By Anthony Stanford – There’s not a student within shouting distance who doesn’t know that the school year has officially ended. However, for students who haven’t heard, the Aurora Public Library (APL) Summer Reading Challenge is just getting started. This year’s theme is, “Reading Takes You Everywhere.” The Summer Reading
The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit www.plano.lib.il.us or call 630-552-2009. • Come Rock with Us-Rock Painting, Saturday, June 16, 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., for adults, teens, kids. There will be rock-painting, in collaboration with
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in July. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. • Friday, July 6, 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Drop In
More than 200 Grand Masters, Masters, Shihans, Senseis and students of all levels, family and friends gathered May 12 for a Promotion and Award Ceremony at Dojo Dynamics Martial Arts School in downtown Sandwich. The event attracted guests from New Jersey, South Carolina, and Massachusetts, and martial artists from multiple
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday. The meeting will be held at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery, just north of Route 30. The after dinner speaker will be Brian M. McKnight, special agent in charge (SAC) of the Chicago Field Division
The downtown Aurora farmer’s market season-opener Saturday includes observation of produce at the Aurora Transportation Center. Al Benson/The Voice
Anderlik, Otto & Church, a multi-genre, three-piece virtuoso trio, performs Saturday at Batavia’s 2018 Blues & Roots on Water Street Festival at Kiss the Sky and Water Studios complex. The festival of Roots, Americana, and Blues, included Chicago’s Devil in a Woodpile and Beth Lee and the Breakups. Jeanette Hirt
Repeat Boutique Center in Carol Stream has moved and is operating from its spacious new facility at 191 South Gary Avenue, Carol Stream. Conveniently near the corner of Gary Avenue and St. Charles Road, the ministry continues to serve those in need just as it has for 45 years. An
• Kane County’s Recycling collection event: The Kane County Electronics Recycling Program one-day event will be Saturday, July 14 from 8 a.m. to noon at 540 S. Randall Road. There will be document shredding available with a limit of four boxes. Electronics, books, and latex paint will be accepted at
Naperville Democrats FUNraiser June 23 The Naperville Township Democrats will be host to an annual Summer FUNdaiser and Pig Roast from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 23, to support the 2018 Election Fund. Democrats of all ages are welcome to bring their families to mix and mingle with
Naperville: The 12th annual Frontier Park Kite Fly Festival draws a crowd Sunday. A video of the event can be seen at facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice
Geneva: Cancer survivors carry a banner with handprints of survivors to step off the annual American Cancer Society 2018 Relay for Life of Kane County at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva Friday. Al Benson/The Voice
Yorkville: The Color Fun Run at Silver Springs State Park Saturday helps Grace Holistic Center For Education. A video of the event can be seen at facebook.com/thevoice.us. Mark Krueger/The Voice
Rebecca Tulloch, manager of the Rockford Peaches vintage woman’s baseball team, will trace the truth and fiction about the Tom Hanks film, “A League of their Own,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Road in Yorkville. Admission is free. This year is the
Communities, individuals, and churches are preparing for the Sunday’s “Children’s Day.” Since 2007 and again this year, the governor of Illinois has proclaimed “Children’s Day” the second Sunday in June. Cities such as Aurora, Batavia, Fort Collins, Colo., and Vancouver, Wash., have issued proclamations. The 2018 proclamations by Illinois governor
Wednesdays at the Plaza, a free Summer concert series, will return to downtown Aurora for three dates in the Summer. The concerts will be held at the gazebo at Millennium Plaza, 21 S. Stolp Avenue, June 20, July 18, and August 15. Each third Wednesday evening, June through August, will
Batavia resident M. Grace Grzanek is a guest speaker at the Aurora Noon Lions Club Monday. She represents the Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley. Grzanek was at the Lions’ luncheon meeting at Luigi’s Pizza in Aurora. Grzanek, 83, a former Roman Catholic nun, teacher, and librarian, founded Batavia-based
The Kendall County Salute to Veterans will show its appreciation for all veterans and active duty military by treating them to a free steak dinner, Friday, June 22, at the Kendall County Fairgrounds, 10826 State Route 71, Yorkville. The program will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and dinner
North Aurora resident James Laughead explains his concerns about a proposed residential development at the North Aurora Committee of the Whole meeting Monday which was moved to the North Aurora Police Department community room due to inoperable air-conditioning at the Village Hall. Proposed is a 374-unit subdivision at the former
Kane County Sheriff, Don Kramer, discusses the Heroin Highway at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora Tuesday at the Prisco Center in Aurora. Highways heading west from the West Side of Chicago, a central hub, are known as the Heroin Highway. Kramer answered questions and explained how law enforcement is working
