The Aurora Police Department will be host to the Celebration of Courage Recognition Ceremony to honor personnel involved in the Henry Pratt tragedy. The special ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 29 at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Boulevard. More than 40 Aurora Police Department personnel
Fermilab offers several annual traditions for its Batavia area neighbors, from Family Open House to STEM Career Expo. But none is quite as anticipated as the birth of each year’s first baby bison. Saturday, April 20, baby bison season officially began. The first calf of the year was born in the early morning
Earth Day will turn 50 next year, April 22, 2020. Likely it is the reason for a lack of published information and emphasis this year in the 49th anniversary. President Richard Nixon, prior to his problems with the Watergate scandal, signed the document passed by both Houses to create Earth
The 2019 Special Olympics Spring Games will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 5 at Marmion Academy, 1000 Butterfield Road, Aurora. There are 13 Regions in the State which will hold Spring Games. The May 5 event at Marmion Academy is the only one in The Voice’s
April 17, 2019 Dear editor; Climate change, food security, sustainability, salary justice for food workers, the environmental impact of agribusiness destroying our soil, our water supply, and our individual health. If these topics interest you, you are invited to Endiro Coffee, 29 West New York Street, Aurora, on Thankful Thursday,
Aurora Veterans Advisory Council and the Fox Valley Park District will present the fourth annual Cruise Night from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 25 at McCullough Park, 100 W. Illinois Avenue, Aurora. There will be many classes of cars, including stock and classic cars from 1940 and later.
The community is invited to celebrate the third annual Earth Week Naperville through April 28. The weeklong celebration features volunteer opportunities, special events, and programs focused on sustaining and protecting the environment. New exhibitors, events, and volunteer projects have been added. Naperville Park District’s Fort Hill Activity Center, 20 Fort
By Judd Lofchie – I was fortunate enough to receive an invitation to the Chicago premiere of the movie “The Public” and afterwards a Q & A with the director, Emilio Estevez, and Ryan Dowd, the executive director of Hesed House, Aurora’s homeless shelter. Ryan Dowd wrote the book, “The
Two police officers in Montgomery receive their badges at the Montgomery Village Board meeting Monday at the Village Hall following a swearing-in ceremony by Village Board president Matt Brolley. Left, Eboni Lankard places a badge on her husband, Jason Lankard. Right, Scott Meyn receives his badge placement from Armando Sanders,
A reception for outgoing Oswego Village Board members at Oswego Village Hall Monday prior to a special Village Board meeting offers a salute. From left, Luis Perez, Joe West, Judy Sollinger, Village administrator Daniel Di Santo, Pam Parr, Karin McCarthy-Lange, Ryan Kauffman, Gail Johnson. Outgoing Board members are West, McCarthy-Lange,
Brian Failing, executive director of the Aurora Regional Fire Museum, shares information about the Museum at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting Tuesday at the Museum. Started by the Aurora Fire Department in 1968, the Museum was created to preserve the Department’s history. It moved to its current location, the
Aurora Noon Lions Club members from left Michele Needham, Plainfield; Doug Needham, Plainfield; and Ken Leask, Aurora, left, put a pile of pancakes on plates during the Lions’ annual Easter Bunny Breakfast fundraiser Saturday at Luigi’s Pizza in Aurora. Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora will receive a minimum of
Children react in a previous Storytime Prom at the Aurora Public Library. Submitted photo By Miriam Meza – Remember high school prom? The rotating disco ball, wearing an outfit that made you feel like a million bucks and dancing the night away? Well, grab your dancing shoes and your sweet
A “Way of the Cross” prayer service at the Planned Parenthood facility in Aurora Friday drew more than 450 individuals on Good Friday, April 19, to pray the Way of the Cross for Victims of Abortion. Bishop Daniel Conlon of the Diocese of Joliet led the service. It was one
West Aurora High School Drama Troupe 2013 will perform its Spring musical, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film, May 2, 3, and 4 at 7 p..m, and May 5 at 2 p.m., in the West Aurora High School
“Reducing Deadly School Violence” was explored by Kasia Wereszczynska, director clinical services for Counseling Speaks, Chicago, at Grandma’s Table Restaurant in Montgomery Tuesday, April 16. Wereszczynska was the keynote speaker at the April meeting of Aurora Navy League Council 247. She defined teen violence, suggested strategies to prevent/mitigate teen violence,
Chef Mark Grimes, middle, holds a trophy after Che Figata was announced the winner of the Loaves & Fishes’ second annual Naperville Chef Showdown fundraiser, Wednesday, April 17 in Naperville. The competition was between two teams led by chef Crispin Plata from Mesón Sabika and chef Grimes from Che Figata.
Actors portray the walk to Gethsemane where Jesus is nailed to the cross, along with two thieves in an annual passion play in Plano each Good Friday. Submitted photo The Good Friday Via Crusis/Living Stations of the Cross are a tradition at St. Mary Parish in Plano and feature a
Aurora Downtown will be host to a free Summer concert series at the Millennium Plaza gazebo, 21 S. Stolp Avenue, in downtown Aurora. The free series will begin Wednesday, June 12 and run through Wednesday, Aug. 14. There will be no concert July 3. All concerts are from 6 p.m.
• Aurora electronic recycling: The city government of Aurora, in partnership with Will County, will be hosts to a free Electronics Recycling Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4 in the City public parking Lot X, 309 N. River Street. The event is open to Aurora residents
