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27 Apr 2022, 01:50
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By Jerry Nowicki A pair of bills on governor JB Pritzker’s desk would expand a State roadway camera monitoring program to 22 counties while expanding the number of crimes the cameras can be used to investigate and the number of parties that can prosecute them. The measures, House Bill 260 and House Bill 4481, were…
27 Apr 2022, 01:10
Fox Valley Park District workers roll an oak tree into place for a planting Thursday, April 21, by Aurora Noon Lions Club members to celebrate Earth Day 2022
Jim Phillips was taking a walk near his home one day in the mid-1960s when he came across some ducks that had been killed by industrial waste from a factory. A junior high biology teacher by day, the discovery and the fact that what few environmental laws existed were virtually penalty-free spurred him to become…
27 Apr 2022, 00:30
April 22, 2022Dear editor; I found myself agreeing with much of what John and Nisha Whitehead said in their article in The Voice, April 21, Financial tyranny can stifle fiscal responsibility. Yes, our national debt is out of control and shameful. Just like most of us, the Whiteheads blame out of control federal spending but…
26 Apr 2022, 23:50
Last of two parts Lornet Turnbull’s following article in YES Magazine, “Building Community by Buying Nothing,” is on hyperlocal gift economies: It’s similar to a radical new economic, except of course it’s an old economy that has been around forever. “Following knee surgery five years ago, Myra Anderson was having difficulty getting around. Living alone…
26 Apr 2022, 23:29
Kane County treasurer, Michael J. Kilbourne, MBA, announced that 2021 Kane County Real Estate tax bills, that are payable in 2022, are expected to be mailed Friday, April 29. The first installment will be due on or before June 1, and the second installment will be due on or before September 1. Taxpayers are encouraged…
26 Apr 2022, 23:25
Aurora University’s music department will present its annual Spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, in Crimi Auditorium in the Institute for Collaboration, 1347 Prairie Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Registration is requested. The chorale will perform Jake Runestad’s “Let My Love Be Heard” and “Proud Music…
26 Apr 2022, 22:50
“The entire strength and aromare retained by process of glazing coffee.” —Arbuckle advertisement Do you consider yourself a tea aficionado or do you love your morning coffee? I so enjoy the aroma of coffee, but have never liked drinking it. On the other hand, I enjoy tea both hot or iced. My favorite is Bigelow…
26 Apr 2022, 22:10
Aurora's Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry will unveil a Veterans Victory Garden at the Pantry's community garden, 835 Highland Avenue in Aurora, at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7. Pantry director Diane Renner said the public is invited. Parking is free. According to Renner, the event will celebrate passage of Ill. House Bill 2894 that designates the…
26 Apr 2022, 21:50
One of the most utterly stupid events in a long line of utterly stupid events perpetrated by the GOP (unfortunately for them) took place in Florida, where Donald Trump wanna-be Ron “I’ll Cancel It If I Don’t Like It” DeSantis rejected math books for school children because they contained elements of Critical Race Theory (CRT).…
26 Apr 2022, 21:40
Cyber-terrorism came to the front of my mind with the advent of the war in the Ukraine. If cornered, a thug such as Vladimir Putin might lash back with cyberwar tools. The Russians appear quite advanced at it, based on the many, damaging hacks of American businesses that appear to be initiated from Russia. Cyber…
26 Apr 2022, 21:10
Ingredients2 tablespoons butter2 onions, diced1 clove garlic, minced1 ½ tablespoons curry powder2 ½ teaspoons salt1 teaspoon ground turmeric¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)½ teaspoon ground black pepper¼ teaspoon ground ginger¼ ground cinnamon1 pound ground beef2 potatoes, diced2 tomatoes, diced Directions1. Melt butter in a large wok or skillet over medium heat; saute onions and garlic until…
26 Apr 2022, 20:50
We welcome a now-standard late-onset Spring, and families and businesses across Aurora are embarking on the tradition of Spring cleaning, accompanied by a range of familiar responses and emotions. Although some may enjoy the opportunity to dig in and tidy up, others experience something like a Mai Tai composed of fear, denial, dread, and hope.…
26 Apr 2022, 20:10
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 April 29, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous columns. We invite special requests…
26 Apr 2022, 19:50
By Woodrow Carroll What happened to the Chicago White Sox team that opened the this season by winning six of their first eight games? The White Sox won two of three games each from Detroit, Seattle, and Tampa Bay, to start the season After falling to the Minnesota Twins, 6-4 in 10 innings Sunday, April…
26 Apr 2022, 17:50
Come have fun downtown Aurora this Spring and Summer. Now is the time to plan for the warm-and-nice-day-and-evening good times ahead. Get your summer bucket list ready, and check off these fun adventures right in downtown Aurora. May 6, Aurora Downtown’s Food Truck Festival will return to Benton Street from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m..…
By Bobby Narang The Northern Illinois University football team wrapped up its Spring practice in mid-April. The Huskies were one of the surprise teams in Division I last season and won nine games, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division and the Conference championship game to earn another bowl bid. Coming into the 2021 season, Northern…
26 Apr 2022, 17:40
Fox Valley Mall in Aurora became a destination location for hundreds of Indian Americans in the western suburbs. A national traveling exhibit focusing on the Hindu civilization and its contributions to the world made a stop in the State’s second-most populous City, Aurora. Darshana: A Glimpse into Hindu Civilization is an exhibit designed to increase…
26 Apr 2022, 16:40
Two of the most iconic classic rock bands from the 1970s and 1980s, Kansas and Ambrosia, will perform live Sunday, July 24, at RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway in downtown Aurora, downtown Aurora’s beautiful outdoor music venue. Gates will open at 5 p.m. and the show will start at 7 p.m.. Kansas is world famous…
26 Apr 2022, 14:40
Col. (Ret.) Rick Todas, left, presents an appreciation certificate to Jenn Byrne, City of Aurora public art director, after her presentation.
