Author: Fox Valley Magazine

St. Charles will show respect for our troops who have given their lives in service to our country and thank our local veterans at the St. Charles Memorial Day events Monday, May 30. Activities include cemetery ceremonies, a parade, and a memorial service. 6:00am: Flag Raising and Cemetery CeremoniesThe ceremony begins at Baker Community Center, 101 S. 2nd St., with the Boy Scouts posting colors, an Honor Guard and an honorary gun salute. Boy Scout Troops will then lead Flag Ceremonies beginning at the South Cemetery (east side of 7th Ave., north of Madison), continue on to the North Cemetery…

The Elgin Patriotic Memorial Association, in cooperation with the City of Elgin, invites the public to attend the Memorial Day events on Monday, May 30. For information, including possible weather related changes, visit elginmemorialday.org. Mount Hope Cemetery  |  8:30 a.m.  |  1001 Villa Street, Elgin, IL​This service will feature a Catholic Mass along with a combined color guard, rifle salute and the playing of Taps.Lakewood Memorial Park  |  9:00 a.m.  |  30W730 US 20, Elgin, ILThis service will be held at the cemetery’s Garden of Honor and include a combined color guard to honor those buried at Lakewood Memorial Park. The observance will conclude with a…

(GOP governor candidates Richard Irvin, Darren Bailey, Jesse Sullivan, Paul Schimpf and Gary Rabine are all pictured in Capitol News Illinois file photos.) By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – The six Republican candidates for Illinois governor faced off Tuesday night in Chicago, albeit on two separate debate stages, hours after a shooting at a Texas elementary school that dominated a large portion of the debates. A scheduling conflict between two TV networks – WGN and NBC 5 – had the candidates split into groups of three, with the NBC debate beginning at 6 p.m. and the WGN debate starting…

Seven years ago this month, East Aurora High School graduate and United States Marine Corps Corporal Sara Medina died in action while serving on a humanitarian aid relief mission in central Nepal. After a devastating earthquake struck Nepal in May 2015, the U.S. military deployed a Joint Humanitarian Assistance Team to the mountainous country to aid the thousands suffering from the disaster. Unfortunately, on the afternoon of May 12, 2015, the helicopter transporting two Nepali soldiers and six U.S. Marines crashed eight miles north of Charikot, Nepal, killing all on board, including Cpl. Medina. She was just 23 years old.…

Fox Valley Orthopedics is pleased to welcome John Brady, DHA, FACHE as their new chief executive officer. Brady is a senior healthcare leader with experience in change-management, service line leadership, strategic planning, operations, community and legislative advocacy, post-acute care, and a variety of other skills which have served to improve financial, operational, and market performance of the organizations where he has served.  Most recently, Brady was the inaugural program director of the Master of Health Administration program in the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health at Loyola University Chicago. During his tenure there he was honored for his…

Batavia police are investigating a break-in and robbery of a local plumbing business last night. According to owner Jeremy Shouse, two men using a UHaul broke into River City Plumbing, located in the 1100 block of Paramount Parkway in Batavia, Tuesday around midnight. Multiple tools and pieces of equipment were stolen during the incident. The suspects were photographed on security cameras (see below). Among the items stolen: Rigid see Snake 200′ Rigid DVD Pak Rigid Navitrak locator Spartan 300 sewer rodder Makita jackhammer with cart Rigid 700 power threader Rigid threader set with case 1/2″-2″ 3 new Milwaukee 12v vacuums…

The City of Geneva ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday, May 24, in remembrance of Caitlin Gallagher, who died last week after being struck by a train in Geneva. The city issued a statement expressing condolences to Gallagher family. “With permission from the family, the #GenevaIL flag at City Hall was set to half-staff May 24 in memory of Geneva High School student Caitlin Gallagher, 17. Obituary: https://bit.ly/3MPLQxN The City of Geneva expresses its sympathies to the Gallagher family on their loss.” With permission from the family, the #GenevaIL flag at City Hall was set to half-staff…

Shop for your garden and discover which plants will thrive best during the St. Charles Park District’s 2nd annual Native Plant Sale. This year’s sale will feature more than 60 species of plants, said Chris Gingrich, assistant superintendent of outdoor education. “All of the plants are native to Illinois and suited to our local climate and local ecosystems,” Gingrich said. He said the park district’s naturalists, who help restore natural areas and parks, have selected a variety of plants that will be included in the sale. Selecting native plants is beneficial to local wildlife. “Typically, a greater variety of insects…

For the first time in three years, Aurora’s Memorial Day Parade returns to downtown Aurora.  With the theme, “Commemorating Their Sacrifice, Continuing Their Service,” the City of Aurora will honor the brave men and women who paid the ultimate price and gave their lives for our country. The Aurora Memorial Day Parade will step off at 12 p.m. on Monday, May 30, 2022 from the intersection of Benton and River Streets, head east on Benton, north on Broadway, west on Downer Place and ending at River Street. The reviewing stand will be stationed at the GAR Memorial Hall, 23 E.…

The Major Investigations Division of the Elgin Police Department is requesting assistance in identifying a subject (photos below) caught on camera in the process of a commercial burglary that occurred on May 14, 2022, at 2:41 a.m., in the 400 block of Bluff City Blvd in Elgin. EPD has asked that anyone having any information that could assist them in identifying the subject please contact Detective Lackey at 847-289-2962, or text a tip to 847411; please include “ELGINPD” at the beginning of the text, along with the message and/or tip information. Visit www.cityofelgin.org/crimetip for more crime tip options.