Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Update: The latest from the National Weather Service is that the nasty weather will begin late Wednesday night into Thursday. Precipitation types will be a mixed bag, with snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain all likely to occur in the area at times. Prepare for travel impacts (especially in the blue & pink areas on the map). Looks like the groundhog was right. Apparently the prognosticating rodent saw his shadow a couple of weeks ago, meaning six more weeks of winter. According to the National Weather Service, that begins tonight. According to the latest forecast, windy and rainy conditions will…

A 47-yer-old woman was accosted by a male assailant while running on the Fox River Trail in St. Charles Monday evening. According to a press release from the St. Charles Police Department, the victim was jogging along the Fox River Trail near the 300 block of S. Riverside Avenue, just south of the Illinois Street Bridge, as part of a group, but had fallen behind. She then heard someone quickly approaching from behind. The person approaching then put his arms around her shoulders grabbing her chest and abdomen. She screamed at the male offender who then fled west bound across…

(Photos from KCSO) Just after lunch on the 15th of February, 2019, a disgruntled former employee returned to the Henry Pratt facility at 641 Archer in Aurora and began an ordeal that ended the lives of 5 men, and permanently changed the lives of many others. Gary Montez Martin, 45, who had recently been fired from his position with the company, about two weeks earlier, opened fire on employees at the facility at around 1:24pm, killing 5 and injuring 7 in a 90-minute rampage that ended with his death at the hands of law enforcement. Now-retired former Aurora Chief of…

Looks like the groundhog was right. Apparently the prognosticating rodent saw his shadow a couple of weeks ago, meaning six more weeks of winter. According to the National Weather Service, that begins tonight. According to the latest forecast, windy and rainy conditions will develop this afternoon and into the evening. Another storm system will move in Wednesday evening through Thursday. Accumulating snow is most likely north and west of I-55 at this time, with a wintry mix possible just south of the main area of accumulating snow – which, at the moment, means most of Kane County south of Elgin.…

Renascence is a theatrical exploration of identity and artistry through the poems of Pulitzer Prize-winning, Edna St. Vincent Millay. At the age of 19, she writes a profoundly powerful poem, Renascence, catapulting her to stardom and releasing her from her rural, humble beginnings into a bohemian, reckless and unconventional urban lifestyle. “Vincent” captivates both men and women with her unapologetic sensuality and frank intellect and becomes the “original riot grrrl” of her time. Renascence not only follows the early years of this artist’s life, but also invites its performers and audience to sit in this poet’s soul, and view humanity…

BrightSide Theatre, Naperville’s only professional theatre performing in the historic downtown district, continues with their Season 10 Again – to Fully Celebrate our 10th Anniversary – with the classic Neil Simon comedy “The Odd Couple!” The enormously popular classic is set in the apartment of divorcee Oscar Madison, and if the mess is any indication, it’s no wonder that his wife left him. Felix Unger, fastidious, depressed, and none too tense, has just been separated from his wife, and is looking for a place to stay.  When the clean freak and the slob ultimately decide to room together, it does…

This morning, Aurora Chief of Police Keith Cross released bodycam tapes of an incident wherein an APD office shot and wounded a man allegedly charging him while brandishing knives. The wounded man has been charged with multiple felonies, while the shooting remains under investigation by the Kane County State’s Attorney and the Kane County Major Crime Task Force. Here is Chief Cross’ release in its entirety. According to a press release from Mosser’s office late last week, the suspect had been involved in a quarrel with his girlfriend and had blocked her path from leaving the room. Her infant son…

Fan-magazine Hello recently posted a story about the St. Charles home of Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy. “This isn’t an extravagant home,” Donnie is quoted as saying the piece. “But there is no greater symbol of our love for each other than this house and how much love has gone into it.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jenny McCarthy (@jennymccarthy) The story points out the large putting green in the back yard, the grotto, and of course the waterfall. Then there’s the private walking trail, complete with mini-Buddha and fountain. “I know if she’s stressed or has…

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Update: The Kane County Sheriff’s Office has provided an update: The Kane County Sheriff’s Detectives and Social Workers have been in contact with the families and are notifying the appropriate schools the students attend, in the event others may find themselves in need of additional support or counseling. Five teenagers between 15 and 16 years of age are in hospital with life-threatening conditions after the vehicle they were traveling in crashed early Saturday. The crash took place just before 3am Saturday in the area of Dietrich Road, West of Brier Hill Road in unincorporated Hampshire Township. According the Kane County…