By Ricky Rieckert Dear subscribers and readers of The Voice. I would like to wish everyone, a Happy New Year and I hope the quarter century mark of 2025 will be a prosperous year for everyone. With 2024 at the end, we always wonder what happened to the year. Boy
By Al Benson With a pancake breakfast and interfaith service, seven Aurora, Oswego, Batavia, and Geneva clergy banded together to celebrate Aurora’s Pride Day Sunday, June 9. Participating clergy were Rev. Brandon Perrine, senior minister, New England Congregational; Rev. Tammy Scott, pastor, Wesley UMC; Rev. Scott Hodge, pastor, Orchard Community...
Many of the U.S. younger generation either do not know of June 6, 1944, known as D-Day, Sixth of June, or view it as ancient history with little relevance to today. It was 80 years ago. Indeed, D-Day, Sixth of June, 1944, changed the course of the United States’ engagement
Mon, Nov. 6vs. Eastern Illinois, W 80-52Fri, Nov. 10vs. Oakland, W 64-53Tue, Nov. 14vs. Marquette, L 71-64Fri, Nov. 17vs. Valparaiso, W 87-64Sun, Nov. 19vs. Southern, W 88-60Fri, Nov. 24vs. Western Illinois, W 84-52Sat, Dec. 2at Rutgers, W 76-58Tue, Dec. 5vs. Florida Atlantic at Madison Square GardenSat, Dec. 9, 11 a.m.,
The legacy and impact of the late Aurora Alderwoman Scheketa Hart-Burns will continue through a new foundation established in her memory. Managed by the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley, the Scheketa Hart-Burns Memorial Foundation was set-up by her widower, William Burns, and children to honor Scheketa Hart-Burns’ legacy...
East Division Team W L PCT GB Milwaukee 45 30 .600 – Chicago 38 36 .514 6.5 Kane County 38 37 .507 7.0 Lake Country 37 37 .500 7.5 Cleburne 37 38 .493 8.0 Gary 32 42 .432 12.5 West Division Team W L PCT GB Kansas City 43 30
Ingredients1 1/2 pounds salmon fillets1/2 teaspoon pepper1/2 teaspoon garlic powder1/4 teaspoon lemon juice1/3 cup soy sauce1/3 cup brown sugar1/3 cup water1/4 cup vegetable oil Directions1. Season salmon fillets with pepper and garlic powder. 2. In a small bowl add lemon juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, water, and vegetable oil and...
By John & Nisha Whitehead And so it continues. This entire fiasco, indicting Donald Trump for allegedly violating both the Espionage Act and obstructing justice by improperly handling classified records, is merely the latest in a never-ending series of distractions, distortions, and political theater, aimed at diverting the public’s attention
Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora will open five outdoor cooking classes Saturday, June 17. Classes will be held in Marie’s garden kitchen, a community garden nearby the pantry, at 835 Highland Ave. in Aurora. Admission and parking are free. The series opens Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. with
By John & Nisha Whitehead There was a time when the U.S. census was just a head count. That is no longer the case. The American Community Survey (ACS), sent to about 3.5 million homes every year, is the byproduct of a government that believes it has the right to
American Red Cross volunteers responded to 25 home fires in Blue Island, Chicago, Des Plaines, Dolton, Kankakee, Melrose Park, Naperville, Ottawa, Round Lake Beach, Streator, and Waukegan in the past week and provided assistance to 68 individuals, through supplying them with basic items to meet immediate needs after a fire,
The following statement can be attributed to State Representative Keith Wheeler regarding the Tuesday, Nov. 8 election outcome which saw the apparent election of Matt Hanson as State Representative. “Congratulations to Matt Hanson on his win tonight. Since taking office in 2015, I’ve always taken a collaborative approach to getting the
This month can be and nearly always is packed with sports going in many directions from Fall high sports, to culmination of Major League Baseball’s playoffs to college football moving deeper into the heart of the season’s schedules. The Chicago Bears continue to seek revival. Likely best left said as
By Peter Hancock Governor JB Pritzker announced Monday this week that Illinois taxpayers soon will start receiving rebates of their income and property taxes, either in the mail or by direct bank deposits. Speaking at a news conference in Chicago where he was flanked by other State officials and Democratic
Major League Baseball (MLB) continues to prove that teams are tied closer to .500 than in other sports and that teams go from losing streaks to winning streaks rather easily. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, Tuesday afternoon this week to jump ahead of the Bucs in the
Guest speaker Nicholas Richard-Thompson, right, greets attendees at "What is Juneteenth to the Incarcerated?" at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora Sunday, June 18.
Executive director Ray McGury, who has led the Naperville Park District as its executive director for more than 13 years, has resigned from the agency’s lead role effective close of business February 1 to pursue another opportunity. Under his leadership, the District achieved a multitude of accomplishments and received a
Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the November 26, 2020 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous
