Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Featured selections of Craft Beers created by local Fox Valley area brewing companies. Fun Size6.1% ABV Milk Stout w/ Peanut, Cocoa Nib, Vanilla Bean, & Sea SaltFun Size is brewed with a hefty amount of milk sugar and sticky oats before we throw in a whole bunch of peanuts, vanilla beans, cocoa nibs, and sea salt. It’s like having Halloween every day of the year, so don’t be ashamed to drink your dessert before dinner! Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling106 S Riverside Ave.St. Charles, IL 60174 Kiwi Burrow Keller PilsNamed for the flightless birds of New Zealand origin (not the fruit),…

Holly Days, downtown Elgin’s popular Christmastime celebration, will kick-off on November 26th with Small Business Saturday with a variety of events being planned to draw shoppers and visitors to support local businesses throughout the entire holiday season. On November 26th the Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin, in partnership with the City of Elgin, will host a “Holiday Cheers” beverage crawl at over twenty participating businesses. Tickets for the “Holiday Cheers ~ Sips of the Season Beverage Crawl” are now live on the Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin’s website. This year we are proud to announce two options for patrons to…

The St. Charles Business Alliance and the Events Committee are excited to announce Darlene Riebe as the Grand Marshal for the annual 2022 Electric Christmas Parade, which takes place on Saturday, November 26th. The Electric Christmas Parade is part of St. Charles Holiday Homecoming, which is a two-day event that begins on Friday, November 25th with the Lighting of the Lights Ceremony. Darlene Riebe has been a resident of St. Charles since 1978. She worked at the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce for 20 years, starting as the Welcome Hostess and later becoming the Membership Director. Currently, she is an…

According to an obituary sent to the Kane County Chronicle by their mother and subsequently reported by that publication, funeral arrangements have been set for Grace (20) and Emil (19) Diewald, the two victims of a deadly crash involving a school bus in unincorporated Campton Hills last Monday. The celebration of life for Grace and Emil will be held from 4-7pm Friday, Nov. 11 at the Lord of Life Church, 40W605 Route 38, Elburn, with a memorial service for both at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at the same location. A GoFundMe page has been established on behalf of the…

According to the Kane County State’s Attorney, a 46-year-old Montgomery man brutally shot and killed his wife at their home in Montgomery. The man is now in custody charged with: First-degree murder, 2 countsAggravated unlawful use of a weapon, Class 2 felony, 2 countsPossession of a firearm without a FOID, Class 3 felonyAggravated unlawful use of a weapon/no FOID, Class 4 felonyDomestic battery, Class A misdemeanorAggravated assault, Class A misdemeanor According to the prosecution, around noon on October 31, 2022, the accused shot the victim, 35-year-old Yajaira Gordon, his wife, once in the head, killing her. The incident took place…

The Aurora community will salute heroes on Veterans Day who bravely served America and returned home to continue serving in many ways throughout the community. With the theme Serving Our Country and Our Community, the annual Aurora Veterans Day Parade will begin at 10:15 a.m. on Friday November 11, in downtown Aurora. It will conclude at the GAR Memorial Hall, 23 E. Downer Place, where veterans, parade participants, and guests will convene for a tribute ceremony. The Veterans Day ceremony will feature remarks by Aurora Mayor Richard C. Irvin, a US Army Veteran, and other local veterans; a roll-call of…

In mid-January of last year, Harvey resident Edward J. McGee and three other men stole a car by force from a woman in a restaurant parking lot in the 1200 block of North Orchard Road, Aurora. In the course of the theft, the woman was shot by one of the thieves. She will remain paralyzed for the rest of her life. Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser and Aurora Chief of Police Keith Cross announced October 28 that 27-year-old Edward J. McGee has agreed to a sentence of 35 years of imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections in…

According to a Batavia Police press release, no charges will be filed against a campus monitor who pinned a female student against a table in response to that student’s striking the head of another student multiple times during an argument. On Friday, October 21st, 2022 at approximately 1:17 PM, a verbal argument began between a female student and other students at a lunch table. A male campus monitor observed the argument and walked over to the table to intercede. The campus monitor attempted to verbally de-escalate the situation and was ignored by the female student. The female student walked around…

Rock legend John Waite will be appearing Saturday, November 5, at the Arcada Theatre. Waite’s ride began when he was was tapped as bassist and lead vocalist for the Baby’s, who rocketed to Top 20 chart positions with a pair of infections hits, “Isn’t it Time” from the band’s sophomore LP, Broken Heart in 1977 and the monster ballad, “Every Time I Think of You”, off 1978’s Head First. But it was the album’s rhythmically aggressive and seductive title track where fans got their first glimpse of the authentic John Waite, a no-holds-barred rock n’ roll performer devoted heart and…

Come along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway! 42nd Street celebrates Broadway, Times Square and the magic of show biz with wit, humor and pizzazz. At the height of the Great Depression, aspiring chorus girl Peggy Sawyer comes to the big city from Allentown PA, and soon lands her first big job in the ensemble of a glitzy new Broadway show. But just before opening night, the leading lady breaks her ankle. Will Peggy be able to step in and become a star? The score is chock-full of Broadway standards, including “You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me,”…