Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Railroad Days is back! Join us at Pioneer Park in West Chicago starting Thursday, July 7 through Sunday, July 10. Events include a carnival, regional music acts, kids’ activities, fireworks, beer tent, and plenty of food. The four-day festival includes a carnival, regional music acts, kids’ activities, food, a beer tent, and fireworks. ENTERTAINMENT ​Thursday Sammy & The Knights at 6 p.m. The Paul Abella Trio at 8:30pm Friday DJ Israel Garcia 4:30 p.m. Southbound Chicago at 6:00pm. Rico at 9 p.m. Saturday DJ Israel Garcia at 4:30 p.m. The Student Body at 6:30 p.m. Fueled by Emo at 9:00 p.m.…

Aurora’s The Venue is pleased to present JAZZ in the Park FESTIVAL – a 3 day outdoor Jazz musical extravaganza with Chicagoland’s favorite Jazz artists, July 8, 9 & 10. FRIDAY, JULY 8: Doors open at 7 8pm – Pete Ellman Big Band – Festival Kick off Party Advance General Admission – $20 +$5 door SATURDAY, JULY 9: Doors open at 6 7pm – Carroll/Artry/Ward 8pm – Joel Paterson Quartet 9:15pm – Frank Catalano Advance General Admission – $25 +$5 door SUNDAY, JULY 10: Doors open at 6 SPECIAL DOUBLE ALBUM COVER TRIBUTE NIGHT 7pm – Grant Green – Alive. Tribute performed by Scott…

As part of its RiverPark Concert Series, Geneva is proud to welcome The Dixon Bandits this Sunday from 6-8pm. River Park is located at 151 N. River Park Lane in Geneva. Concerts are held in the park’s stone amphitheater on the first four Sunday’s of July. Grab a blanket or lawn chair and head to RiverPark for a night of music along the scenic Fox River. The Dixon Bandits, a “Smokin’ Hot Southern Rock Band,” brings the influences of Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, and other classic rockers to the stage. The six-member band plays plenty of favorite…

Are you ready for some sizzling summer fun? Step right up to the Windmill City Festival. The carnival is coming back to Batavia’s Riverwalk. Catch the carnival fun on Houston Street, along with tasty food and beverages, live musical entertainment, several competitions, games and activities for all ages. What began as a sidewalk sale in 1956 known as Boo Boo Days, has since flourished into a community-wide celebration. Organized by the Batavia Park District and the City of Batavia, Windmill City Festival returns to downtown Batavia from July 8 to July 10. The festival will be open from 5 p.m.…

On Tuesday evening at around 9:00pm, three men walked up to a man parking his car in a Naperville shopping center parking lot and forced him to surrender his car at gunpoint. At approximately 9:02 p.m., Naperville Police Officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of South Naper Boulevard for the report of a vehicular hijacking. The preliminary investigation indicated that soon after parking his vehicle, the victim was approached by three subjects, all of them armed with handguns. The victim was forced to surrender his car keys. Two offenders entered the victim’s Audi sedan while another offender entered an…

Suspect “threatened to kill everyone,” according to family member. Police have said that the suspect in the Highland Park mass shooting was “known to law enforcement” after two run-ins in 2019. According to Lake County Major Crimes Task Force spokesman Chris Covelli, in April 2019 Highland Park police were informed that suspect Robert Crimo III had earlier attempted suicide. Police spoke with Crimo and his parents and the matter was handled by mental health professionals, he said. In September of that year, a family member reported that Crimo threatened “to kill everyone” and had a collection of knives, Covelli said.…

Early Monday morning, a Polaris ATV with two riders crashed into a mailbox and then a tree near Huntley, killing one and sending one to the the hospital with life-threatening injuries. On July 4th at approximately 12:45 AM, Kane County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 18N800 block of Ridgefield Blvd. in unincorporated Rutland Township for an ATV crash with injuries.  The initial investigation indicates that the Polaris ATV had two riders and was traveling north on Ridgefield Blvd. and left the roadway for an unknown reason striking a mailbox in the 18N800 block of Ridgefield Blvd.  The ATV continued north…

Yesterday morning at approximately 10:10am, about 10 minutes after the Highland Park July 4th parade kicked off, a man positioned on a rooftop over the parade route opened fire with what has now been identified by authorities as a “high-powered rifle,” striking dozens of parade-goers, killing 6 and sending 26 to the hospital, 25 of which had sustained gunshot wounds. Of those 25, 19 have been released. According to hospital authorities, the age of victims ranged from 8 to 85. In the early afternoon, authorities announced that they had identified a suspect in the shooting, 22-year-old Robert E. Crimo III.…

After the horrifying mass shooting in Highland Park Monday morning, many municipalities decided to cancel fireworks, while other went on with the celebrations. Here in the Fox Valley, two of the largest displays, those in Elgin and St. Charles, were cancelled, while those in Aurora and Batavia went on (with heightened security measures). The reasons given for cancellation included showing solidarity with the victims of Highland Park and basic security. (Elgin also cited weather.) We’re interested in your opinion. What would you have done? View Survey

The City of St. Charles just issued the following statement: “FIREWORKS CANCELLED “The St. Charles Park District in cooperation with the City of St. Charles has decided to cancel the 4th of July festivities including the concert and firework display out of an abundance of caution for everyone’s safety. Our thoughts are with the Highland Park community after the tragedy that occurred this morning. “Currently conversations are taking place on a rescheduled show. Please refer to the Park District’s website for additional updates as they become available for that opportunity.” In light of weather concerns and the tragedy in Highland…