Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Geneva will be host to a Christkindl Market this Sunday, December 5, at Preservation from 12-4pm. Preservation chose 12 of its favorite local artisans to come display their wares while shoppers indulge in drinking some yummy hot beverages and roasting s’mores over the fire. Santa will be here as well, and The Amy Colbert Duo will be playing your favorite Christmas tunes. Preservation is located at 513 S. Third Street in Geneva.

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On Saturday and Sunday, December 11-12, The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will be performing its annual Holiday Spectacular at The Hemmens Cultural Center in St. Charles. “Our Holiday Spectacular concert, featuring the Elgin Master Chorale, will be a true celebration of holiday spirit,” ESO CEO Mark Thayer was quoted as saying. “We look forward to sharing all your favorite carols and traditional music that will tempt you to sing along.” The performances will be led by Andrew Lewis,  the Artistic Director of Bella Voce and the Bella Voce Sinfonia, Music Director of the Elgin Master Chorale, Choirmaster at St. Luke’s Episcopal…

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On Saturday, December 4 and Sunday, December 12, join The Chicago Carolers as they host a special holiday event for you and your entire family at 736 North Washington Street in Naperville. During the event, guests will sing carols with The Chicago Carolers, tell The Night Before Christmas, play games, make holiday crafts, have holiday treats, and have an exciting visit with Santa himself! Doors open at 2:30pm, and singing and story time begins at 3:00pm. Santa will arrive around 3:30pm. Tickets are $55 for a family of 4, $10 per extra person. Get tickets here.

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Join the Village of Bartlett, the Park District, the Lion’s Club, and the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce in celebrating the start of the holiday season with the annual tree lighting, a community-wide celebration in Bartlett Park. 5:00pm – 8:00 pm Take a scenic ride through downtown Bartlett in a horse-drawn wagon. Free for all guests! 5:00pm – 6:30 pm Visit Santa at the Log Cabin, thanks to the Bartlett Lions Club. Non-perishable donations for the Hanover Township Food Pantry are appreciated. Enjoy an exciting musical performance and Meet & Greet with our special Frozen friends, Elsa, Anna, and Olaf!…

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The Aurora Police and Fire Departments saved six from a burning multifamily home in Aurora early Saturday morning. At approximately 6:12 a.m. on Saturday, Aurora Central Dispatch received a call for a reported structure fire in the 0-100 block of Jackson Street with people trapped. Aurora Police officers arrived on the scene and found a 2-story multifamily home with heavy fire showing from the rear of the structure. The officers also found several residents hanging out of two windows in the front of the building on the second floor, with heavy smoke rapidly overtaking them. The officers found a ladder…

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December 3 | Oswego Christmas Walk It’s back! This year’s Oswego Christmas Walk, presented by Allied First Bank, an annual downtown tradition, is returning in its original format along Main Street in downtown Oswego to kick off the 2021 holiday season! THE 2021 OSWEGO CHRISTMAS WALK, presented by Allied First Bank, will be held from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, along Main Street, with the return of all the holiday traditions you’ve come to know and love.Take a ride on the Toyland train, meet Santa’s reindeer, and get a photo with Santa himself. Sip hot cocoa, shop…

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Welcome to our latest edition of Fox Valley Magazine’s 4 FOR THE WEEKEND where it’s Christmas after Memorial Day! So let’s get to it, starting with….. It’s Beginning To Look… …a lot like CHRISTMAS, BABY! Not sure we’ve mentioned it before, but we are ALL IN on Christmas. If we didn’t have families and colleagues holding us back, we’d start celebrations just after Memorial Day. (Don’t laugh. There are places in the Philippines that start Christmas in July. You could look it up.) Anyway, the next few 4FTW’s are gonna be heavy on the jolly old elf and other Christmas…

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