Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Calling all ghosts and goblins galore! Get ready for our annual Boo Bash! Come to the ARC to see what’s in store. Halloween games and lots of fun treats, this Halloween celebration is sure to be neat! Come for the night or come for a flash, but come to have fun at the Park District Boo Bash! This Halloween event is filled with spooktacular fun, such as a hay bale ride, a Trick or Treat trail, a pumpkin patch, jumpy castles, a cake walk, carnival games, and much, much more! Event runs from 3pm – 6pm. REGISTER ARC Center201 W.…

Batavia Mainstreet is thrilled to bring back the annual Halloween-themed family event, BatFest! Held in downtown Batavia on Saturday, October 29 from 10:00am-2:00pm, BatFest is sure to be a great time. Take a look at what’s in store: Downtown Trick or Treating, 10am-12pmFinal Farmers’ Market of the Season, 10am-2pmIncredible Bats at Bocaditos Café, 10am-2pmWazio Pumpkin Roll hosted by Boy Scout Troop 6Magician & Balloons, 10:00am-12:00pmBatFest Stories at Batavia Public Library Reading Garden, 11:30am-11:50amReptile Show at Wilson Street Mercantile 11:30am-12:45pmMother’s Club Halloween Parade, 11:50amPerformances at Peg Bond, 10am-1pmCostume Contest at Peg Bond, 12:15pmBatavia Animal Clinic Pet Costume Contest at Peg Bond,…

(Photo credits: Denise Cartina) Monsters, witches, and werewolves have escaped their homes on the pages of everyone’s favorite Halloween stories and are running loose at Naper Settlement’s All Hallows Eve on October 14-15 from 6:30-10 p.m. The event will feature a newly reimagined line-up of outdoor activities and performances designed for families with kids 16 and under.  Outdoor performances include: Alien Autopsy Graveyard Gameshow Acts of Danger Show Magic Show Fire Performers And more Outdoor activities include: Zombie Maze Dark Art Gallery Book Signings with Children’s Authors Lindsay Currie and Meg Dagnino Laser Tag Axe Throwing And more Indoor performances include: Harry Potter-inspired skit by the Magical Starlight Theatre in…

A juvenile suspect is in custody for writing threatening graffiti at West Aurora High School, according to APD. No further information is available at this time. “Get ready west, on 101222 I’m killing.” That was the message scrawled in graffiti discovered at West Aurora High School. The information was reported via social media and through Aurora’s 911 Telecommunications Center. According to the Aurora Police Department, the message had been circulating through the social media platform, Snapchat, and then shared on Facebook. Officers from APD’s Bureau of Neighborhood Policing have spoken to witnesses who have contacted 911. Detectives from APD’s Bureau…

The St. Charles History Museum and the St. Charles Park District will be presenting the Grave Reminders Cemetery Walk on Saturday, October 15. 1pm, 1:30pm, 6pm and 6:30pm tour times available. $25/per person$20/per Museum member (call the Museum office to get your Member discount code, 630-584-6967.) Enjoy an exclusive opportunity to walk through one of St. Charles’ oldest cemeteries on a cool autumn day. Learn the stories of local legends and heroes who found their final resting place in St. Charles. At selected grave sites, guests will “encounter” a community figure and listen as they tell a short monologue about…

By the Zombie Defense Initiative For 9 years, the Zombie Defense Initiative has given citizens an experience that they could find nowhere else. For the past 2 years, the safest zone was at home. This year, more than ever, we need to have a happening that will unite citizens looking for escape. Some of the businesses might appear to be boarded up, vegetation may reclaim buildings, trash may be strewn everywhere, burning tires and barrels of toxic waste may litter the streets. Abandoned cars, buses and even airplanes have known to be damaged and overturned in the streets and on…

“Get ready west, on 101222 I’m killing.” That was the message scrawled in graffiti discovered at West Aurora High School. The information was reported via social media and through Aurora’s 911 Telecommunications Center. According to the Aurora Police Department, the message had been circulating through the social media platform, Snapchat, and then shared on Facebook. Officers from APD’s Bureau of Neighborhood Policing have spoken to witnesses who have contacted 911. Detectives from APD’s Bureau of Investigations are working in conjunction with West Aurora School District Administration to conduct a thorough investigation into this incident. Extra-patrols will be conducted by officers…

According to a statement on social media, the Batavia Police Department, along with the Kane County Forest Preserve Police, are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in recent graffiti tagging. Anyone with information on the identity of the pictured individual is requested to contact the Batavia Police Department Investigations Unit at (630)454-2500 or the Kane County Forest Preserve Police at (630)232-5980.

Local non-profit Big Hearts of the Fox Valley is having a fundraiser tonight at Wahlburgers in St. Charles. Big Hearts of the Fox Valley is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to making a difference in our own community by brightening the lives of D303 children affected by financial hardship at Christmas time and throughout the school year. Big Hearts seeks help to ensure the low-income children in the community have warm coats to wear during the upcoming cold days, wake up with gifts under their tree and have what they need every day to help them be successful…