26 Apr 2022, 13:27
Habitat for Humanity Chicago (Habitat Chicago) and DuPage Habitat for Humanity/Habitat for Humanity Chicago South Suburbs (DuPage/CSS), along with Habitat for Humanity International and 82 other U.S. Habitat affiliate organizations, recently received $436 million in unrestricted giving from American author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Of that, Habitat Chicago and DuPage/CSS received $6 million, which will…
26 Apr 2022, 13:08
April is Autism Acceptance Month and a time to enhance the awareness and acceptance of the one in 54 Americans living on the Autism Disorder Spectrum. The city of Aurora government honored the special month with a proclamation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first National Autistic Children’s Week, which evolved into Autism Acceptance…
26 Apr 2022, 13:05
Aurora police officers J. Martinez, left, and T. Coleman, are speakers at an April 20 information meeting sponsored by West Aurora Concerned Citizens, a Fifth Ward neighborhood group.
26 Apr 2022, 13:03
A human cell model is displayed by Bernadine Holland to explain ketoacidosis to Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora Thursday, April 21, at Oak Street restaurant in North Aurora.
26 Apr 2022, 13:01
The 14th season of Artist Series presentations at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lombard, will come to a rousing finish at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 1, with a concert by the highly -acclaimed Chicago Bronze English Handbell Ensemble. Chicago Bronze is a community-based English handbell ensemble drawing its membership from the greater Chicago area. Membership is…
26 Apr 2022, 12:50
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead “We’re all potential victims.”—Peter Christ, retired police officer It’s the middle of the night. Your neighborhood is in darkness. Your household is asleep. Suddenly, you’re awakened by a loud noise. Someone or an army of someones has crashed through your front door. The intruders are in your home.…
Photos provide evidence Saturday, April 23 of the Trail cleanup by volunteers on the Great Western Trails and the Illinois Prairie Path.
26 Apr 2022, 12:40
April 28 Coal mine collapses at Eccles, W.Va., and kills 181 workers. – 1914. One-hundred nineteen die in Benwood, W.Va. coal mine disaster. – 1924. Boxing champion Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the U.S. Army and is immediately stripped of his heavyweight title. Ali, a Muslim, cited religious reasons for his decision to…
26 Apr 2022, 12:02
Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-84th) opens April-September "Coffee with Kifowit" monthly in-person and Facebook live reports Monday, April 25, at Oswego Public Library's Montgomery location.
20 Apr 2022, 01:50
During the last week of the 102nd General Assembly, representative Stephanie Kifowit and State senator Karina Villa successfully passed House Joint Resolution 0089 (HJR0089) to pay tribute to U.S. Navy Veteran and legendary Aurora community leader Dan Dolan, Sr.. On the resolution were fellow House chief co-sponsors, representatives Barbara Hernandez, Maura Hirschauer, and Keith Wheeler.…
20 Apr 2022, 01:45
By Jerry Nowicki Governor JB Pritzker signed his final first-term budget into law Tuesday, a roughly $46 billion spending plan buoyed by pandemic-driven revenue windfalls and a current-year surplus that helped the State pay down debts and offer temporary tax relief. Among the three budget-related bills signed Tuesday, House Bill 900, House Bill 4700 and…
20 Apr 2022, 01:10
By Frank Patterson There are journalists and there are poets. Yvonne Boose is both. “I believe a writer can write anything,” Boose said. Boose, of Montgomery, works as a reporter for radio station WNIJ, 89.5, in DeKalb. She is a poet, and she has done much to promote poetry, including publishing two books of her…