Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Hilton is best-known for portraying Elvis in “Walk the Line” and appearances as Chris Keller on The WB/The CW’s “One Tree Hill” Hot Club of Cowtown opens the evening with its own set of Western swing, original songs and European hot jazz. Tyler Hilton, who played the role of Elvis in the 2005 Golden Globe-winning biopic “Walk the Line,” will join the popular American hot Jazz and Western Swing trio Hot Club of Cowtown at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at 4 p.m., Sunday, January 15, for a must-see concert featuring hits recorded by Elvin at the legendary Sun Studios.…

Wine selections available at local wine stores and wineries in the Fox Valley area Marquette 2020 Illinois Reserve100% Illinois Grown Marquette Grapes Aged in Hungarian Oak Barrels.A Superb Earthy Dry Red Wine with notes of Ripe Plum, Coffee, Chocolate, Dark Berries and Tobacco. Only available at Broken Brix in St. Charles, IL. Broken Brix Homebrew Shop225 W. Main StreetSt. Charles IL 60174 Nero OssidianaTenuta Castellaro, Nero Ossidiana, (Corinto Nero/Nero d’AvolaRed Blend), Lipari, Sicily, 2017 – $37.99 – 10% off for January 2023 Wine of the Month! “This wine has a strong and decisive character, lit by the sunsets of Lipari…

(Credit: Blueroomstream.com) By PETER HANCOCK (edited by Fox Valley Magazine)Capitol News Illinois A bill that would ban the sale and manufacture of assault weapons in Illinois advanced out of the state House on Thursday and now awaits action in the Senate. The bill was prompted in large part by the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park during an Independence Day parade which left seven people dead and dozens more injured or traumatized. In other action, the House quietly voted itself, without debate, a whopping 16.5% pay hike. Republican state Rep. Mark Batinick of Plainfield, who did not run for…

An 18-year-old male from Elgin has been indicted on DUI offenses related to a fatal crash in October that took the lives of two Campton Hills’ teenagers. Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser and Sheriff Ron Hain announce that a grand jury has indicted the subject for the offenses of: On October 31, 2022, the suspect was allegedly driving in excess of the posted speed limit in unincorporated Campton Township when his vehicle struck the rear of a Burlington Central School District 301 bus. Grace Diewald, 20, of Campton Hills, and her brother, Emil Diewald, 19, passengers in his…

A Waterman man is in hospital after being critically injured in a farming accident yesterday afternoon in unincorporated Big Rock Township. According to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 4:50 p.m. Friday afternoon, Kane County Deputies responded to the 45W600 block of Wheeler Road in Big Rock, IL (unincorporated Big Rock Township) for a report of a serious injury accident involving a male subject pinned in farming equipment. Kane County Deputies along with medical personnel located the male subject, 40-year-old Benton A. Coulter, who lives in the 200 block of N. Maple Street in Waterman, IL., on the premise…

Steve Hernandez, owner of popular Aurora restaurant La Cabana Mexican Cafe at 835 River Street in Aurora, has passed away suddenly, according to a statement posted on the restaurant’s Facebook Page today. Hernandez was 72 years old. Hernandez took over the restaurant from his father in 1992, and all together the establishment has been serving the Aurora area for over 55 years. In their statement, the Hernandez’ family indicated that, in honor of his life, the restaurant will remain open over the weekend, after which it will close “for sometime until we decide on the future of our family establishment.”…

Featured selections of Craft Beers created by local Fox Valley area brewing companies. 4X4 DDH Double IPACharacterized by notes of mango, pineapple, and melon, this Double West Coast Style IPA is dry-hopped twice with Mosaic and Citra hops. Coming in at 8.7% ABV, this beer has 4X the flavor and 4X the aroma of a traditional west coast style IPA. 60 IBU. 93 Octane Brewery825 Lincoln Hwy,St. Charles, IL 60174 Vanilla DoomVanilla Doom is a 6.5% ABV red ale that boasts a unique and delicious flavor profile. The addition of vanilla to this beer creates a harmonious balance between the…

Bring your New Years Eve hats and noise makers as we count down (a little late) again and take another stab at New Year’s Eve on Friday, January 6. Mr. Blotto is Chicago’s Original Jam Band, blending hard rock, original rock, southern rock, folk music, and country rock. Along with their six album releases and four DVDs, they have also released four “official bootleg” albums of their live recordings, taking the Jam aesthetic into areas unfamiliar to the scene. Covers only pepper the band’s hefty catalog of original material from 7 albums & other unreleased crowd favorites. Mr. Blotto will be joined…

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will be presenting Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F Major and Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major this Saturday and Sunday, January 7th and January 8th, at the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin. Andrew Crust will conduct the ESO while Geneva Evans will be the featured violinist on the Brahms concerto. Evans will replace Stella Chen, who was previously scheduled to perform but experienced a foot injury and is no longer able to travel to Elgin for the concerts. Geneva Lewis New Zealand-born violinist Geneva Lewis has forged a reputation as a musician of consummate artistry…

A exchange of gunfire between occupants of a moving vehicle and individuals walking on the sidewalk last Thursday resulted in felony charges against an adult and a juvenile in Elgin. On December 29th at 3:26 p.m., officers responded to the 500 block of Lavoie Ave. for a report of shots fired. Upon investigation, it was determined that the occupants of a vehicle discharged a firearm into the air after an argument with subjects who were walking on the sidewalk. One of the subjects who was walking on the sidewalk subsequently discharged a firearm at the vehicle. After a review of…