High School baseball: IHSA Class 4A sectional championship: Batavia vs. York
York personnel pose for a photo after the Dukes’ 4-3 win over Batavia for the IHSA Class 4A sectional championship Saturday, June 3, at Judson University in Elgin
Aurora Noon Lion’s pizza picnic for hearing-impaired K-12 students
Aurora Noon Lion Carrie Snyder, right, offers pizza at a June 1 picnic at Aurora’s Phillips Park for hearing-impaired K-12 students, families and educators from East Aurora and West Aurora public school districts.
U.S. Naming Commission creates new military-base names
By Jim Garamone So long, Fort Bragg. Hello, Fort Liberty. The Naming Commission process is over and the names of bases, posts, ships, streets and more named after Confederate soldiers will change. William A. LaPlante, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, directed all DOD (Department of Defense) organizations
Sea cadets make a difference in collection
By Joe Jackman With the guidance of the Plastics Industry Association’s Future Leaders in Plastics (FLiP) Community Impact Task Group, Aurora Division of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps had a clean-up in Montgomery May 20. Aurora Division cadets gathered at VFW Post 7452 motivated to make a difference
Aurora Air Classics Aviation Museum curator guest speaker at Aurora Navy League Council 247
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday June 20 dinner meeting at the private room of the Riverview Diner, IL-25 and Mill Street, Montgomery. You do not need to be a member of the Navy League, or have a reservation, to attend the in-person meeting. The general
Recent dry conditions lead to June 3 garage fire in Aurora
Recent dry conditions in the Aurora area are deemed a contributing factor to a fire that started on the exterior of an attached garage. June 3, at 2:41 p.m., Aurora Central Dispatch received a 911 call from a utility worker who reported the fire. The utility worker retrieved a fire
Sandwich VFW Post #1486 dinner June 10
The Sandwich VFW Post #1486 will sponsor a pork chop dinner, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 10 at the Sandwich VFW, 713 S. Main Street. Donations for the dinner are $15 for two pork chops, potato salad, baked beans, applesauce, and dinner roll. The dinner is dine in
Korean War tribute will be June 23-25
Everyone is invited to honor and remember our Nation’s heroes from the Korean War by visiting the Traveling Korean War Memorial, June 23 -25, Lake Park, 2200 Lee Street, Des Plaines. Statues can be viewed 24 hours a day. American Post 36 will have memorabilia on display at the post
Bittersweet greets John Bell on his Aurora departure
By Al Benson Reverend John Bell felt bittersweet last weekend. Departing as pastor at Aurora’s Wesley United Methodist Church, the Aurora resident was honored for 10 years of ministry at gatherings last weekend. Bell, 53, a Downers Grove native, earlier announced plans to accompany his wife, Alison, to Louisville, Ky.,
Mid-American Canoe and Kayak Race 2023
Participants push off and start rowing in the Mid-American Canoe and Kayak Race on the Fox River north of Aurora Saturday, June 3.
Pet of the Week: CJ: Timid kitten, needs loving home
CJ is a female Domestic Shorthair Torbie who was born January, 25, 2023. CJ is full of purrs, with the cutest little curly crink in her tail. She is very timid and will take a few weeks to come fully out of her shell. She was found in a box
A Focus on History: June 8 through June 14
June 8 Some 35,000 members of the Machinists union begin what is to become a 43-day strike, the largest in airline history, against five carriers. The mechanics and other ground service workers wanted to share in the airlines’ substantial profits. – 1966. During the Six-Day War, Israeli aircraft and torpedo
Balance delicate for governments to wage war on individuals
By John & Nisha Whitehead Let’s be clear about one thing: Seditious conspiracy isn’t a real crime to anyone, but to the U.S. government. To be convicted of seditious conspiracy, the charge levied against Stewart Rhodes who was sentenced to 18 years in prison for being the driving force behind
Aurora Memorial Day Parade 2023
Randy Brown of the Aurora Noon Lions Club in the parade Monday, May 29 at the Aurora Memorial Day parade interacts with youngsters who receive treats.
Red-light camera in restrictions in Illinois
By Andrew Adams Lawmakers in Springfield have unanimously approved a measure that would place new restrictions on the red-light and speed camera industry’s involvement in State and local elections and government. House Bill 3903 would ban automatic traffic enforcement companies or their officers from donating to candidates for public office
High School girls softball Sectionals: Yorkville vs. Oswego East
Yorkville High School’s Sara Ebner takes a swing in the Foxes’ 7-1 Class 4A Oswego Sectional semifinal victory over Oswego East Tuesday.
Illinois boys State Track and Field meet
James Ammenhauser, Neuqua Valley senior, propels to fifth place in the 3A triple jump and was fourth in the long jump. Neuqua Valley took second place in 3A. Steve Groth photos
Memorial Day thoughts; activities far and wide
Protocol, news, information. Memorial Day is a significant day for many understandable reasons, if we choose to think of them! Because Memorial Day arrives in late May, almost June, the mentality in our northern Illinois area is that of good weather. For many, it is the beginning of Summer which
Reader’s Voice: Comments on political party changes
May 29, 2023Dear editor; This opinion piece is in response to Mr. Suhayda’s commentary in The Voice April 27 edition. Rather than wade through the fiction and gross exaggerations Mr. Suhayda tirelessly expounds, some of which have been efficiently and at times humorously dealt with in The Voice, I will,
Hemp way of the future in the green revolution
Reprint from May 26, 2022 and June 2, 2022 Second of four parts “With all but six states having either legalized, decriminalized, or medicalized marijuana, we’re experiencing a renaissance moment of cannabis, including hemp, its non-psychoactive relative. And it’s about time. In the next economy, hemp will be foundational to