Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Communities throughout the Fox Valley will gather to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania this Saturday. Here’s a rundown of those planned commemorations. Aurora Six Aurora firefighters were deployed to New York City immediately following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. After a non-stop sixteen-hour drive to New York, they worked for four intense days on rescue and recovery efforts. They returned home, forever impacted by what they experienced. Two decades later, the six heroes will be special guests at Aurora’s September 11 Ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of that…

The Elgin Fringe Festival keeps rolling Friday, so let’s get at it. Venue: Elgin Art Showcase 6:00 La Groove Fatale: Vintage Groove For La Groove Fatale’s 8th appearance at the Elgin Fringe Festival, they’re taking inspiration from bygone eras with their new show, “Vintage Groove.” This show represents a mix of new and old choreographies, costumes, and music selections and boasts a special appearance by sister performers, Project Groove. $5 7:30 Company Lesg’ arts: Un’Visible UN’VISIBLE which transports us here to the visible and invisible side of an individual and collective life and acts carried out in the shadows by…

One person is dead after an accident involving a car and bicycle Wednesday morning. At approximately 11:49 a.m., Elgin Police and Fire Departments responded to Big Timber and Randall Road for a report of a bicyclist that had been struck by a vehicle. The preliminary investigation revealed that a vehicle being driven by a 24-year-old male was traveling southbound on Randall Road when it struck a 60-year-old male bicyclist. The bicyclist was traveling southbound Randall Road in the right lane along the curb and moved to the left lane where the bicyclist then made contact with the vehicle. The driver…

As Joe Petit and Hal Phipps, both of Wayne, await Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser’s decision regarding Phipps’ shooting of Petit’s dog Ludwig, a few key questions of fact seem to be center stage in the drama. On whose property was Ludwig shot? Phipps, speaking through his wife Eileen, maintains that Ludwig was on the Phipps’ property when the shooting occured. She said her husband was picking up “storm debris” on the couple’s property when Petit’s dogs approached him “snarling and snapping in a menacing way.” “He’s 68 years old. He’s convalescing. He has two bad knees and carrying…

One person is dead after an accident involving a car and bicycle Wednesday morning. The accident occurred on Randall Road in Elgin just before noon, according to reports. The roadway was shut down for several hours while police investigated. This story is developing.

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s….well, it’s a mass migration of birds. From beloved Chicago weatherman Tom Skilling’s FB page: “IT’S BIRD MIGRATION SEASON 23 years of bird migration data from National Weather Service Doppler radars across the country serve as the basis of a Colorado State University and Cornell Lab of Ornithology model of BIRD MIGRATION. The modeling looks at predicted nighttime (i.e. “nocturnal”) migratory patterns within 3 hours of local sunset and estimates 533 million birds may be on the move this evening (Sept 8)–and that the Greater Chicago area is to sit within a region of…

In what almost seemed like a throwaway line, a recent Kane County Health Department (KCHD) press release seemed to solicit complaints from citizens about businesses that are not fully complying with Governor Pritzker’s mandate requiring full masking in all indoor public places, including private businesses. In a press release issued today reaffirming its support of the Governor’s mandate, the KCHD included what appeared to provide what amounts to a “tip line” for citizens to report businesses that are not complying. “Residents concerned about businesses not enforcing the mask mandate should contactCOVIDconcerns@co.kane.il.us.” The release did not make clear what such tips…

The St. Charles Fire Department is holding its annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, outside at the Fire Department Memorial Monument, 2 E. Main St. The ceremony honors first responders who put duty before self and those who lost their lives that day. The ceremony will begin with the posting of colors, followed by remarks from speakers, posting the Fire Department Memorial Flag, placing the memorial wreath, and observing a moment of silence. The ceremony will be posted on the City of St. Charles Facebook page.

The Elgin Fringe Festival kicks into high gear Thursday with a wide variety of performance across multiple venues. Take a deep breath…. Venue: Elgin Art Showcase 6:00 Parker Forrest Olson: Welcome, Home Welcome, Home is an original one-act play written and directed by Parker Forest Olson. Welcome, Home explores a family over the course of a decade as they begin, fall apart, and reassemble, all while the spirit of Home enters and exits their lives, acting as a grandmotherly figure driving and nourishing their growth. $10 7:30 La Groove Fatale: Vintage Groove For La Groove Fatale’s 8th appearance at the…

The 25th Annual St. Charles Jazz Weekend kicks off Thursday at various venues around St. Charles. Here’s a run-down of the evening’s performances. Venue: The Filling Station 300 Main St, St. Charles Frank Catalano 6:00-9:00 Venue: Eden Restaurant and Events 1 Illinois St, St. Charles Bill Boris Trio 6:00-9:00 Venue: Gia Mia 31 S 1st St, St. Charles Riley Elmore 6:00-9:00 Venue: Rox City Grille 100 W Main St, St. Charles Tom Linsk 7:30-11:00