• Plastic bag recycling: Kane County Division of Environmental Resources reminds everyone to not put plastic bags inside of the recycling collection bin. All recyclable items should be loose in the collection bin. Plastic Bags are the No. 1 contaminant at sorting facilities. Plastic bags and plastic film are recyclable,
AAMOU Breakfast fundraiser May 26 The African American Men of Unity (AAMOU) will present its annual breakfast fundraiser from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 26 at the New Covenant Full Gospel Church, 1029 Kane Street, Aurora. All proceeds and donations will help support AAMOU whose mission is to
The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) recently announced three alumni award winners, two Distinguished Leadership Awardees and one Titan Awardee, who are innovators in biomedical, extreme environment robotics and science fiction and fantasy writing. The honorees will be recognized at a ceremony on IMSA’s campus Friday, May 25 at
The largest one-day national food drive requires a large network to help fill depleted supplies in many food pantries. The annual event uses the mail trucks to pick up donations, including letter carriers on their routes. Saturday both National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 219, based in Aurora and NALC
Since 1990, Joseph Corporation in Aurora, with the help of many donors and grants, has been working to address affordable housing needs in Aurora through programs dedicated to home ownership, financial planning, and creating safe communities. Executive director Dennis (“Denny”) Wiggins has retired from Joseph Corporation. A merger is the
Lifelong Auroran, military veteran, and Bronze Star recipient, Sergeant First Class (SFC) Christopher Hess, this week was named grand marshal of the 2018 Aurora Memorial Day Parade Monday, May 28. “SFC Hess has been in the military for nearly three decades and is still on active duty,” said mayor Richard
Aurora Downtown will hold an inaugural Aurora Museum Week this year June 17-23. Brian Failing made the announcement at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum during the inaugural Fox River Arts Ramble April 21. Failing, executive director of the Aurora Regional Fire Museum, debuted the event poster created by artist and
Memorial Day is more than an unofficial first day of Summer with picnics, barbecues, and family gatherings. The fourth Monday in May each year is for a sense of remembering, a memorial. We can pause for a few hours in some way to participate in a memorial. Remembering a loved
Herschel Luckinbill, Montgomery, president of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, will be honored as the Sox Hero of the Game at the 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, May 23. Luckinbill, U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class, will be acknowledged on the field
The Aurora GreenFest will move to September and get the schools and scouts more involved by holding the GreenFest during the school year. We are hoping to get some milder weather after a few very hot years on the second Saturday in June. We will celebrate the ninth annual GreenFest
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 28, unless otherwise
Grandpa, I am hearing a lot of different thoughts about this Pride Parade coming up. Why do a bunch of gay people have to prance around in public? That kind of stuff should be kept behind closed doors. I don’t need to know who is sleeping with whom. Grandpa says;
The city government of Naperville will be host to a public meeting to introduce the 95th Street and Book Road Intersection Improvement Project to the public from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 at the 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Drive. Comments can be sent to dunnek@naperville.il.us
By Anthony Stanford – Aurora’s First Fridays event May 4 brought the largest food truck festival in the city’s history to its burgeoning downtown. The event offered an array of entertainment, including art, music, and pop-up events. At the Santori Public Library, the event had special significance because not only
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. • Knit and Crochet Group, Thursdays, 10a.m. to noon. This informal group works on its own projects, discusses types and colors of yarns, and helps
There will be a short prayer service for Pearl Harbor casualty Walter H. Backman at Healy Chapel, 332 W. Downer Place in Aurora at 1 p.m. Memorial Day, Monday, May 28. Click here for more information. At 1:30 p.m. a memorial procession will leave Healy Chapel go west on Downer
Conimur Reading Circle will hold its last meeting of the club year with a luncheon meeting at noon Monday, May 21 at Oak Street Restaurant, corner of Oak Street and Randall Road, North Aurora. Joan Stransky will review “The Operation” by Robert O’Neill. President Kendra Nohl will give her final
Oswego resident Marty Galow, left, and other moms receive salutations Sunday at a Mother’s Day tea at Aurora’s Fourth Street United Methodist Church. From left, are Galow, Caroline Carter, Aurora; and Louise Hari, Aurora. Hari dusted off vintage silver-plate coffee pots, found in the church basement, for the tea that featured
Twenty teams competed for the National High School Drill Team competition May 5-6 in Daytona, Fla.. Marmion Academy’s Flannigan Rifles finished in fifth place overall in the Nation and pose for a photo. Flannigan Rifles Drill Team has placed in the top five the last 10 years. Inspection took third
Three students from East Aurora High School recently qualified to compete in the 2018 Illinois History Day competition May 3 in Springfield. State History Day qualifiers include Sam Stade and Sebastian Valerio, whose documentary on the Haymarket Riot qualified for the competition. The third state qualifier is sophomore Sama Kreidi,
