The long Batavia Dinner Table on River Street, in its third annual Batavia MainStreet event, held Sunday afternoon, raised more than $10,000. Batavia MainStreet is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization for Downtown Batavia. Christopher Faber, it was revealed this week, has been named its executive director. Click here for a news
By Joe Ruklick – First of two parts – This Summer’s football practice marks three months of fierce dedication by Northwestern University’s football Wildcats. Amid heat, annoying injuries, and ferocious rivalries, players are looking toward the this season’s schedule certain that last season’s success proved the Purple are capable of
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its annual picnic Tuesday, Aug. 21. The meeting will be held at the home of Sharon and Kent Catich, 2900 Tanner Road, North Aurora, to start at 5 p.m. and will finish at around 8 p.m.. The public is invited and you
Fox Valley Habitat party Aug. 18 Fox Valley Habitat will have events Saturday, Aug. 18 and Sunday, Sept. 9. The first event will be Faith Build 2018 Community Block Party, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and radio station K-LOVE, fun, food, fellowship, music, raffle baskets and activities for the family.
Elf Lauren Wiesbrook, right, distributes candy canes to kids during a visit by Santa Claus, Paul Eggert of Aurora, to Banana Split ice cream parlor in Aurora Tuesday, July 24 in a fundraiser for Salvation Army and Toys for Tots. Al Benson/The Voice
Reason to Rock for Scleroderma Fun Walk The event will help raise funds for research of Scleroderma, a chronic, often progressive autoimmune disease, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues. The event will be Sunday at Northwestern Medicine Field, 34W002 Cherry Lane in Geneva. Registration will open
Oswego area veterans organizations, community members, and the Oswegoland Park District have collaborated to form the Veterans Serenity Park Committee. This unique community partnership will continue with plans to build Veterans Serenity Park, along the Fox River in Oswego. The Park will be on Adams Street at the north edge
Last week the Fox Valley Trolley Museum in South Elgin was vandalized by two minors and there was $110,000 in damage to eight cars. The museum has created a GoFundMe page, www.gofundme.com/fox-river-trolley-museum, for those who are willing or wish to make donations to help cover the costs of these repairs.
Marissa Amoni, events coordinator for Aurora Downtown, receives a coffee mug from John Ross, president of Kiwanis Club of Aurora, at the Kiwanis meeting Tuesday at the Prisco Center in Aurora. She discussed future events, including the 16th annual Downtown Taste, Tuesday, July 31, and Alley Arts Festival, August 25.
They show the winning quilt. The Quilters Dozen Quilting Club of Oswego recently revealed the winner of this year’s PrairieFest Quilt Raffle. Picking up his quilt is Ed Gjertsen of Winnetka. Presenting the quilt, Quilters Dozen members Sandy Dieter, left, and Diana Schlosser, club president. The “Twirling Triangles” quilt was
Simply Destinee Taco Fundraiser July 27 Supporters of Simply Destinee Youth Center are invited to purchase a plate of tacos from any member of Simply Destinee for $10. from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, July 27, at the Simply Destinee building, 131 W. Illinois Avenue, Aurora. The dinner consists
The Goo Goo Dolls concert Saturday at Arranmore Farm and Polo Club in Oswego includes two individuals from New York who purchased tickets thinking the concert was in Oswego, N.Y.. They decided to make the trip and use the tickets to see singer Gavin DeGraw. The inaugural Cal’s Concert Series
There will be a celebration Friday through Sunday of the life and good works of the late Reverend Robert Wesby of Aurora. It has been 30 years since his untimely death and a strong group, 14 committee members, of the Progressive Baptist Church in Aurora, will bring to life what
The Kendall Arts Guild (KAG) is a partner with the Yorkville Public Library to have mural artist, Eulojio Ortega, paint a mural in the main entrance to the library. “A breathtaking example of Eulojio’s work can be viewed at the Kendall County Courthouse, where a mural featuring the history of
The eighth Annual Michael Turner Memorial Golf Outing has been rescheduled due to severe weather and will take place Thursday, July 26 at Blackberry Oaks Golf Course, 2245 Kennedy Road, Bristol! Registration will start at noon and the event will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. and the
Micki Miller, assistant executive director of Senior Services Associates, Inc., shares information at the Rotary Club of Aurora meeting, Monday at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora. Senior Services Associates, Inc. is a non-profit agency with offices in Aurora, Crystal Lake, Elgin, McHenry, and Yorkville. They are dedicated to sustaining and
By Amy Roth – Jim Pilmer sums up the Fox Valley Park Foundation’s Golf for Kids fundraiser in one simple sentence: “It’s all about dollars that go directly to recreational opportunities for kids.” Pilmer, who has been the executive director of Fox Valley Park District since November 2015, gives credit
Garfield English Tea Friday Scentimental Gardens owner Debra Phillips, long-time friend and supporter of Garfield Farm Museum, will hold an English Garden Tea Benefit at 35W074 Army Trail Road, St. Charles from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, July 20. A portion of the $10. per person proceeds will be
By Al Benson – Northbrook-based Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria opened a new location at 1720 N. Orchard Road in Aurora Tuesday, July 10. A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony was held with Aurora officials Friday, July 13. It is the company’s 52nd Chicago area location and 54th overall. There are two locations in Phoenix, Ariz..
Most charity organizations start out with well-intended goals and when we decide to support a charity we hope the funds are spent wisely. Sadly, reports reveal that many charity leaders are paid huge sums of money and misuse these funds. Some of these funds are obtained by professional fundraisers and
