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Washed up on the shores of West Africa, an orphaned infant boy is found and taken in by gorillas and given the name Tarzan. Apart from striving for acceptance from his ape father Kerchak, Tarzan’s life is mostly monkey business until a human expedition treks into his tribe’s territory. Encountering creatures like himself for the first time, Tarzan is enthralled, especially with the beautiful explorer Jane Porter. While Jane longs to observe and learn from the gorillas, not everyone on the expedition has the same kind-hearted plans. But what will happen when Tarzan’s relationship with his newly found human family…

Street racing and guns don’t mix very well. Early Sunday morning, at approximate 1:52am, Elgin police officers responded to an industrial complex located at Commerce Drive and Tollgate Road for a reported shooting. Officers arrived and found that a large group of vehicles and subjects had gathered for the purpose of street racing. Officers discovered that, at some point during the gathering, a verbal altercation occurred and an offender fired shots into the direction of those who had gathered, striking three victims. Two victims, a 24-year-old male and a 23 year-old male, were on scene and transported to an area…

The Illinois High School Football Playoff pairings have been issued, and with them came some good news for area schools. Class 8A No. 31 Edwardsville (5-4) at No. 2 South Elgin (9-0) South Elgin arguably could have taken the top seed in 8A with its impressive undefeated season, but lost out to Loyola Academy. Still, excitement reigns in Stormland. No. 30 Bartlett (5-4) at No. 3 Neuqua Valley (8-1) The only intra-regional clash in this year’s first round sees powerhouse Neuqua Valley host 5-4 Bartlett. Class 7A No. 32 Lake Zurich (5-4) at No. 1 Batavia (9-0) As expected, undefeated…

Kane County Sheriff deputies will be on-site at Burlington Central today. Another social media threat to a Kane County high school was identified Saturday morning. Unlike previous such threats in the last month, the target of this threat was ambiguous. At approximately 9:30 am Saturday morning, Kane County Sheriff’s deputies received information that there was a social media threat of violence at “Central High School.” The problem is that there are several “Central High Schools” in both Kane County and in the region generally. Deputies responded to Burlington Central High School and observed that there were no activities going on…

No injuries or property damage were discovered as Elgin police responded once again to a shots fired incident early Saturday morning. At about 2:30am, officers responded to the 300 block of South Belmont for a report of shots fired. Evidence of gunfire was located, but no injuries or property damage have been reported at this time. Detectives from the Major Investigations Division are investigating. If you have information that may assist, please call 847-289-2600. You may also text a tip to 847411 and include “ElginPD” at the beginning of the message. Gunfire dashboard: cityofelgin.org/shotsfiredinfo. This is the 51st gunfire incident…

The Aurora Police Department issued a report from the scene of a shooting Friday night sometime around 11pm. “Officers are on the scene of a person shot in the 400 block of East Park Avenue. The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Detectives are en route to the scene. Do you have any information or have video/pictures to share? Call APD’s Investigations Division at (630) 256-5500 or call Crime Stoppers at (630) 892-1000 to report information anonymously.” This story is developing.

The Kane County Sheriff’s office has issued a warrant for the arrest of a man who escaped from his home monitoring system recently. Barkiest T Bradford, 21, cut off his GPS Ankle monitor at his last known address of 807 Taylor St., Apt 505, Dekalb, IL. Bradford is described as a black male, 5’6″ tall, approximately 154 pounds, and may go by the nickname BroBradford. Bradford currently has an outstanding warrant in Kane County for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon X3; Possession of Firearm w/out a FOID; Unlawful Use of a Weapon; and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Charges…

Some scenes from a lovely, dare-we-say graceful, evening in St. Charles. (All photos by Kevin Ketchum.) (Clockwise from upper left: Owners Chris & Megan Curren; Former St. Charles Mayor Ray Rogina; St. Charles Alderman David Pietryla; St. Charles Mayor Lora Vitek; President/Founder and CEO of Ale Solutions Rowena and Robert Zimmers, respectively; Ed Malnar, Head Distiller – VP of Operations and Co-Founder of Pollyanna Brewing Company; Paul Lencioni, President of Blue Goose Market and St. Charles Alderman) The Graceful Ordinary is located at 3 East Main Street in St. Charles. Check out their Facebook page for more information.

Welcome to our latest edition of Fox Valley Magazine’s 4 FOR THE WEEKEND where Aaron Rodgers doesn’t own US. So let’s get to it, starting with….. Let’s Start With Some Culture… We admit, we love the Halloween season. Loads of fun for the kiddies, multiple party opportunities for the adults, no pressure, just candy. It’s pure kitsch. Pure American. But a little culture never hurts now and again. And this weekend, the Elgin Theatre Company provides that opportunity with its staging of A Doll’s House, Part 2. Written as something of a sequel to Ibsens’ classic, this play will leave…

No injuries or property damage were discovered as Elgin police responded to a shots fired incident in the city’s near east side. At approximately 11:39 p.m., officers responded to the 800 block of Martin for a report of shots fired. Evidence of gunfire was located, but no injuries or property damage have been reported at this time. Detectives from the Major Investigations Division are investigating. If you have information that may assist, please call 847-289-2600. You may also text a tip to 847411 and include “ElginPD” at the beginning of the message. Gunfire dashboard: cityofelgin.org/shotsfiredinfo. This is the 50th gunfire…