Author: Fox Valley Magazine

In the early morning hours of March 23, 29-year-old Alexander Authement got into an argument with his pregnant girlfriend – an argument which ended with him punching her in the face, pushing her to the ground and savagely kicking her. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced yesterday that Authement has been sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections – one year less than the maximum allowable under the law. “Domestic abuse has no place in a civilized society,” Berlin said. “Unfortunately, we continue to see violent attacks such as this across the country. In DuPage County…

The Kane County Cougars organization has announced the game schedule for the 2023 season. Opening night will take place on Thursday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m. against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. The Cougars will play 50 home games at Northwestern Medicine Field in 2023 and return 25 spectacular firework shows as well as weekly specials such as Thirsty Thursday with $2 beers, hot dogs and sodas. New promotions and theme nights will be announced later.  Full season tickets and group tickets are on sale now with individual tickets expected to go on sale in the spring. Partial season tickets of 5-20 games will go on…

First Fridays will celebrate Day of the Dead as part of Sugar Skull City events in downtown Aurora.  Two outdoor festivals will be part of the events. One will take place in the parking lot east of Broadway behind Balderas Beauty Salon. The event will feature pan de muerto, catrinas, body painting, face painting, artisans, and more from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Día de los Muertos on Water Street Mall will feature Hispanic artists, dancers, and more for the 14th year of this Day of the Dead celebration from longtime organizer Jose Torres from 4:30 to 8:45 p.m. Afterwards,…

Update: The identities of the deceased and injured individuals involved in the crash have been released by Kane County officials. Deceased are sister and brother Grace (20) and Emil (19) Diewald of unincorporated St. Charles Township. Grace was a front seat passenger and Emil a back seat passenger in the Lexus SUV the crashed into the school bus. An autopsy was performed earlier today, and the preliminary cause of death was determined to be blunt-force trauma due to the crash. Toxicology samples were collected and sent to a forensic lab for analysis. A GoFundMe page has been established on behalf…

An apparent drug deal at the Clock Tower Plaza went wrong Saturday afternoon, resulting in a struggle during which a firearm was discharged. Two men have been charged in the incident. At approximately 1:22 p.m. on Saturday, Elgin police responded to the Clock Tower Plaza for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, all subjects known to be involved in the incident were quickly located and detained, including an individual who fled on foot and was found to be in possession of a firearm. All subjects were taken into custody without incident and transported to the Elgin Police Department. Upon…

Two people are dead and two are in hospital after a Lexus SUV ran into a school bus in unincorporated Campton Township this afternoon. No riders in the school bus were injured. According to a report from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 3:45pm this afternoon Kane County Sheriff’s Deputies and Campton Hills Police were dispatched to Empire Road near the intersection of Kings Wood Drive in unincorporated Campton Township for a report of an accident involving a school bus with injuries.  The initial investigation indicates that a 2013 Lexus SUV was traveling east on Empire Road and struck…

As we come to the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Just A Coupla Guys podcast sat down with Spring Piatek, APN, Advanced Practice Nurse for Breast Surgery and the High Risk Breast Clinic at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, to discuss the importance of early detection and the expanding number of promising treatments for breast cancer. Spring is a licensed APN with experience in breast surgery, breast oncology, and breast health. She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University. She collaborates with breast surgeons and a multidisciplinary breast team to provide comprehensive care…

October 31  3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Algonquin, Batavia, Campton Hills, Carpentersville, East Dundee, Geneva, Gilberts, North Aurora, Sleepy Hollow, South Elgin, St. Charles October 31 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Aurora, Burlington, Elgin, Elburn, Hampshire, Sugar Grove October 314:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Maple Park October 31 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m Huntley, Pingree Grove October 31 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wayne Simple Steps for an Extra Safe Halloween from the National Safety Council Kids love the magic of Halloween, but costume and traffic safety are essential for trick-or-treaters. These tips can help make a safe and happy holiday…

Two popular Naperville Park District holiday events, Santa’s Naperville Workshop and Santa’s Hotline, will open registration in November.  Santa’s Workshop Santa’s Workshop registration begins November 1 and Santa’s Hotline registration begins November 28. Santa’s Naperville Workshop will be located at the Riverwalk Café, 441 Aurora Avenue, from November 28 through December 22. Santa will visit briefly with one family at a time inside the workshop and families are welcome to take their own photos with Santa. Advance reservations are required and will open for Naperville Park District residents on Tuesday, November 1 at noon online at www.napervilleparks.org/santasworkshop.  Nonresident registration begins…

The annual St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony will be held Nov. 11, 2022, at 10:30 a.m., in Fire Station 1, 112 N. Riverside Ave. The ceremony will begin with the singing of the National Anthem, followed by an opening prayer, remarks, a closing prayer, gun salute and Taps performance. “On Veterans Day we gather as a community to say ‘thank you’ to our veterans for their selfless service to our country,” said Mayor Lora Vitek. “At the City, we are proud of the fact that nearly 10% of our workforce is veterans. We have been recognized consistently by the U.S.…