Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Two people were killed early Tuesday morning in a head-on collision on Army Trail Road near Bartlett. According to a report by the DuPage County Sheriff’s office, at approximately 5:40 pm Tuesday, 28-year-old Jacob Lulek of Carol Stream was driving his Hyundai westbound on Army Trail at a high rate of speed. Lulek passed several cars, crossing over the double-yellow lines frequently on the winding road. According to the report, eventually Lulek struck an eastbound vehicle head-on. The vehicle, a Jeep, was driven by 47-year-old Gloria Suarez Urquiza of Hanover Park. Lulek died upon impact and was pronounced dead at…

Chazz Palminteri is an original. Growing up in the Bronx, he saw a man shot and killed when he was 9 years old – and was then befriended by the “wiseguy” who did it. Later, when he moved to LA in search of an acting career, in desperation he decided to write about that experience. The result? The award-winning “A Bronx Tale.” What started as a wildly successful one-man play went on to be a major motion picture starring Chazz and director Robert DeNiro, and then a Broadway musical. Chazz was also nominated for an Academy Award in Woody Allen’s…

An Addison woman is in custody after allegedly having stabbed another woman in a Naperville apartment on Tuesday. At approximately 4:20 a.m. Tuesday morning, Naperville police responded to an apartment building on the 100 block of East Bailey Road for a report of a stabbing. Responding officers learned that a female had been stabbed by another female while inside the apartment of a mutual acquaintance. The suspect had fled the scene on foot. A short time later, she was located hiding a short distance from where the crime had allegedly occurred and was arrested without incident. The victim, a 29-year-old…

According to a report today by Susan Sarkauskas of the Daily Herald Media Group, US Marshals are searching for a Maple Park man who caused a fatal head-on collision in Elburn while under the influence of methamphetamines and cocaine. On the morning of August 22, 2022, Kane County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area of Keslinger Rd. west of Thryselius Dr. in Elburn for a crash with serious injuries. The initial investigation indicated that 27-year-old Isaiah Jadzak, driving a 2003 Honda HR-V, was traveling westbound on Keslinger Rd. had crossed the center line into the eastbound lane of traffic, striking…

The Aurora Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after a man was found suffering from fatal injuries in his residence on the city’s east side Friday night. On riday at approximately 8:40 p.m., APD received a report of a man found inside his residence in the 700 block of Grove Street. Officers found the man suffering from fatal injuries. Aurora Fire Department paramedics arrived on the scene and the victim, identified as 68-year-old Isidro Nevarez, was pronounced deceased. Detectives from the Aurora Police Department’s Bureau of Investigations and Evidence Technicians responded to the scene and began investigating and collecting…

A Leyden High School student suddenly collapsed and died during an event at Naperville North High School Friday evening. The student, Daniel Moshi of Franklin Park, was 17 years old. The cause of death has not been disclosed. According to the Naperville Fire Department, officers responded to the high school around 6:18 p.m. for an “unconscious” 17-year-old boy. The teen, Moshi, was taken to Edwards Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. Moshi was at Naperville North performing in an honors concert for the Illinois American Choral Directors Association Laura Coster, President of the Illinois American Choral Directors Association, expressed…

According to the Illinois State Police, a mountain lion (Puma concolor – cougar) was struck and killed Sunday night on Interstate 88 near Maple Park in DeKalb County. Troopers originally responded to a call of a car accident involving a deer on eastbound I-88 near milepost 104.25. When troopers arrived at the scene, they discovered the animal was not a deer, but a mountain lion. None of the occupants of the vehicle were injured in the accident, according to officials. The animal was transferred by the Illinois State Police to an IDNR wildlife biologist and has been delivered to the University of…

Howlin’ at the Moon, Naper Settlement’s 21+ Halloween festival, returns for a second year with over-the-top performances, live music, a food truck graveyard, and a booze bar on October 21-22 from 5-10 p.m. Guests are encouraged to get into the Halloween spirit by wearing costumes and entering a costume contest using a 360 photo booth by SweetPix360. Special performances will include fire dancers, a contortionist, a liquid lights show, a magician, and an acts of danger show created just for adults 21+. Eerie items from Halloween-themed vendors will be available for purchase in the Moonlight Market, and a stop by…

Despite the coming loss of Hollywood Casino to the periphery, the City of Aurora’s ongoing efforts to revive its downtown core appear to be making progress. In a social media post, the City is touting the availability of market rate apartments in the historic Terminal Building at Galena & Broadway and the historic Hobbs Building at Galena & River Street, two downtown buildings that have been “vacant for decades,” as proof of a revitalized core. The upper floors of the Terminal Building, which have been vacant since the 1960s, have been converted to 20 luxury lofts (under the name “Lofts…

(Photo credit above: Amy Nelson) Having begun its third year yesterday, Sugar Skull City turns downtown Aurora into a celebration of the Day of the Dead, with rich decorations and activities that surround the Mexican holiday.  The festival runs through November 6. The annual event features a three week celebration honoring the beloved Mexican cultural tradition of Day of the Dead or Día de los Muertos, and culminates with events during the first week of November, including First Fridays and a Sugar Skull City market. Dozens of downtown storefronts will be painted by local artists and decorated with festive displays…