Author: Fox Valley Magazine

The Arcada Theatre welcomes the iconic Glenn Miller Orchestra for one night only this Thursday, August 26. Accept Thursday, August 26, 7:30pm Tickets: $49.00 / $39.00 No other band defines the Big Band Swing Era of the 1940s than The Glenn Miller Orchestra.  “Moonlight Serenade”, “String Of Pearls”, “In The Mood” and so many other fabulous songs make it aWWII salute and an All-American sing-a-long.  To witness the incredible brass in this legendary orchestra is awe-inspiring!  AND THE DANCE FLOOR IS OPEN! https://youtu.be/z6CGueXMlas The Arcada is located at 105 E. Main Street in downtown St. Charles. Visit www.arcadalive.com/upcomingevents/ for more tickets…

The RocHaus in West Dundee welcomes metal band Wildstreet and Nirvana tribute band Smells Like Nirvana this weekend. Wildstreet Friday, August 27, 8PM Tickets: $15 – $50 Wildstreet began in 2006 and released their self-titled debut album on Retrospect Records in 2009. The band spent the next 4 years touring nonstop & performing at US festivals including: Rocklahoma (5 consecutive years), SXSW & M3 Rock Festival. Wildstreet rocked alongside Black Veil Brides, Vains of Jenna, The Bouncing Souls, The Last Vegas, Twisted Sister, Michael Monroe, Crashdiet, Diemonds, Kix, LA Guns and more. The band won the Best Buy/Ernie Ball Battle…

A Kane County jury has found 65-year-old Juan C. Avendano guilty of repeatedly sexually assaulting a student in his kindergarten class. Kane County Assistant State’s Attorneys Matthew Rodgers and Jessica Michels presented evidence that between August 2016 and June 2017 Avendano made sexual contact with the victim, who was a student in his kindergarten class at Bardwell Elementary School in East Aurora School District 131. “Mr. Avendano selfishly exploited the teacher-student relationship,” Rodgers said. “Sadly, the vast majority of child sexual abuse victims are preyed upon by adults they know and should be able to trust. Thankfully, when this survivor spoke up…

Early this morning, a Deputy with the Kane County Sheriff’s Department arrested a 31 year-old Texas man in connection with an alleged armed robbery that took place in St. Charles around midnight the previous evening. On Sunday, at approximately 12:00am, St. Charles police officers responded to the 0-99 Block of N. 3rd Street in St. Charles in response to a report that an armed robbery had taken place. The victim of the alleged robbery, whose name has not been released, reported that a male subject had approached him as he sat on a landscape planter, and then displayed a knife…

On Saturday at approximately 5:46 p.m., the Naperville Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to the intersection of 91st Street and Normantown Road for a single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle with two riders. They found the motorcycle and riders in a field just south of the intersection. One of the riders was transported to a local hospital by the Naperville Fire Department with apparent minor injuries. The other rider suffered major injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene. He was identified as 27-year-old Jaelen Morain out of Aurora. The initial investigation indicated that the motorcycle, a 2005 blue Yamaha,…

According to the Illinois State Police, a Naperville woman faces charges after she allegedly stabbed another woman in the abdomen during an argument that broke out Saturday as they traveled in a vehicle together down Interstate 94 in northern Lake County. The 24 year-old woman is charged with aggravated domestic battery and aggravated battery, both felonies, stemming from the altercation. The altercation occurred at about 6:24 p.m. as the accused and a Clarendon Hills woman were traveling in the same vehicle on eastbound I-94 near Old Mill Creek. Police said the accused stabbed the victim when an argument turned physical.…

Poi Dog Pondering will be returning to RiverEdge in Aurora on Saturday, August 28. The show begins at 8pm and tickets are still available here. Poi Dog Pondering is stronger than ever and continues to thrive and evolve. Their unique blend of orchestral, rock and dance music influences shine through with their ever present irreverence to stylistic conformity. Poi Dog Pondering keeps thriving because they’ve always been about following their musical heart. If you were here last year, you know what an amazing, powerful, uplifting concert this is. If you didn’t get to see them last summer, don’t miss your chance…

The Fox River Ride to Lake Geneva (FRRLG), affectionately referred to as the FROG, started in 2018 and is now in its fourth year. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Batavia, the first year of FROG involved 12 riders, the next year 22. Last year, there were close to 50 riders. Starting in Batavia, home of many of the original riders, at about 7am, the ride heads north for about 62 miles. The route is mostly path (crushed limestone or asphalt) with a few miles of rural roads in Wisconsin. The first stop along the way is at the 20-mile mark…

Alley Art Festival will return to its home on the last Saturday of August in downtown Aurora. The popular, grassroots art festival will be back on Water Street Mall and is expanding to the nearby riverwalk, Millennium Plaza on Stolp Avenue, and Gallery 1904 at 1 E. Benton St. Celebrating its 11th year, the festival thrown by the Aurora Downtown nonprofit group will feature more than 65 local artists from Aurora and nearby communities. “This year, we’re placing the artists in wide-open public spaces downtown to allow for social distancing, and we’re featuring entertainment at the Millennium Plaza gazebo. It’ll…

According to a recently-released report by the North Carolina Chief Medical Examiner, Elgin resident Patrick Madura’s death last summer in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was likely caused by a bear attack. On Sept. 11, 2020, backpackers initially found an unoccupied tent at campsite 82, a backcountry campsite in the park’s Hazel Creek Area. They later discovered what appeared to be human remains across the creek with a bear scavenging in the area and reported the incident to authorities. Upon arriving at campsite 82, park law enforcement rangers and wildlife officers observed a bear actively scavenging on the remains and…