By John Schutt NASCAR, Cup Series, Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C, Sunday, May 26. There was severe rain-delay for more than an hour until the race was called and Christopher Bell was the winner. In second was Brad Keselowski, William Byron in third, Tyler Reddick in fourth, and
By Bobby Narang The high school sports season is entering the last few days, so action is heating up for Chicagoland teams in several sports. In softball, the four-class system concludes with Class 3A and Class 4A competing the coming weekend at the luxurious Louisville Slugger complex in Peoria. In
By Woodrow Carroll Every Major League Baseball team goes through a stretch that ends being viewed by many observers as the worst in franchise history. Coming into this season, many long-time Chicago White Sox backers will say the 1970 Club stands as the franchise low point. In 1970 the White
By Steve Groth Jim Ammenhauser and I have been photographing the State track and field meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston for The Voice the past six years. Jimbo’s three children, Riley, James, and Lauren, have been State qualifiers in the triple jump in that time. We have photographed
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Pre seasonThu, Aug. 1, at Houston, 7 p.m., ABCSat, Aug. 10, at Buffalo, noon, FOXSat, Aug. 17, vs. Cincinnati, noon, FOXThu, Aug. 22, at Kansas City, 7 p.m., FOX Regular SeasonSun, Sept. 8, vs. Tennessee, noon, FOXSun, Sept. 15, at Houston, 7:20 p.m., NBCSun, Sept. 22, at Indianapolis, noon, CBSSun,
Sports reflects competition at all levels and age groups, elite, professional, to youngsters, the latter to include T-ball and first stages of organized ball. Sports for youngsters should be fun. The Aurora Boys Baseball Hall of Fame will induct four adults who were among the elite in earlier years. The
Aurora held its second quarter update for faith leaders on Thursday morning at the Belle Salle Banquets in Aurora. Aurora Interfaith Alliance (AIA) comprises faith leaders across Aurora who meet quarterly to discuss interfaith initiatives to move Aurora forward, with a goal of cross-collaboration. The AIA comprises faith leaders across
The Plano American Legion Post #395 held Memorial Day ceremonies at Veterans Walkway (Route 34 and Center Street in Plano) and at Little Rock Cemetery (North Center Street) honoring veterans who have given their lives to their country.
Led by former Auroran Jennifer Lauerman, students at Pleasantdale Middle School in Burr Ridge raised $11,000 for the American Cancer Society in the school’s 16th annual Relay for Life fundraiser Thursday, May 30. Lauerman, Pleasantdale fifth grade teacher and relay founder and director, reported results on Thursday morning at Walker
The Plano Reaper has been the mascot of the Plano high school athletics teams from its beginning. With an agricultural and industrial spirit, the people of the City of Plano always have been proud to call themselves the Birthplace of the Harvester, and the high school teams adopted the “Plano
The Radiothon will be the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry’s only major fundraising event of the year, which will take place from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 13 at Ballydoyle Aurora, 28W. New York Street, Aurora. The fundraiser allows the Pantry to purchase food and ensures that no
Electronics, clothing and shoes, cooking oil, and florescent tube lights will be accepted from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 8 at 820 W. Liberty Drive, Wheaton Public Works Storage Lot. Acceptable items: Clothing, shoes, sheets, bedding, towels and other household textiles in any condition. No heavily soiled items. Shoes
Aurora area retired educators are giving back. At their Tuesday, June 4, luncheon meeting at Lincoln Inn in Batavia, Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association members collected 55 Friendship blankets in an annual drive to warm patient at area nursing homes. After the meeting, volunteers delivered the blankets to Batavia Rehabilitation
Congregant Martin Forward delivers a sermon Sunday, June 2 at Aurora’s New England Congregational Church.
Cammi is a female Hound mix who is two years old. Cammi came had five puppies, which have all been adopted. Now she needs to find her forever family. She only barks when she sees something outside her window. She loves walks and doesn’t pull too hard. She loves to
By John & Nisha Whitehead If America’s schools are to impart principles of freedom and democracy to future generations, they must start by respecting the constitutional rights of their students Take the case of Lucas Hudson. With all the negative press being written about today’s young people, it’s refreshing to
June 6 The Ashmolean, the world’s first university museum, opens in Oxford, England. -1683. A general strike by some 12,000 auto workers and others in Lansing, Mich. shuts down the city for a month in what was to become known as the city’s “Labor Holiday.” The strike was precipitated by
Dear Governor Pritzker, I hope this message finds you well. I’m Marcus Robinson, also known as Coach HYPE, a military veteran, social entrepreneur, and co-founder of Gametime Life Skills, based in Aurora. Our organization is proud to affiliate with MLB’s Nike RBI Program, which fosters youth baseball and softball development.
