Even though there is a tendency to make separate our activities as though they were not part of the whole, the contrary is more visible. Sports do not contain an identity unto their own. There are examples: • Jesse “The Law” Torres is a former Aurora policeman and a former
Luis Cano, right, of the Jesse “The Law” Torres Boxing Club in Aurora, absorbs a punch to the face from Kenny Rainer of Chicago, and prevails in a 141-pound three-round unanimous decision Saturday at the Prisco Center in Aurora. Carter Crane/The Voice
Mayor on the Move Saturday Montgomery Village president Matt Brolley will be host to a “Mayor on the Move” Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.. Walk, talk, and get fit with the mayor! Meet at the shelter at the north end of Montgomery Park, near River and Taylor Streets,
Seven Naperville area high school rock bands competed in the 15th annual Naperville Park District Youth Ambassadors Battle of the Bands Friday, May 11. Joyce Lane from Neuqua Valley High School won first place. The band will perform at Ribfest in Naperville at a time to be announced and will
Grace Holistic Center for Education in Yorkville is excited to announce its first graduating classes. The 2018 commencement includes the first high school and eighth grade graduations for Grace School. Founder and director, Tairi Grace, said, “Our School focuses not only on excellent academics, but also mindfulness, mental well being,
The Aurora Historical Society will have many events during the Summer months at the Pierce Art and History Center, 20 E. Downer Place, and at the Tanner House Museum, 304 Oak Avenue, corner of Oak and Cedar Streets. Pierce Art and History Center: • Wednesdays-Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m., through
The Aurora Fire Department won the inaugural Mayor’s IT’S ON Fitness Challenge Saturday at West Aurora High School. The Mayor’s Team, the Aurora Police Department, and the Aurora Fire Department competed in multiple exercise and endurance tests for bragging rights. Aurora Fire Department photo
Rev. Jerome L. “Father Jerry” Leake, 76, pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Church, receives honors on his 50th anniversary of ordination Sunday at St. Joseph. Al Benson/The Voice
By Anthony Stanford – The Richard and Gina Santori Library of Aurora was host to Pick Your Plot Day May 19. The event was held at the Juvenile Protective Association Children’s Nature Garden, one of the library’s two outdoor gardens on the west side of the building. The gardens offer
U.S. Navy veteran Herschel Luckinbill of Montgomery, waves to the crowd as the Hero of the Game at the Chicago White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago May 23. He is president of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club. Sean King for The Voice
The Montgomery VFW Post 7452 holds its annual service at Riverside Cemetery on River Road. Carter Crane/The Voice
The annual Oswego Memorial Day parade ends at the Oswego Cemetery, above, for a service by the Oswego American Legion. Carter Crane/The Voice
Naperville’s Memorial Day observance in Central Park reflects the day with military influence and a Navy theme. The day’s heat of 90 degrees canceled this year’s parade. Jason Crane/The Voice
Reverend Timothy Piasecki of First Presbyterian Church in Aurora reads to a group outside the Paramount Theatre Thursday, May 24. The immigrant rights organizations, Immigrant Liberation Alliance of Aurora, Immigrant Solidarity DuPage, and Indivisible Aurora, gathered to protest recent raids against immigrants and in favor of Dreamers who were brought
Participants in the annual Aurora Memorial Day parade, Monday, include, left, the new school name, Pope St. John Paul II Catholic Academy, the successor to the four closed schools (see article here). Jason Crane/The Voice
A variety of cars on display at the AVAC (Aurora Veterans Advisory Council) car show in West Aurora Plaza Saturday help raise funds. Nearly 100 cars were entered to help raise funds during the third annual Vets Week. Carter Crane/The Voice
Effort seeks funds for mural in Yorkville The Yorkville Public Library and Kendall Arts Guild have joined to raise funds to for artist Eulojio Ortega to paint a mural that would greet the public at the entrance of the Library at 902 Game Farm Road. It would excite the minds
Aurora Police Officer Steven Pacenti was named Exchange Club of Aurora Police Officer of the Year Tuesday at Gaslite Manor in Aurora. His award was received in absentia. Officer Pacenti was nominated for his actions in catching a pair of juveniles who fled from him earlier in his shift and
Aurora Police Department Police Week Memorial, Saturday, at A.P.D. Headquarters, 1200 E Indian Trail, included an annual memorial service dedicated to the memories of Alfred Olin (badge 105) and Thompson Richardson (badge 113), the only two Aurora Police officers killed in the line of duty. Memorialized were the six retired
Kites in the sky draw interest from an estimated nearly 500 in the park along the Fox River Saturday in Aurora between Jake’s Bagels and Deli and the RiverEdge Park. Carter Crane/The Voice
