The Voice is an independent community news site based in Aurora, Ill and covers the far west suburbs of Chicago with a focus on Kane, Kendall, and DuPage counties.
The Aurora City Council honors the 2018 Boys Baseball of Aurora Major League champions, the Aurora Police team, above, Tuesday at the City Council meeting. • Honored was the inaugural Aurora Youth Council for its community participation (Click here to see photo). Alex Perez, former city of Aurora government employee...
By Joe Ruklick – Last of two parts Northwestern University football success has been elevated by the success of running back Justin Jackson of Wheaton North High School and quarterback Clayton Thorsen of Glenbard North. They have been a part of the 13-year success of head coach Pat Fitzgerald It’s...
By John Schutt – NASCAR Monster Energy series, Consumers Energy 400, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich., Sunday, Aug. 12. Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch shared front row pole positions on the two-mile unrestricted oval. With no restrictions they reached speeds of more than 215 miles per hour during the race!...
It was not long into this season that Chicago White Sox first baseman and designated hitter Jose Abreu should have realized that the Sox were going to finish under .500 again. In his fifth season with the club, Abreu has yet to see the Sox finish .500 or better and...
High school football and other Fall sports are on the horizon. Actually golf meets have started and all other sports, except football, can begin Monday. The first football games will be Friday, Aug. 24 and there are changes. Two items are consistent with the last few years of football: Both...
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Victoria Schmitt of Yorkville bid farewell recently to a new friend, 23-year-old Yanise Ho, originally from Hong Kong (click here for her website). The immediate destination for Ho was Iowa and ultimately Portland, Ore., all by roller blades. Yes, the college student at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass....
By Joe Healy – I had the pleasure for several seasons of coaching Kirhofer’s Sports when it was known as U.A.W. Local #145 in Aurora American Legion League baseball. I handed over the managerial reins to former player and current manager, Alex Varvarezos. There were a handful of other former...
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...
By Carter Crane – High School practices in football and boys and girls golf started Monday with the rest of the sports’ practices to begin Wednesday. Golf meets will begin Thursday, Aug. 9. First football games will be no sooner than Friday, Aug. 24 and this season should be interesting...
The Chicago White Sox want last weekend’s three-game sweep of the host Tampa Bay Rays to be a sign of better things to come and not a momentary aberration. There have been fleeting moments earlier this season when the Sox showed signs of life, only to revert to the team...
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By Charlie Zine – Editor’s note: Charlie Zine and Chuck Roberts completed an eight-day, 202-mile journey from Colgate, Wis. to Ottawa and finished Monday, July 23. There were two photos on the front page of The Voice last week. Here is Charlie Zine’s focus on the trip. I have enjoyed...
