Author: Fox Valley Magazine

The 36th annual Scarecrow Festival, presented by AAA, returns this weekend, October 8-10, to provide entertainment for all to enjoy in downtown St. Charles. Scarecrow contest entries will be on display beginning at 12 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8. All Scarecrow Festival visitors can vote in the Scarecrow contest to help decide the winners in four categories: Business, Mega/Mechanical, Non-Profits and Schools, and Individuals. St. Charles Business Alliance Executive Director Jenna Sawicki said it will be a great weekend for locals and visitors alike to come out to Scarecrow Fest. “This year, we’ve worked hard on continuing the success of…

The combination of a new play-caller and opposing uniforms that didn’t have Cleveland Browns in them gave a huge boost to the Chicago Bears and its rookie QB Justine Fields Sunday afternoon on the lakefront. In easily their best performance of the young season, the Bears beat the visiting Detroit Lions 24-14 in front of 61,000 desperate fans at Soldier Field. The fans were desperate to know whether their dream of finally obtaining the elusive “franchise quarterback” had come true in the person of Fields, or was simply another chimera in a long line of bitter hallucinations stretching back decades.…

A 33 year-old South Elgin man was charged Friday with attempted first-degree murder and other offenses in connection with a knife attack on an unidentified victim last Wednesday. Kane County prosecutors allege that during the morning of Sept. 29, 2021, the accused cut the victim’s throat with a spring-loaded knife and stabbed the victim on the left side of the neck and near the victim’s ear multiple times, causing great bodily harm. The accused knows the victim. Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser has charged the man with the offenses of: · Attempt first-degree murder, Class X felony · Armed violence, Class X…

One of two searing questions about the Bears was answered yesterday. According to a report from the Associated Press, rookie Justin Fields will start against the Detroit Lions in today’s 12 o’clock match-up. The second question – how long can we keep up these silly Fields puns – remains to be seen. Both Fields and veteran Andy Dalton dealt with injuries this week, with the former nursing a sore throwing hand and the latter recovering from an ankle injury early in week 2’s victory over Cincinnati. But Fields will get the nod, and now all eyes are on Head Coach…

An unidentified juvenile male was sent to a local hospital after being shot early this morning, the Elgin Police Department reported. According to a police statement, at approximately 3:00 a.m. this morning several calls were received reporting the sounds of shots fired in the 200 block of Dupage Street in Elgin. When officers arrived on scene they found that a juvenile male victim had been struck by gunfire and was subsequently transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. Detectives from the Special Investigations Group are actively investigating. If you have any information that may assist, please call 847-289-2600. You…

A Woodridge man was found guilty Friday of three counts of Animal Cruelty and six counts of Violation of Owner’s Duties in connection with the death of 29 dogs who were killed in a fire at the man’s West Chicago kennel. Garrett Mercado, 32, of Woodridge, was found guilty by Judge Robert Miller after a five day bench trial where Mercado faced more than two dozen charges as the result of a 2019 fire at an unincorporated West Chicago kennel he operated that claimed the lives of twenty-nine dogs. On July 10, 2019, Mercado, who operated the former D and…

(Police rendering of suspect) Questions have arisen over a report of an attempted abduction in Winfield Tuesday evening. On Tuesday evening, just after the alleged attempt, Winfield resident Jennifer Lynne, a Managing Partner at local law firm Cozzani and Malec, issued the following statement on her Facebook page: WINFIELD : There is a Caucasian man about 6 ft tall, thin, wearing dirty jeans, black hoodie, black ski cap that he pulls down to a mask creeping around Winfield. He tried to abduct my 13 year old near Beecher Ave and East Street Park near downtown Winfield at approximately 7:00 pm…

According to numerous reports, the 72 year-old man who fell victim to a hit-and-run on Rt. 25 in St. Charles Township last month has died from injuries sustained during the incident. The incident occurred at approximately 4:15pm Monday, September 13, when Kane County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the intersection of Illinois Rt. 25 and Gilbert St. in Unincorporated St. Charles Township for a report of a hit-and-run traffic crash. Deputies discovered that a 2020 Harley Davidson 3-wheel motorcycle was traveling north on Rt. 25 and stopped at a red light at the intersection of Gilbert St. A red or maroon…

A 35 year-old Illinois State Trooper was found in his squad car with a single gunshot wound yesterday on northbound I-94 near 43rd Street. He would later be pronounced dead at a local hospital. In a press release issued late yesterday, ISP indicated that at approximately 1:42 p.m. Friday, Trooper Gerald Mason #6218 was found in his squad car on Interstate 94 northbound in the local lanes at 43rd Street with a single gunshot wound. Citizens, Chicago Police Department (CPD) Officers, and Illinois State Police Troopers arrived on scene and CPD transported him to a local hospital with serious, life-threatening…

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinois The state’s eviction moratorium will expire Sunday, and what comes next for renters will likely depend on their county of residence, as county courts and sheriffs will all have different approaches to executing evictions. The original eviction moratorium was issued in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began shutting down the state and national economy, and it has been amended several times in the months following. The most recent iteration prevented law enforcement officials from carrying out evictions on “covered persons,” while a coinciding state Supreme Court order prevented certain trials and final judgements on eviction cases.…