Aurora Food Truck Festival 2024
Scenes reflect the annual Aurora Food Truck Festival Friday May 3.
2024 Illinois teacher of the Year, Dr. Rachael Mahmood, Georgetown Elementary School in Aurora
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and Aurora is showing appreciation to the top teacher in the state. Aurora mayor Richard Irvin surprised Dr. Rachael Mahmood, the 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year, with a special visit to her fifth-grade classroom at Georgetown Elementary School in Aurora. Mayor Irvin presented
1st Amendment: Can we keep it?
Can we keep it? That question always surrounds the United States Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. The scholarly, learned, and profound, delegates in the 1770s and 1780s who helped draft the legal course to our country had little guidance than the previous Articles of Confederation, and several European
DuPage United seeks safety along IL Route 38
In a unified effort to address pressing pedestrian safety concerns, a coalition of community leaders, all members of DuPage United, are urging for the passage of SB 2647, a crucial piece of legislation aimed at enhancing safety measures along IL Route 38 in Wheaton. This bipartisan bill, which allocates funding
Honors for Aurora’s Brian Moreno: He saved another life
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin, at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting, Tuesday, May 7 honored a young City staff member for his quick-thinking, calm, heroic, actions, for a second time this year. Community Engagement specialist for the City of Aurora, Brian Moreno, 27, went into
‘Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes’ golf June 21
By Russ George Get your golf bag out and polish up your golf clubs! Sign up today to join all the other golfers who will “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” Friday, June 21, at Bliss Creek Golf Course, 1 Golf View Road, in Sugar Grove, with a shotgun start at
Reader’s Commentary: Comment on IRS work
By Mary Goetsch,Aurora, Ill. Wayne Johnson’s comment on the IRS tax forms in the The Voice April 18 edition may come true: There are complicated tax laws that even their agents can’t figure out. It means the new 1040 Forms will be ambiguous and difficult. As just one example, we
Summer dates set at Arranmore Farm and Polo
Arranmore Farm and Polo Club announced its Summer schedule for matches at its Oswego field. The public is invited. Matches are played on the Club’s international field at 34 Rance Road in Oswego. The dates are: July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m.
Appraisal of Hot Wheels toys, Barbies, May 10
Celebrity vintage toy collector Joel “The Toy Scout” Magee will appraise Hot Wheels toys, Barbies, Star Wars toys, comic books and other pre-1980s memorabilia from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, at Hampton Inn and Suites, 2423 Bushwood Drive, Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking are
West Aurora Cemetery Memorial Day program
The West Aurora Cemetery will hold its annual Memorial Day celebration at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 26. The National organization, “Sons Of Union Veterans of the Civil War,” encampment from Rockford will present an historic program in Civil War uniforms. This cemetery has the graves of veterans from every of
Freedom vs. socialism contradiction in terms
“Freedom vs. Socialism”? Where does Bela “Bill” Suhayda get these ideas? Does he pull them out of his backside and spray them with perfume so that nobody can tell how bad they smell? (See The Voice, April 18.) The fact of the matter is that socialism is freedom. Freedom from
‘A practical approach to gun violence’ May 11
Project Safe Aurora Violence Prevention Coalition invites the community to join a pivotal event focused on gun violence prevention. “A Practical Approach to Gun Violence,” is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11 at the Prisco Center, 150 W. Illinois Avenue in Aurora. This community event aims
PrairieFest Quilt Show June 14-16
Are you a proud quilt owner? If so, why not share your fabric art treasure with the whole community during the 2024 PrairieFest Quilt Show? The show is co-hosted by the Quilters Dozen Quilt Club, the Oswegoland Park District, and the Little White School Museum. Area residents who own heirloom
Recipe of the Week: Marinated Grilled Shrimp
Ingredients1 cup olive oil1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley1 lemon, juiced2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce3 cloves garlic, minced1 tablespoon ketchup2 teaspoons dried oregano1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon ground black pepper2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined with tails attachedwood skewers (soaked in water 30 minutes Directions1. In a mixing bowl, mix together
Poem: A Time to Remember
How well do you recall your Grade School days?It can be fun and games in many ways.But everything you had to learn was new;You weren’t all that concerned with what you knew.At times, you made good grades so to impress;Parental pressure, too, you must confess.The social side was soon reason
Jo Fredell Higgins’ new book storytime event
The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) is thrilled to welcome an esteemed author for an upcoming special storytime event. Longtime Aurora resident, and former The Voice columnist, Jo Fredell Higgins, will share her delightful new children’s book, A Zoo Menagerie, with families at the Eola Road Library Branch at 10
On Aurora back then and tragedy on a trip
By Ricky Rieckert A big wish to all of the mothers to have a happy Mother’s Day Sunday, May 12. Continuing my narrative on Aurora in the old days from an earlier column: On East New York Street, west of Eola Road at Eastern Avenue on the north side was
Nazareth Academy, Downers Grove North, stellar baseball teams
By Bobby Narang The high school baseball season is rounding into the final week of the regular season. Two-time defending Class 3A State champion Nazareth Academy is one of the leading teams in the State. Blessed with a lineup full of college-level players, along with a stellar pitching staff, the
Sox, Cubs, a success more than 100 years ago
By Woodrow Carroll It is enjoyable to take a look at the best regular-season records in Major League Baseball, then check to see how well the teams did in the postseason. Memorable as these regular-season campaigns may have been, ultimate success is in championships aka a World Series trophies. Both
Good and bad Cubs, Sox; high schools heat up
The Chicago Cubs are on a run to stay in competition for a playoff berth. Through Monday this week, the Cubs’ record was 21-15, a percentage of .583. That winning percentage will keep the team right at the top of the National League Central Division with the Milwaukee Brewers. The