Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Nestled on the 3rd street, Copper Fox is Geneva’s newest venue and event space!  Founded in 2020, Copper Fox features 3 distinct spaces and a Restaurant open Tuesday through Saturday.    Chef and Owners Curt and K.C. Gulbro have taken their success from FoxFire to this new venture.  Copper Fox is perfect for weddings, banquets, company outings and more! Each room providing a unique experience. Copper Fox also features Monthly wine and beer dinner along with special events and classes. With state-of-the-art audio and visual equipment and seating up to 80, our South Hall is great for business presentations, pharmaceutical dinners,…

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Fox Valley area commencing in the early morning hours of Thursday and continuing through Thursday at 9pm. Ice and snow accumulation of 2″-4″ is possible for the Fox Valley, mainly in the afternoon and evening hours, coupled with high winds causing blowing snow. Further south, accumulations of 3″-7″ are possible. The Weather Service indicates that snowfall may very depending on the track of the storm. If the track moves slightly northward, the Fox Valley will likely see additional accumlation.

Political newsletter Capitol Fax is reporting that the Joint Committee of Administrative Rules (JCAR) of the Illinois legislature today voted to suspend the Pritzker Administration’s attempt to reissue emergency rules that would have required school districts to enforce the Governor’s school mask mandate despite a recent court ruling. JCAR blocked the emergency rules in a bipartisan 9-0-2 vote. The GOP issued a statement, saying “Today, the Joint Committee of Administrative Rules made it clear that we would not accept the Governor’s attempts to go above a court ruling made by a co-equal branch of government. “Instead of allowing our judicial…

Prices at the wholesale level jumped 9.7% from 12 months ago, rising a full 1% in January alone. The 9.7% increase was .1% off the all-time high. Wholesale prices measure the cost to producers of producing goods and services. Increases at the wholesale level typically mean eventually higher prices for consumers as producers price in higher costs. The increases come amid rising inflation across the economy, with consumer prices running at a 40-year high. Excluding food, energy and trade services, co-called core PPI increased 0.9% for the month, well ahead of the 0.4% estimate. For the 12-month period, the measure…

(Capitol News File) By BETH HUNDSDORFERCapitol News Illinois A bill in the Illinois House would do away with the sub-minimum wage paid to waitresses, bartenders and other tipped service workers. Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Chicago, introduced House Bill 5139 last month. If the bill becomes law, workers who supplement their wages with tips will receive the state’s minimum wage starting on Jan. 1, 2025, in addition to their tips. Its passage may be a tall order, however, as the Illinois Restaurant Association successfully lobbied when lawmakers overhauled the minimum wage schedule in 2019 to allow businesses to continue to pay less than minimum…

(Satire) Arlington Heights native Jimmy Garoppolo and noted Bears fan George Kittle both confirmed this evening that they “really couldn’t give a damn” about who won the damned Super Bowl. “Whatever,” said 49ers quarterback Garoppolo, who was born in Arlington Heights, went to some tiny school downstate and shined Tom Brady’s shoes for four years in New England before receiving a ridiculously large contract to QB the 49ers to general mediocrity. “I’ve got mine.” Kittle, a fellow 49er who was inexplicably born in Madison, Wisconsin, and raised in Iowa or some other godforsaken place, but somehow became a staunch Chicago…

Just three months after approving a $78 million deal with DAC Development for 246 residential units on the east side of the Fox River, the City of Aurora has approved another residential deal just across the river with another developer. An agreement for a $53 million residential development on the west side of the Fox River has been approved with the Windfall Group, the same developer who built Pacifica Square on Aurora’s far eastside. The new west side development will have 160 rental units, including 140 apartments and 20 townhomes, on 3.3 acres just south of the new pedestrian bridge…

Amy Tannenbaum, an artist of unique Fine Assemblage of Textiles, has been creating one-of-a-kind creations for over ten years in Aurora.  From afar, her pieces may appear to be painted, but with closer examination, true intricacy is revealed, each piece is constructed with its own specific textile!Her use of colors and technique is so intricate that it amazes everyone who sees her fine art. She has a way of bringing her textile pieces to life. Amy uses recycled products, such as yarn, magazines, newspapers, feathers, and a wide variety of paper to create these larger than life works of art.Her…

A staple of the tri-cities is closing its doors after 94 years in business. The Blue Goose Market, which first opened its doors in 1928, has announced that it will be ceasing operations within 30 days. Paul Lencioni, owner of “the Goose” as it is referred to, has run the market for almost 10 years, and he is the fourth generation in his family to do so since it opened nearly a century ago. See history of Blue Goose Market Lencioni’s great grandmother Annunciata — known as Nancy — opened the Blue Goose Fruit Store in the 200 block of…

On Tuesday, Adam Salerno, founder of iconic restaurant Salerno’s on the Fox, passed away, according to an announcement on the restaurant’s Facebook page. Salerno and his establishment have been a fixture of St. Charles life since 1975, when the restaurant first opened its doors along the Fox River. “Unfortunately, Salerno’s lost one of our rocks who built Salerno’s on the Fox. Adam passed peacefully on Tuesday, February 9th. “Adam came to this country not knowing a word of English but becoming a legend in many people’s eyes,” the FB post stated. “He didn’t work a day because he lived doing…