High School basketball: West Aurora vs. Downers Grove South
West Aurora High School’s Terrence Smith (5) is in a battle with Downers Grove South’s Adam Flowers (3) Saturday.
Wesley United Methodist Church makes food for Aurora community fridge
Luli Smith, left, passes a sandwich for bagging during a Wednesday Night Gathering at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora January 29.
Aurora Lions volunteers drive vision-conservation focus
Aurora Lions Club volunteers took their vision-conservation focus on the road Saturday, Feb. 1. Volunteers hosted an information table and performed youth vision screenings at Santori Aurora Public Library’s third annual Early Childhood Resource Fair. Jay Short, club first vice president and co-service chair, reported Lions volunteers provided 34 youth
Aurora Boy Scouts participate in Scout Sunday
Aurora Boy Scouts Charlie Rendall, left, and Andrew Banach pass collection plates during annual Scout Sunday, Feb. 2 at Aurora’s Wesley United Methodist Church.
Girl Scout cookies on sale
Starting February 7 through March 9, Girl Scouts will offer cookie booths at various community locations outside businesses and stores. Interested customers can visit the Cookie Finder at www.girlscoutsni.org/findcookies. Starting February 21, the Cookie Finder will connect customers to a local troop who will ship cookies to customer’s doors. Don’t
Aurora mayoral responses to survey: John Laesch
The Voice contributor, Marissa Amoni, and other community members, wrote several questions for Aurora mayoral candidates in the consolidated primary election to answer. Below are answers from Aurora alderman at-large, John Laesch. How will you work to restore our riverfront along the Fox River, especially north of downtown and RiverEdge
Pet of the Week: Daisy: Lovely dog, good manners
Daisy is a female Beagle Mix who is five years old. Daisy was surrendered to a nearby shelter due to her fascination with the neighbor’s chickens. She is lovable girl who still has a lot of energy. She enjoys toys and bones and gets along with the other dogs in
Rise of the immortal dictator: AI, freedom, and government
By John & Nisha Whitehead “At least when there’s an evil dictator, that human is going to die. But for an AI, there would be no death. It would live forever. And then you’d have an immortal dictator from which we can never escape.”—Elon Musk (2018) Get ready for Surveillance
Illinois House lawmakers file almost 1,800 new bills
By Jade AubreyCapitol News Illinoisjaubrey@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois lawmakers kicked off their spring legislative session roughly three weeks ago, but lawmakers in the House have already filed more than 1,800 bills that could be acted on before the General Assembly adjourns in May. The vast majority of the ideas won’t make it
House Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss out legislative map
By Ben SzalinskiCapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Democrats continue to hold a supermajority in the Illinois House thanks to illegally gerrymandered House districts, House Republicans allege in a new lawsuit filed with the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday. The lawsuit alleges the current House map fails to meet state constitutional requirements that districts
Obituary: Carter Crane: 1943-2025; The Voice editor and publisher
With great sadness, the family of Carter L. Crane, 81, of Aurora, Illinois, announce his passing on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, after a brief struggle with health issues. Born on December 20, 1943, in Harvard, Illinois, to Lowry and Lucia Crane, Carter spent his formative years in Chicago. From a
High School basketball: East Aurora vs. Elgin
East Aurora High School’s Davion Jackson (33) dunks over Elgin’s Kamar Banks (1) Friday, Jan. 24.
‘Blatantly unlawful’ federal spending freeze sends state scrambling; Illinois among several states filing lawsuit to block freeze
By Ben Szalinski & Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.comphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com State agencies, nonprofit organizations and a host of other entities that rely on federal funding were thrown into chaos Tuesday following the release of a White House memo that froze – at least temporarily – the distribution of all federal grants, loans
Aurora City Council approves renewal of APD Youth Explorers program
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council approved a Resolution at the Tuesday, Jan. 28 Aurora City Council meeting, to authorize the Chief of Police to sign and execute the annual memorandum of understanding with Learning for Life, a District of Columbia non-profit corporation for the Aurora Police Department Youth
Reader’s Voice: Donald Trump and the rule of law
January 27, 2025Dear editor; Concerning Donald Trump and the rule of law. Thoughts of an honest, compassionate, non-corrupt Executive Branch of the United States government proved delusional when we as the American electorate voted Trump, once again, as our president and supposed leader of the free world. For some Trump
Reader’s Voice: Presidential pardons, detrimental to law
January 23, 2025Dear editor; Our most recent presidents, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Barack Obama, have collectively granted more than 11,700 pardons, with president Biden holding the record at more than 8,000 pardons. By granting a pardon voids not only the offence, but it can void the monetary damages owed
Diabetes Club of Fox Valley to hold ‘Do Good with CHIPOTLE Fundraiser’ Feb. 1; looking for individuals to join fight against diabetes
By Russ George Help the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley (DCFV) raise funds to fight diabetes this Saturday, Feb. 1, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at our “Do Good with CHIPOTLE Fundraiser”, 1480 N. Orchard Road, in Aurora. DCFV fundraising chairperson, Jenny McCain, has arranged for our Club to
Aurora mayoral forum Feb. 6
The League of Women Voters Aurora Area is sponsoring a candidate forum Thursday, Feb. 6 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Aurora Police Department headquarters, 1200 E Indian Trail Road. The forum for the February 25 primary election will also be broadcast on the LWV AA Facebook page:
‘Dueling Pianos’ concert Feb. 7
En garde! It’s a “Dueling Pianos” concert at 7 p.m. Friday Feb. 7, in the gymnasium at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville. And you’re welcome to attend! The dueling maestros will be John Angotti and Craig Colson, both of whom are well-known and highly-regarded in
Plano Church raising funds for farmers
The Sunday School Children at the Plano Methodist Church is excited about their mission project this year and need your help. They are collecting donations for a “Joy to the World” Basket consisting of a heifer, 2 sheep, 4 goats, and a bundle of seeds. The goal is to raise