Carly Perillo of Sugar Grove, 2018 Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association scholarship winner, addresses the group Tuesday at Gaslite Manor in Aurora. A Rosary High alum and student at both Waubonsee Community College and College of DuPage, Perillo thanked the members of the association. She said she will use her
Yorkville Pack 350 Wolf Den 2 Cub Scouts view the Esconi Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in March. The Scouts had a blast learning, exploring, and cracking their own geodes. To learn more about joining Pack 350 visit yorkville350.mypack.us. Submitted photo
• Kane County’s Recycling collection event: The next event will be Saturday, April 13 from 8 a.m. to noon at 540 S. Randall Road. Electronics and books will be accepted. There is a fee for TVs and computer monitors, both tube and flat screen, of $25. for screens under 21
Cosmo Club wine-tasting April 26 Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora, the Club that fights Diabetes invites everyone to its eighth annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser to start at 6:30 p.m. Friday April 26 at Fox Valley Winery, 5600 Route 34, Oswego. Admission is $30 and includes five wine tastes and hors d’oeuvres.
The second-annual Fox River Arts Ramble will take in visual and performing arts from Aurora to Elgin, with more than 40 stops, including private and public galleries, artist studios, and performance venues. Fox River Arts Ramble is a two-day self-guided tour of art in the Fox Valley. The Ramble, a
Incumbent mayors Steve Chirico of Naperville and David Kaptain of Elgin won their respective re-election bids in the consolidated election Tuesday. Incumbent executive leaders Gail Johnson of Oswego and Gary Golinski of Yorkville, however, fell to defeat in their bids to remain in office. A variety of referenda, tax hikes,
Five crosses from the memorial at Henry Pratt on Highland Avenue in Aurora, carried by five individuals, prepare to be moved to the Aurora Historical Society’s David Pierce Center Sunday on Downer Place in Aurora. A ceremony was held Sunday at the Pierce Center. The crosses and memorial memorabilia were
The lives of employees at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora were changed forever February 15 when a disgruntled employee took the lives of five employees and injured others. The Dunham Fund Board of Advisors and staff members grieve with the community over this unimaginable tragedy. In support of the
Kiwanis members serve their communities all year long, but the excitement for service really builds in April each year. Kiwanis members come together for Kiwanis One Day, a day of community service that is felt around the world. This year, One Day in Aurora will be from 8 a.m. to
The Oswego Veterans Serenity Park Committee is excited to announce the official ground-breaking event to mark the beginning of Park construction. The community is invited to the celebration at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at the site along Adams Street, just north of Hudson Crossing Park near downtown Oswego. Members
Education at West Aurora District 129 Schools was the topic at the Rotary Club of Aurora meeting Monday. Executive director of A+ Foundation, Ingrid Roney, left, and Whitney Martino, assistant principal for learning and instruction at District 129, pose with Charlie Zine, Rotary Club of Aurora president. The A+ Foundation,
Rabbi Edward Friedman gives remarks in front of windows representing the 12 tribes of Israel during a “Meet Your Jewish Neighbor” program Sunday at Temple B’nai Israel in Aurora. Al Benson/The Voice
By Miriam Meza – Toys have taken over the Aurora Public Library’s (APL) Eola Road Branch Children’s Department! Although they spark joy for us, in the tidying up method of Marie Kondo, we know they’ll spark more joy for you! The APL- Eola Road Branch will hold its third annual
The A+ Foundation for West Aurora Schools will celebrate the 13th anniversary of the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor April 26 and 27. This year, six individuals will be inducted into the Hall of Honor: Raphael Podolsky, William Farrar, Eric Whitaker, Julie Ann Cassiday, Timothy Fisher, and Kristen Ziman. •
The Aurora University Veterans Association will be host to a keynote speaker and panel discussion to inform community members and concerned individuals about PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) among many walks of life at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 at the Aurora University Crimi Auditorium, 347 S. Gladstone Avenue, Aurora. The
• Kane County’s Recycling collection event: The next event will be Saturday, April 13 from 8 a.m. to noon at 540 S. Randall Road. Electronics and books will be accepted. There is a fee for TVs and computer monitors, both tube and flat screen, of $25. for screens under 21
Ultimate baked potato bar April 7 Help us feed the hungry. In May 42,000 pounds of potatoes donated from The Society of St. Andrew will be brought to the parking lot of the Church of The Good Shepherd, 5 West Washington Street, Oswego. The potatoes will be distributed to community
By Tim Norris – After 175 years, Spring Bluff Farm is still in the hands of the Norris family. Spring Bluff Farm, purchased by Matthew Norris in 1844, is in Blackberry Township on Norris Road in Kane County. Its name is a reference to the gravel kames left by glaciers
Four women show plaques they received at the 2019 Phenomenal Woman of the Year Award seventh annual event Thursday, March 21 presented by Boys II Men at Piper’s Banquets in Aurora. The recipients, from left, are, Skyy Calice, Erica Kegarise, Jonelle Meeks, and Karina Villa. The theme was, “Your Glow
Cannabis legislation was the focus Saturday morning for the panel at Waubonsee Community College Downtown Campus in Aurora. Bills in both the State Senate (316) and the State House (2353) would make cannabis legal to take it off the illegal market. Joe McMahon, Kane County State’s attorney, was against the
