Author: Fox Valley Magazine

9-year-old Aria Lamen from Aurora could be excused for letting it go to her head, but it appears that she is “taking it all in stride and is simply happy that her mom, Caron, is still alive,” according to a press release from the City of Aurora. “Within the last week, she’s been honored by the City of Aurora, published on the front page of newspapers, featured on more than a dozen television news reports and spotlighted on the national news websites & blogs.” To top it all off, Aria was featured on ABC’s World News Tonight Monday evening. Aria…

UAC and The Hemmens Cultural Center have announced that they will continue their partnership to present the 2023 summer production of Fame. Fame tells a bittersweet, yet ultimately inspiring story of a group of vibrant, multicultural, energetic artists who gather to audition and study at the sought after New York City’s High School of Performing Arts. The journey this diverse group of students take as they commit to four years of grueling artistic and academic work unfolds through music, candor, humor, and insight as the show explores issues that confront many young people today. With the Academy Award-winning title song,…

Internationally-acclaimed concert pianist Huntley Brown will provide entertainment at the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame gala banquet and awards ceremony on Friday, March 31 at Villa Olivia in Bartlett. The celebration honors talented and influential artists with a connection to the Fox Valley area. The festivities begin with a 5:30 pm cocktail hour featuring the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra (EYSO) Hanson String Quartet with Kimberly Adams, violin, Kiersten Scherer, violin, Derek Hibben, viola and Benjamin Gilbert, cello. The $75.00 tickets include dinner and entertainment. A cash bar is offered. Each Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame honoree will be…

Grammy-winning rock music legend Jim Peterik will headline a special event celebrating The Norris Cultural Arts Center’s 45th anniversary, Saturday, April 15, at the historic Baker Community Center in downtown St. Charles. The event includes festive hospitality (gourmet charcuterie, craft beer, fine wine and other treats), valuable raffle baskets, and a few surprises. Hospitality begins at 6:00 p.m., followed at 7:30 by Peterik’s performance. For tickets and more information, visit www.NorrisCulturalArts.com. Peterik, whose “Eye of the Tiger” and “Vehicle” found chart-topping success, will perform a show he calls “Guitar Madness,” blending music, monologues, memories and more. The performance will showcase…

Voters in Batavia and Elgin will face some difficult decisions on April 4, as referenda on the ballot include hundreds of millions of dollars for school construction and, for Batavia, provisions to eliminate significant high-level positions within the city government. Batavia School District 101 – $140,000,000 bond issuance for school construction and improvements Shall the Board of Education of Batavia Community Unit School District Number 101, Kane County, Illinois, be authorized to build and equip a new H.C. Storm School and a new Louise White School and demolish the existing buildings, and alter, repair, equip and improve its other school…

The Aurora Police Department is attempting to locate 19-year-old Ana Corona, who is missing from the city’s far east side. Ana was last seen leaving her residence on 03/17/23 carrying 2 large garbage bags which may contain personal property. Ana was last seen wearing a short black furry jacket, light blue skinny jeans, and white Air Force Ones. Ana has long black hair and is approximate height 5’01”. Anyone with information is asked to call Aurora Police Department Investigations at 630-256-5500.

A driver who was allegedly intoxicated caused a four-vehicle crash yesterday afternoon on Route 47 north of Galena Boulevard. At approximately 4:38pm, Yorkville police were summoned to investigate a crash that left four vehicles in the Rob Roy Creek, which runs parallel to Route 47. According to police, the suspect, a 44-year-old man from Aurora, was traveling Northbound on Rt. 47 when he crossed the center line and sideswiped two vehicles. He then struck a fourth vehicle head-on. All four vehicles ended up in the Rob Roy Creek. The water level in the creek was very low, so no vehicles…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Shortly before 8:00pm on Friday, APD responded to a liquor establishment in the 100 block of W. Downer Place after a report of a person being stabbed. The victim, a 34-year-old Montgomery man, was located inside the establishment with apparent stab wounds. Paramedics transported the man to a local hospital for treatment where he is listed in stable condition.   Officers located a 26-year-old man outside the establishment who was identified by witnesses as the offender and he was taken into custody. A knife was recovered at the scene of the incident. The suspect remains in custody and has…

A 27-year-old Naperville man has been arrested in connection with a shooting outside of a downtown Naperville establishment last Saturday evening, according to a joint press release from the Naperville Police Department and the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office. On March 11, 2023, at approximately 11:35 p.m., officers responded to a call in downtown Naperville regarding a patron who was causing a disturbance when asked to leave an establishment on Jefferson Avenue. While officers were speaking to employees of the establishment, they were alerted to gun shots at the back of the building. Officers responded to a parking lot behind the…

Welcome to our latest edition of Fox Valley Magazine’s 4 FOR THE WEEKEND where it’s “St. Paddy’s Day II – This Time It’s Personal!” So let’s get to it, starting with….. Deja Vu All Over Again As you regular readers (hi mom!) know, last week we ridiculed the fact that all the St. Patrick’ s Day celebrations were being held on March 10, as opposed to, well, today, which is actually St. Patrick’s Day. Our mockery was met with drunken Irishpersons (how’s that for PC?) calling us all kinds of weird names, like “tinker” and “gobshite” and “gombeen.” (Who uses…