The 2018 Blues & Roots on Water Street Festival will be 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday in Batavia. The event will take place at the Kiss the Sky and Water Street Studios complex, 160 S. Water Street, Batavia. The festival is a one-day, two-stage, five-act, indoor, limited-ticket intimate festival, featuring
The Valley of the Fox Sierra Club will feature a guided hiking tour by Jay Womack, at 7 p.m. Monday, June 18. Womack will show the restoration work being completed at the Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva. Womack coordinates the volunteers and work program for the Fabyan restoration. He is
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
Pallbearers carry the casket from the Healy Chapel in Aurora following a prayer service for Walter Backman Monday, Memorial Day, to a hearse. Backman, of the U.S. Navy, died December 7, 1941 in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. His remains recently were identified and flown to Illinois for burial
Salutes for the East Aurora NJROTC color guard Memorial Day Monday start the annual Aurora parade. Click on the link for more Memorial Day photos from Aurora, Montgomery, Naperville, Oswego. Click here for a video of the Memorial Day pre-parade ceremony and parade. Jason Crane/The Voice
By Amy Roth – Dan Dolan, Sr., has known Dennis “Denny” Wiggins since Wiggins was a young boy. “They don’t make ’em any better,” Dolan said at the recent Kiwanis Club of Aurora’s 44th Annual Service to God & Fellowman award dinner. “He exemplifies the spirit of giving. He has
The East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education Tuesday introduced Dr. Jennifer Norrell as superintendent of schools at East Aurora High School. Norrell, assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction, assessments, and grants for Bloom Township High School District 206 in Chicago Heights, will start in her new role July 1.
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
