By Ricky Rieckert(Part 7) Dear readers, I hope everyone is enjoying the articles as we head in to part 7 of Aurora social clubs. We start with the Cosmopolitan Club. The Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora was established in 1927 as a local chapter of the international organization founded in 1918.
I don’t know about you, but when I heard Donald Trump say he would make our country safe again, I felt a wave of comfort wash over me. For too long we’d been under threat from library books, institutes of higher learning, DEI, and the scourge of body order. So
With the American Dream currently turning into the American Nightmare because of our Anarchist-in-Chief’s attempts at hosting an international version of the game show Let’s Make a Deal, I’ve decided that it’s a waste of time to rehash any of his threats to democracy and the sinking value of our
By Ricky Rieckert(Part 4) Dear readers, This week I’ll begin with part four of, what I think will finish with part five as the grand finale, of this informational article from my memory archives. Hope you totally enjoy the rest of this historical and factual article. Let’s continue with organizations
By Ricky Rieckert(Part 3) Dear readers, Here is part three of Aurora’s nationality social clubs and other social clubs. I hope you have enjoyed parts one and two, along with the entire paper. In part two, I forgot to mention, the Aurora Moose Lodge #400, a fraternal organization, resided in
By Ricky Rieckert Part 2 of 3 Dear readers, As we return this week with part 2, I hope everyone enjoyed the article last week and the newspaper. There were a lot of good stories and pictures throughout the paper. Let’s start. In part 1, the Luxembourg Club, on High
By Ricky Rieckert(Part 1 of 3) Dear readers, This week, on Aurora’s Buildings, Businesses, and Streets, we’re heading to the Luxembourg Club (Luxie’s), 416 High Street. We’re parking the History of Aurora Tour Bus, up front in the north lot, off of Front Street, used by Art’s Body Shop during
Anybody out there taken a gander at your 401(k)s lately? If you’re curious, you can log in to your retirement accounts and watch them evaporate like clouds of gas that Donald Trump lets fly in the front rows of a courtroom. Right now, 401(k)s are worth nearly 20% less than
By Ricky Rieckert Greetings, The Voice readers! This week, as we start another week of The History of Aurora: Buildings, businesses, and streets on the History of Aurora Tour Bus, we’re heading from the start of Jackson Street at E. Downer Place, (originally Fox Street), to the south. On the
Musings: •The Sins of Donald J. Trump (chapter three): He has: Weakened tailpipe-emission standards; Eliminated all electric-vehicle policies; Declared a “national emergency” designed to weaken environmental standards; Gutted the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as a prelude to a status of “independence”; Began work to abolish Department of Education
The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) is improving access with the introduction of two innovative services designed to enhance customer experience. In support of our goal to Reach Out and Welcome All to the library, these services support our diverse community and set visitors up for success. With a cutting-edge
By Ricky Rieckert Dear readers, We start off this week in our tour of Aurora, on W. Benton Street, heading west toward S. River Street, from the former Post Office and Sci-Tech building. As we cross over the west branch of the Fox River, take notice that between the east
By Ricky Rieckert Dear faithful subscribers, readers, and all. This week, the Aurora History Tour Bus, is at the northwest corner of Benton Street and Stolp Avenue, (originally known as Island Avenue). This building, was home to the Aurora Elks Club. It was a beautiful two-story brick building. When I
By Ricky Rieckert Dear subscribers, patrons and readers: Hope everyone had a special time, with their special someone, on Valentine’s Day. I didn’t let that opportunity slip away from me, this year, no way, no how. I went on a date with a blonde, female nurse with tattoos, who I
Chaos reigns supreme once again as the newly elected buffoon-in-chief, Donald Trump, wields his permanent marker, jumping right into imposition of the actions outlined in Project 2025 for all Americans to enjoy. Each morning from now on when I wake up I’ll be wondering what the convicted felon and sexual
Musings: •Inauguration Day has come and gone, and we have a dictator in the White House who threatened/promised he would be. Previously, following tradition, the U.S. flag had been lowered to half-mast in order to commemorate the passing of former president Jimmy Carter. The commemoration is observed for 30 days
By Catalina Jaramillo, D’Angelo Gore, and Robert FarleyFactCheck.org When major news breaks, including news of a natural disaster, false claims follow. We’ve seen this misinformation phenomenon in the past, and the devastating wildfires in Southern California, perhaps predictably, have led to political attacks and distortions spread on social media. Last
By Ricky Rieckert Last week, I finished up at W. Downer and S. River Street in Aurora’s past. This week we’ll start there and head west. On the northwest corner of Downer and River is the Old Second National Bank. I believe it’s the oldest bank in Aurora. The bank
Fox Valley United Way is pleased to announce a significant commitment to support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Aurora and nearby cities in Kane County with a donation from Follett Educational Foundation. A $100,000 foundation grant has been established to ensure that every child from birth to age five in
I drive by St. David’s Episcopal often, and I had no idea that it holds significant artistic treasures inside the red double doors facing Randall Road. The mid-century, wood chapel is set back at the northeast corner of Randall Road and Illinois Avenue. There’s no sidewalk or bike lane along
