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Plans for the development of a large, mixed-use building, River East Lofts, at the southeast corner of Illinois & Riverside Avenues in St. Charles will be reviewed during a public Plan Commission meeting this coming Tuesday, March 22. The development, proposed by local developer Conrad Hurst of Frontier Development, envisions retail space on the first floor and 4 floors of residential units, including 27 one-bedroom apartments and 16 two-bedroom apartments. The size of the building has been reduced somewhat from the original plans filed last summer as a result of city and resident feedback indicating the structure was too massive…

According to a press release from the Aurora Police Department, crime in Aurora last year was something of a mixed bag. While murders, robberies and property crimes fell significantly, criminal sexual assaults and aggravated assaults and batteries spiked. Overall, the Aurora Police Department responded to 119,035 calls for service, and answered more than 226,000 emergency and non-emergency, telephone calls in 2021. Murders dropped from 11 to 6 in 2021, a 45.5% decrease from 2020. Shootings, including incidents where no one was struck, dropped from 154 to 105 in 2021, a 32% decrease from 2020. Robberies dropped from 78 to 59,…

Omaha-based Cornerstone Housing Group, LLC (CHG) has submitted plans for a proposed 250-unit income-restricted apartment complex on 11.7 acres located at the southwest corner of State St and Kirk Rd in Geneva. According to the filing, the development’s target market is young workers starting their careers, retail/service-oriented professionals and other working residents of Geneva. With the restricted income requirements, residents must income qualify. The 2021 Limits are $39,180 for a single person household and up to $44,760 for a two-person household. The income limits are subject to change annually. The 2021 Rent limits range from $464.00 for a studio up…

A Kane County grand jury has indicted a 17-year-old juvenile in the attempted carjacking and shooting of a woman in an Aurora parking lot in January 2021. The incident left the victim paralyzed for life. The juvenile, from suburban Harvey, was charged with: Attempt first-degree murder, Class X felonyAggravated battery with a firearm, Class X felonyArmed violence, Class X felony, 2 countsAggravated vehicular hijacking, Class X felonyUnlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle, Class 2 felony, 2 countsUnlawful possession of a firearm without a Firearm Owners Identification Card, Class 3 felonyAggravated unlawful use of a weapon, Class 4 felony Kane…

(Welcome to the latest edition of a new weekly feature for Fox Valley Magazine, Jeff’s Sports Bets. Local punter Jeff gives his methodology and picks each Friday for NBA and, eventually, MLB games. And maybe a little March Madness thrown in. If you’re unfamiliar with betting, check out the introductory article, where Jeff begins by defining terms and discussing his process. Enjoy!) Bank After Second Week: DOWN $60.36 We did a little better this week, essentially breaking even with three wins and three losses. But as we’ll soon see, “breaking even” in sports betting never really means breaking even. So,…

Welcome to our latest edition of Fox Valley Magazine’s 4 FOR THE WEEKEND where we’re giving up Iron Man competitions for Lent! So let’s get to it, starting with….. Tonnnyyyyy!!!!! If you get the reference in the headline, you know immediately who we’re talking about. You should also seek help immediately. Comedian and impressionist extraordinaire Frank Caliendo is coming to the Paramount in Aurora this Friday for one show only. Frank was kind enough to sit down with us (well, digitally) to chat about his Chicago roots, hanging with Brett Favre in Hattiesburg, MS, Jay Leno and his upcoming performance,…

Have you been to every restaurant in Batavia??? Batavia Restaurant Madness Week is your opportunity to get out and try something new and delicious! Watch the restaurant videos on YouTube to see what promotion they will be offering from March 20th-24th. Participating restaurants include: Limestone Coffee & TeaFernando’s Street KitchenBocaditos CafeGammon Coach HouseRiverside Pizza & PubBulldog Red HotsDaddio’s DinerHot PanBulldog NutritionDoc Watson’s SmokehouseDimples DonutsPal Joey’sAcquaviva BataviaWindmill Grille & PizzeriaOak + SwineFlyLeaf BakeryTaco UrbanoBurrito Parrilla MexicanaEnticing CuisineCharlie Fox’s PizzaHaylie B’s BakeryBatavia CreameryRosati’s PizzaEl Taco GrandeSwordfish

The Aurora Police Department is searching for 28-year-old Saul Valdez, who went missing from AMITA Mercy Medical Center yesterday. He was last seen wearing green scrubs and a hospital bracelet. Saul is approximately 5’6” and 170 lbs. At approximately 5 p.m., officers were called to AMITA Mercy Medical Center for a man who left the emergency room. According to information received by Aurora’s 911 Center, the man was being held by the hospital for admission to a mental health facility under an involuntarily petition and is believed to be a danger to himself. The man was not in police custody…

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinois Seven teams of Republicans and one team of Democrats have lined up to challenge Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in the 2022 elections. Monday was the deadline for candidates to turn in their nominating petitions to the Illinois State Board of Elections to get their names on the June 28 primary ballot. Candidates who were in line at 8 a.m. on the first day of filing, March 7, will enter a lottery for a chance to have their names listed first on the ballot. But those who filed in the final hour…

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announced today that Kane County Judge Alice C. Tracy has sentenced 44-year-old Jorge A. Gonzalez Munoz of Elgin to 21 years in prison. In January 2022, Gonzalez Munoz pleaded guilty to the offenses of producing child pornography, Class X felony, and 3 counts of criminal sexual assault, Class 1 felony. Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Matthew Rodgers stated in court that, between April and May 2020, Gonzalez Munoz sexually assaulted the victim multiple times and made a video recording of one of the sexual assaults. Gonzalez Munoz knew the victim, who was younger…