Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Naperville police are investigating an alleged armed robbery that took place at a local Subway Thursday evening. On Thursday at approximately 9:07 p.m., Naperville Police Department officers responded to the Subway at 2048 Aurora Avenue for a report of an armed robbery that had just occurred. The preliminary investigation indicated that a single suspect entered the business, displayed a knife and stole an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency prior to fleeing on a bicycle. The employees were moved around the store and forced to the ground but were not injured. The suspect is described as Male, Black, thin build, wearing…

Throwback garage band GNP, tribute rock band Neverly Brothers and bluesman Coco Montoya – just another weekend at The Venue. GNPFriday, October 1, 8pm Advance General Admission Terrace $15 (Seat provided)Advance General Admission Lawn seats $10. Bring Your Own Chair or blanket.+$5 door*This is a rain or shine outdoor concert. Just like every kid who loved music, the British Invasion with the Beatles immediately caught the interest of Jim Freedlund and Mark Voigt. Jim and Mark were close friends since they first shared seats in the first grade all the way through High School Graduation. Jim was the more musical while Mark was…

The Illinois State Police (ISP) announced this week that it will conduct a variety of special operations in October affecting the entire Fox Valley region. Kane County The ISP will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Kane County during October. OREPs allow the ISP to focus on safety belt and child safety seat laws. Illinois law requires all vehicle passengers (front and back) to be buckled up. Safety belts are still one of the most effective safety devices in vehicles, estimated to save nearly 14,000 lives each year. Half of vehicle occupants killed in a traffic crash were not…

Naperville police responded to what apparently were shots fired from a moving vehicle near 300 East Bailey in Naperville Wednesday evening. On Wednesday at approximately 9:33 p.m., Naperville Police Department officers responded to the 300 block of East Bailey for a report of shots fired. Arriving officers found multiple spent shell casings in a nearby parking lot. There were no injured people located after a search and canvass of the area. The preliminary investigation indicates that the shots were fired from a dark colored sedan that was traveling through the parking lot, then left the area. It is currently unclear…

Three Fox Valley women, including two former postal carriers, are among seven individuals who have been charged in a financial crimes and money laundering scheme involving the United States Postal Service. According to a statement issued by DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office today, two women from Aurora, one of which was a postal carrier at the time, and one from Naperville, who was also a postal carrier, were the key players in the alleged crimes. The remainder of the suspects live in Chicago. It is alleged that as part of a scheme to launder illicit gift cards by redeeming them…

[Note: An earlier version of this story indicated that Winfield police were informed on Tuesday evening and assisted in creating the sketch. We were misinformed by our source. Winfield police were notified, in fact, Wednesday morning at approximately 10am. We regret the error.] Winfield residents are feeling some anxiety after reports of an alleged child abduction near downtown Winfield 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 various local Facebook pages: WINFIELD : There is a Caucasian man about 6 ft tall,…

Carol Swanson Glemza, 97, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2021. She began her St. Charles Park District career at a very early age, worked for 69 years and continued as a volunteer well into her retirement. She holds the record for the most years of service at the District as well as in the entire State of Illinois Parks and Recreation history. Glemza began working for the Park District in August of 1942, a few years after construction of the Pottawatomie Pool was completed. The pool was made possible due to a government grant that Glemza’s father, Algert Swanson,…

“One man’s junque is another man’s treasure.”

Dan BernThursday, September 30, 8pm Advance General Admission Terrace $25 (Seat provided)Advance General Admission Lawn seats $20. Bring Your Own Chair or blanket.+$5 door*This is a rain or shine outdoor concert. Dan Bern’s music has been compared to that of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Ochs and Elvis Costello. He is a prolific composer, having written over one thousand songs. He wrote the novel Quitting Science under the pen name Cunliffe Merriwether and wrote the preface under his own name. Bern’s song “Talkin’ Woody, Bob, Bruce, and Dan Blues,” from the album Smartie Mine, offers a joking take on this influence,…

Veterans of Dio, Def Leppard and Black Sabbath come the Arcada Saturday evening in their current configuration as Last In Line. Last In Line Saturday, October 2, 8pm Tickets: $39 – $59 Last In Line was formed in 2011, when Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, and Vivian Campbell, (Ronnie James Dio’s co-conspirators and co-writers on the “Holy Diver”, “Last In Line” – the album from which they took their name, and “Sacred Heart” albums) teamed up with esteemed vocalist Andrew Freeman. The debut album “Heavy Crown” was released in February 2016, landing at #1 on the Billboard Heat-Seekers Chart. Initially, the release had been preceded…