information at the Rotary Club of Aurora meeting at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora. The Neighbor Project (TNP) is a nonprofit, HUD-certified housing counseling agency dedicated to helping low to moderate income families reduce debt, build credit, save, and ultimately buy
Steve Chirico, mayor of Naperville, takes the oath of office for a second term Sunday at the Special City Council ceremony at the Naperville Municipal Center. Judge Kavita Athanikar presides. She is the 18th Judicial Circuit of DuPage County Associate Judge. Mayor Chirico’s family serves as witness. A video of
North Aurora Village trustees Mark Carroll, Mark Guethle, and Laura Curtis are sworn in by Village Board president Dale Berman at the Village Board meeting Monday. All three trustees were re-elected. • The Board approved a new traffic signal controller for the Ice Cream Drive and Randall Road intersection for
The Oswego Village Board poses for photos after being sworn in by Kendall County 23rd Judicial Circuit Judge Timothy McCann. Judge McCann swears in first-term Village president Troy Parlier.
Thanks to Wayside Cross Ministries’ (WCM) partnership with First Presbyterian Church and the Dunham Fund, all based in Aurora WCM can offer a discipleship home to some of their graduates. For more than nine decades the church has been an integral part of the lives of the men, in the
The Fox River will welcome hundreds of paddlers, from avid racers to leisure enthusiasts and every level in between, when the 58th running of the Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race will be held Sunday, June 2. Open to all ages, the Mid-Am will feature two race lengths with start lines
Homeowners are invited to receive one-on-one assistance understanding and appealing their property tax bills at an event presented by State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, and Naperville Township assessor Warren Dixon III at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at the Aurora Public Library Eola Branch, 555 S. Eola Road, Aurora. “Skyrocketing
With laying on of hands by family members and mentors, Jason Howard of Batavia, foreground, is confirmed as a member of Flowing Forth United Methodist Church in Aurora Sunday. Five Batavia youth comprised the church’s first confirmation class since Flowing Forth was formed in October 2018 in a merger of
Selected Works from A Fox River Testimony, an exhibit of some 50 original oil paintings of the Fox River, its Valley, and its tributaries will be on exhibit at the Little White School Museum, 72 Polk Street, Oswego, through Saturday, May 18. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin and members of the Aurora Puerto Rican Cultural Council, announce the reversal of the cancellation of the 47th Annual Puerto Rican Heritage Parade in downtown Aurora. The 47th Annual Aurora Puerto Rican Heritage Parade and Festival, with enough donations, is set for Sunday, July 28
