The United Methodist Church of Plano is planning a garage sale for from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 11, and from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday, June 12 at the church in the downstairs dining hall at 219 N. Hale Street in Plano. Please enter through the Clark
he long parade in downtown Naperville reveals the occasion Monday for Memorial Day with music, veterans who marched, Boy Scouts, and officials.
A Civil War cannon belches flame and smoke Sunday at the West Aurora Cemetery during the 55th annual Memorial Day tribute to veterans.
Participants in the Montgomery VFW Post 7452 annual Memorial Day ceremony assume their places at the start of the remarks and placement of flowers.
The Kiwanis Club of Aurora will hold Basket Auction, with many of the baskets collectible Longaberger baskets, in order to raise funds for the many programs and agencies that it supports, and for the American Cancer Society. The Basket Auction will begin Friday, June 4 at 8 a.m. and will
The Juneteenth car parade and festival will be held in Aurora Saturday, June 19. Cars will roll at 3:15 p.m. from Smith Street on the East Side near Phillips Park and end at MLK Park on Farnsworth Avenue with a festival. The Community Advocacy Awareness Network (CAAN) and African American
International author and award-winning photographer, poet, and essayist, Jo Fredell Higgins will release her first two children’s books this month. “Patsy the Panda” and “Therese the Tiger” are written for beginning readers. Each book sells for $10 and will be available for purchase at the event. The signature signing, story
The 95th Street Farmers Market will be open each Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the parking lot of the 95th Street Library at 3015 Cedar Glade Drive. Naperville Park District and Naperville Public Library are the co-hosts. The market will feature a variety of vendors and will
Looking for something fun to do this Summer? Sign up for the Aurora Public Library District’s (APLD) “Reading Colors Your World” Summer Reading Adventure to keep your mind engaged with adventurous activities and earn a prize and book! (APLD has a Spanish Summer Reading Adventure page, too. The Summer reading
It is The Venue’s second anniversary and they are still here despite a worldwide pandemic and we are ecstatic for the weekend of Music in Mundy under the stars June 4-5. Please remember to bring your masks, (they are required for entry). Also, get your tickets early. Tickets are limited,
A Kane County sheriff’s department color guard posts the colors Friday before a drive-through food distribution for active military and veterans at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry.
Thirty-two panels with 104 names on each side are in the Oswego Village Hall through Monday, May 31, Memorial Day as a memorial in the Middle East Conflicts Wall of Honor.
There’s still plenty of time to visit two special, on-going exhibits at Oswego’s Little White School Museum, one honoring the community’s war dead and the second recognizing the contributions of women inventors. The Museum is at 72 Polk Street (Polk at Jackson), just two blocks from Oswego’s downtown district. “Salute
Study Circles Ilinois will hold four community dialogues on racism at two sites June 7 and June 21, at Santori Aurora Public Library, 101 S. River Street, Aurora; and Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Avenue, Elgin. The series opens with public conversations from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Dick Schindel, AARTA president, said “We are planning our June 1 luncheon to be in person at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road in Aurora. We will adhere to all of the State and IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) guidelines, allowing only four to six people per table and requiring
The Voice staff reports: Memorial Day observances fill our communities. The following list has varied activities. All are designed to properly pay respects to the military members who died in action and once served and have passed. All of the observances will be Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, unless otherwise
It’s almost Pride month! Participants can celebrate the Aurora LGBTQ+ community with the Aurora Public Library District (APLD) at the Santori Library in the Parker Garden, Friday, June 4. It will be a part of a special First Fridays: We can celebrate Pride Month! Registration is not required! The event
The Friends of the Yorkville Public Library is excited to to hold its annual Used Book Sale this year! Last year’s event was canceled because of the pandemic, and this year’s sale will be better than ever. This great fundraiser has brought in more than $56,000 for the Library. With
Captain Jim Murphy, a Glen Ellyn resident, U.S. Navy (ret.), gives remarks to the Navy League Aurora Council Tuesday, May 18 at 1 East Benton Street in Aurora.
The Fox Valley Marine Corps League and Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry will hold their first Memorial Day Pantry in honor of veterans and Gold Star families Friday, May 28. All veterans, Gold Star families and active service members are invited to Aurora Food Pantry at 1110 Jericho Road between
