Author: Fox Valley Magazine

A special section from Aurora Downtown Have a ball in downtown Aurora this winter. It’s A Magical Winter with “Cinderella” at Paramount Theatre starting Nov. 10. Other magical events include Winter Lights festivities on Nov. 19 and Holiday Art and Market from 9 a.m. to noon at Society 57 on Nov. 13 & 20 and Dec. 11 & 18. Join us on Dec. 3 at First Fridays for the annual Cocoa Crawl at participating businesses. Santa will visit Millennium Plaza for free photos at the gazebo from 1 to 3 p.m. the first three Saturdays in December. Aurora Downtown on…

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing, mentally-challenged individual who wandered away from his home at approximately 4:00am in the 1600 block of Reckinger Rd in Aurora Township. The missing person is Cordell Wilson, male, black, 51 years of age, 5’10” / 170 lbs / black hair and brown eyes. Cordell has autism and schizophrenia. He was last seen wearing blue pajama bottoms, a white T-shirt, and no shoes. He was last seen running southwest in the area of McClure Rd and Reckinger Rd. The Sheriff is asking if you see him to please call 911 and…

In the space of a few hours earlier this month, the Illinois State Police (ISP) issued citations or made arrests for traffic-related violations 10 times at a roadside safety check (RSC) at Illinois Route 31 just south of Middle Road in Elgin. According to an ISP press release, this included 1 DUI and 3 other alcohol or drug-related offenses. The other offenses were primarily registration or license-related. Two written warnings were also issued. The RSC was conducted from late night November 12 to early morning November 13 and was funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Alcohol and drug impairment…

Every year, families and friends celebrate the holiday season by taking a trip to Santa’s Hideaway on the Lake Geneva Cruise Line Santa Cruise. The Santa Cruise, that delivers holiday fun for all ages, starts the day after Thanksgiving and runs through December 30. On board the Santa Cruise, passengers see lighted holiday displays and watch as Santa emerges from his hideaway. The experience begins with a stroll through a Santa Cause’s Christmas Tree Festival of themed trees decorated by local non-profits and with opportunities to win presents via purchased raffle tickets. Aboard the Lake Geneva Cruise Line’s historic boats…

Regional charity Big Hearts of Fox Valley has announced that they will once again be hosting their annual gift wrapping party on December 1st after taking a year off due to Covid. Because they have outgrown their current space, this year’s event will be held at the Royal Fox Country Club. Over the course of just a few hours, volunteers will wrap thousands of donated gifts before they get taken to D303 for distribution to the families. With help from several local community sponsors, patrons will enjoy delicious food, a cash bar, DJ, 50/50 raffle, camaraderie, raffle baskets and visit…

A convicted child sex offender has been arrested and charged after he sexually assaulted a young woman in Aurora just two days after being released from prison. On August 21st, Aurora Police officers responded to an Aurora hospital for a report of a sexual assault that had already occurred. Detectives immediately began investigating and learned the 18-year-old victim had been sexually assaulted by a family acquaintance while he visited Aurora. According to the investigation, the suspect came to Aurora from Chicago and sexually assaulted the victim while they were at the offender’s family home and continued to make additional sexual…

15. That’s the number of state championships legendary Mother McAuley’s volleyball program boasted coming into yesterday’s Class 4A final with Aurora’s Metea Valley. Metea Valley state championships in any sport, boys or girls? 0 Intimidated yet? Now, imagine you’re in the state finals against a team with this pedigree. You’re down 1 set in a 3-set match in which Mother McAuley won the first set by double digits. You’ve got no margin for error. You’ve got no momentum. But it’s win two sets in a row or the dream ends. That’s precisely what the Mustangs faced Saturday in Normal. And…

Here is a rundown of our top stories for last week. Kane County Man Arrested For Murdering Wheeling Mother; One Year-Old Daughter Found Dead In an eventful two days this week, the investigation into the tragic murder of Wheeling’s Ja’nya Murphy, 21, and her one year-old daughter Jaclyn “Angel” Dobbs took a significant turn, as the body of the infant was discovered in Northwest Indiana Thursday, “deceased and cast off in a cold pond,” according to Wheeling Police, and an arrest warrant was issued by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for a Pinegree Grove man for the killing of…

By Kimberly Dennis, Chief Medical Officer, CEO and Co-founder of SunCloud Health     Clinical depression is nothing new in the adolescent population; in fact, it has been on the rise throughout the last decade. No surprise, it began escalating shortly after the advent of social media platforms along with the ubiquity of cell phones. For as much as the internet has proved positive throughout the world, the negative impact on teens is enormous. Depression During the High School Years Consider an average high school. The population is made up of various groups. Although the labels change from generation to generation, the…

Both remaining Fox Valley teams bowed out of the Illinois High School Football Playoffs Saturday. But they didn’t go down without a fight. Class 8A: #6 Maine South at #3 Neuqua Valley In Class 8A, #3 seed Neuqua Valley fell in a thriller to #6 seed Maine South, 14-13, in Naperville. Down 7-0 at halftime, largely the result of two heartbreaking interceptions in the end zone to snuff out scoring chances, the hosts went down 14-0 early in the third before mounting its comeback. That comeback was sparked by a beautifully-executed 26-yard fake punt, which set up the Hawks’ first…