Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Kane County Sheriff’s Deputies are asking for the public’s assistance in helping to locate a missing woman, Luciana Infelise of Geneva. At about 12:45pm today, KCSO deputies responded to a residence on the west side of Geneva to take a report of a woman who may have tried to harm herself. The woman was later identified as Infelise. Prior to deputies’ arrival Infelise left in her vehicle. A cell phone ping placed her in the area of the 1000 block of Ronzheimer Avenue in St Charles. Deputies and St Charles police tried to locate her or the vehicle but were…

The Aurora Police Department is investigating a fatal accident involving a vehicle and motorcycle that occurred yesterday evening in the Butterfield Parkway/Farnsworth/Kirk Road area. After police arrived, the motorcyclist was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the striking vehicle remained on the scene. APD’s Traffic Division remained on-scene reconstructing the crash until approximately 11:40 last night, during which time Butterfield Parkway was shut down between Raddant Road and Farnsworth Ave/Kirk Road. Church Road was shut down between Butterfield Parkway and Bilter Road. No further details are available at this time. This story is…

Talk about a diverse weekend. Lots to experience at the Arcada. Molly Hatchet Friday, September 17, 8pm Tickets: $39 – $79 Molly Hatchet never disappoints when it brings to The Arcada their Southern-Rock show that gets everybody stompin’ their feet.  “Flirtin’ With Disaster” is a song you’ve just GOT to see live. Opening for Hatchet is LynSkynyrd, Chicagoland’s first and only tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd.  Plan on an epic “FREEBIRD” before a fabulous Molly Hatchet show. https://youtu.be/MOhGgRgRsmo Tower of Power Saturday, September 18, 8pm Tickets: $29 – $99 Oakland, California music legends Tower of Power – the most dynamic and distinctive band of…

The Village of North Aurora will be hosting its Fall Fest on the Fox, a one day festival on Saturday, September 18 from 11am – 10pm at North Aurora Riverfront Park (25 East State Street), featuring live bands, food and drinks all day long. Live Music Hillbilly Rockstarz 11am – 1pm The musicians in Hillbilly Rockstarz grew up with the love of country and rock n’ roll music. Each member brings a unique musical aesthetic to the band and over the years they have grown comfortable with mixing it up. Adding genres and mashing up influences from Pop, Rock and Dance combined with…

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Police have now released a photo of the vehicle believed to be the one that struck a 72 year-old man sitting on a motorcycle at a stoplight and then sped away. The offending vehicle is a red or maroon color SUV, possibly a Jeep Cherokee with front driver’s side damage. Deputies are asking anyone with information to call Detective Minuth at 630-208-2034. At approximately 4:15pm Monday afternoon, 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…

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser has called a press conference for tomorrow at noon to discuss the August shooting of Ludwig, a Dogo Argentino owned by Wayne resident Joe Petit. Ludwig was shot by a neighbor of Petit, Hal Phipps, who is also the husband of Wayne Village President Eileen Phipps. Phipps has maintained that he shot Ludwig as an act of self-defense, after having been “menaced” on his own property to the extent that he, in his wife’s words, “was in fear of his life.” Petit insists that Ludwig wasn’t on Phipps’ property but was, rather, in the…

Bartlett Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian yesterday evening. On Monday, September 13, 2021, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Bartlett police responded to the area of Lake Street and Park Boulevard to investigate a fatal hit-and-run motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. They discovered a 66-year-old male from Streamwood who was found lying in the roadway near the eastbound left turn lane. The man had suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, where he died as a result of his injuries. Investigators believe the fleeing vehicle was likely a white colored…

The Illinois State Police announced today that the ISP will conduct a Roadside Safety Check in Elgin the weekend of September 17th, 2021. The use of RSCs combine a strong sense of public awareness and enforcement in order to save lives of the motoring public. Officers will be watchful for drivers who are operating vehicles in an unsafe manner, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, transporting open alcoholic beverages, and most importantly: Driving Under the Influence (DUI);Safety Belt and Child Restraint use;Speeding;Distracted Driving; and,All Illinois Vehicle Code and Criminal Violations. According to the ISP, alcohol and drug impairment…

(Prairie State Energy Campus) By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinois (Fox Valley Magazine also contributed to a portion of this report.) The Illinois House approved an energy regulation and decarbonization bill Thursday, a major step forward for a wide-ranging omnibus bill that had eluded lawmakers throughout the legislative session and the governor’s three years in office. In the process, Fox Valley communities Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles dodged a major fiscal bullet. The measure that aims to bring Illinois’ energy generation sector to 100 percent carbon-free by 2050 and 50 percent renewable by 2040 will still need approval from the Senate,…