Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Naperville North High School went on “soft lockdown” at around 9am this morning due to an undisclosed threat against the school. A soft lockdown primarily means the no movement into or out of the school is allowed. At approximately 10am, Principal Stephanie Posey issued this following on the NNHS website: Unfortunately due to the earlier threat, we are going to have to shorten our day at Naperville North for students and staff. We are planning a staggered release, after the police have deemed it safe, and will continually communicate with families as we proceed. Students are all safe and will…

Vargo’s Dance will host its 3rd year of Thriller on 38 on theThursday before Halloween. An all-ages free Halloween event perfect for families. Watch dancers from the community perform Michael Jackson’s Thriller on Rt 38 & 2nd Street. Enjoy food trucks, entertainers, Live DJ and community coming together. This year’s Thriller on 38 is exclusively sponsored by Fox Fire Steakhouse and Copper Fox of Geneva. Where: 2nd Street & Rt 38 in Geneva When: 7-10pm Food trucks open 7pm Live DJ starts 7pm Thriller Performance 8pm

It was something straight out of a movie thriller. Man stranded in a car on the railroad tracks. (OK, in the movies it would be a beautiful woman, but work with us, here.) A train approaches, barreling down the tracks with horn blowing, no way of stopping. The hero has to think quickly, and pulls the victim out of harm’s way at the last second before the train demolishes the car in an epic collision. Savior goes home and doesn’t even wake up his wife to tell her what happened. Fade to black. This epic drama played out in Sugar…

Date: Saturday, October 16, 7:30pm; Sunday, October 17th, 3:00pm Place: Hemmens Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin Tickets: Tickets are still available for this unique experience here. Are you ready for the Time Warp? Hot Patootie – Bless My Soul…Jeans ‘n Classics is doing the music of Rocky Horror!!! They’ve never gone quite this theatrical before, but “It’s Astounding” how five of their vocalists channel Rocky Horror characters Magenta, Columbia, Frank-N-Furter, Riff Raff, and Brad and Janet in this fun and wild symphonic rock concert, as they present the music of the iconic sci fi-comedy-horror satire. COVID-19 protocols for this concert:-…

By Megan Brown, Navy Office of Community Outreach A Fox Valley native is serving aboard USS Alaska, one of the world’s most advanced nuclear-powered submarines. Petty Officer 3rd Class Ezekiel Ochoa, a 2019 East Aurora High School graduate, joined the Navy two years ago.“I joined the Navy specifically because my high school had a JROTC for the Navy, but mostly because I knew it provided stability and security,” said Ochoa.Today, Ochoa serves as a machinist’s mate, whose responsibilities include being a mechanic for all the propulsion systems and caring for those components.“I am also knowledgeable in relation to other nuke…

The Naperville Police Department recently completed two independent child pornography investigations, resulting in the arrests of two Naperville men. On Oct. 7, 2021 the police arrested a 41 year-old Naperville man who lives in the 800 block of Mt. Vernon Court in Naperville. He has been charged with 10 felony counts (Class X) of Child Pornography-Reproduce or Distribute-Video. This investigation was initiated in January of 2021 after the NPD received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The subsequent investigation led to the charges in this incident. On Oct. 11, 2021 the NPD arrested a 20 year-old…

Today, Jeff Bezo’s space venture Blue Origin launched actor William Shatner, a.k.a., Captain Kirk of Star Trek fame, and Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s Vice President of Mission & Flight Operations, into space on board New Shepard NS-18. They joined crewmates Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries for the flight which lifted off from Launch Site One this morning. After the roughly 10 minute flight – which included about 3 minutes of weightlessness outside of the Earth’s atmosphere – Shatner was visibly emotional. “Everybody in the world needs to do this. Everybody in the world needs to see.” “What you have…

Sometimes being a good cop is just paying attention. Such was the case at about 2am this morning in Naperville when an eagle-eyed police officer noticed a car with two different license plates in the 100 block of Fourth Avenue. A quick check revealed that both license plates were stolen, and further investigation revealed that the car was stolen as well. The investigation into the circumstances of the stolen vehicle continues, but in the meantime, the vehicle’s driver – a 40-year-old man from Naperville – was charged with possession of a controlled substance, being a fugitive from justice and possession…

Today, Jeff Bezo’s space venture Blue Origin will launch actor William Shatner, a.k.a., Captain Kirk of Star Trek fame, and Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s Vice President of Mission & Flight Operations, into space on board New Shepard NS-18. They will join crewmates Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries for the flight which lifts off from Launch Site One at approximately 9:00am. William Shatner’s career as an actor, director, producer, writer, recording artist, and horseman has spanned 60 years. He originated the role of “Captain James T. Kirk” in 1966 for the television series Star Trek. The series spawned a feature film…