Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Comedienne Erica Rhodes will be performing Friday and Saturday evenings at 7pm at The Comedy Vault in Batavia. Rhodes has appeared on ABC’s Modern Family, HBO’s Veep, Fox’s New Girl, and IFC’s Comedy Bang Bang. She was a regular panelist on Comedy Central’s @midnight and Fox’s Punchline. Her standup TV appearances include NBC’s Bring the Funny and Last Call with Carson Daly, the CW’s Howie Mandel Comedy Extravaganza, SeeSo’s The Guest List, Hulu’s Coming to the Stage, and AXS’ Live at Gotham. Rhodes was chosen as a New Face for the 2018 Just for Laughs Festival (Montreal) and also performed…

The St. Charles Park District will be hosting it Fox River Frenzy this Saturday from 11am-2pm at Pottawatomie Park in St. Charles. So many activities to enjoy: Spring across an inflatable obstacle course by diving through logs, navigating a tunnel and scrambling up a wall to race down the big slide. (Course closed 12-1pm for Dash4Cash)Take aim! Test your axe throwing techniques with this target challenge game. Compliments of The Forge. (For ages 10+ only)Complete a park adventure puzzle for a chance to win a door prize!Watch or partake in the St. Charles Canoe Club’s “Current Buster” Boat Race. More…

The Geneva Police Department is investigating a suspicious death after finding a 43-year-old Geneva woman dead from a fatal gunshot wound outside her home. A female relative living in the Chicago area called police at 8:02 p.m. on Wednesday to report the woman as possibly missing. Geneva and St. Charles police responded to conduct a well-being check at a home in the 700 block of McKinley Avenue. Upon arrival, officers met with a male family member who was unable to answer officer questions or provide any substantiated information on the missing woman. Officers subsequently checked the home’s property and found…

The Illinois State Police announced earlier this week that the ISP will conduct Roadside Safety Checks throughout Kane County this month. The use of RSCs combine a strong sense of public awareness and enforcement in order to save lives of the motoring public. Officers will be watchful for drivers who are operating vehicles in an unsafe manner, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, transporting open alcoholic beverages, and most importantly: Driving Under the Influence (DUI);Safety Belt and Child Restraint use;Speeding;Distracted Driving; and,All Illinois Vehicle Code and Criminal Violations. According to the ISP, alcohol and drug impairment is a…

Sheriff Ron Hain will be recognizing and presenting the Heroic Citizen Award to citizens Jose Bosque Jr, Jose Bosque III, and Michael Curtis at the Kane County Board Meeting on May 10th at 9:45 AM. On March 9th, 2022, Kane County Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Drab was on patrol, alone, in the Elgin area, when he attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The vehicle sped off and a chase ensued for a short time until the vehicle crashed. The driver then fled on foot while making numerous furtive movements into his waistband. Deputy Drab, still without other police…

We’d Recommend Staying Away From Him For A While Comedian Chris Rock seems to be around all the action these days. Everybody remembers Rock’s ill-fated Academy Awards appearance where a somewhat tasteless joke about actor Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett, prompted Smith to come onstage and slap Rock. Well, at a comedy performance in Hollywood Tuesday, Rock’s friend and fellow superstar David Chappelle was tackled on stage by a 23-year-old man while in the middle of his performance. I thought that was Will Smith! Who was there to greet Chappelle after the attack? None other than Chris Rock. Rock, cool…

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce’s 72nd Annual Swedish Days Festival runs from June 22-26 in downtown Geneva and has an array of talent that offers something for every type of music fan at three different venues.  “Bringing a mix of genres and styles to the festivals is always top of mind. Having entertainment begin on Wednesday with Geneva Park District performances and Geneva’s Got Talent semi-finals allowed the Geneva Chamber to bring new “hot” bands each evening to Central Stage, Thursday through Saturday. We hope the audience enjoys returning favorites and new additions,” noted Laura Rush, Communications Director of Geneva…

In January of 2016, Michael Klimek, who at the time was a guard at the Illinois Youth Center-St. Charles, facilitated and encouraged young detainees to attack other detainees, then sat back and watched the mayhem. For that abuse, Klimek faces from 2-5 years in prison, although he remains eligible for probation. Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announced yesterday that a jury has found the 46-year-old Klimek guilty of the offenses of official misconduct, Class 3 felony, 6 counts, and aggravated battery in a public place, Class 3 felony. Assistant State’s Attorneys Margaret O’Brien and William Engerman presented evidence…

The Naperville Police Department recently raised awareness about the growing concern of “sextortion,” reminding parents to talk to their children about never sending compromising photos or videos to anyone. According to the FBI, sextortion – an effort by an adult to extort money or sexual favors from minors arising from sexually-oriented photos either inadvertently or purposefully sent over the internet – has been rising dramatically since 2013. That is when the National Center For Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) began tracking this disturbing new form of online sexual victimization of children and NCMEC has seen a dramatic increase in sextortion…

Leak of draft opinions is unprecedented; likely intended to stoke opposition In a stunning turn of events, political journal Politico reported yesterday that it had obtained a draft majority opinion signed by Justice Samuel Alito striking down the Court’s controversial 1973 Roe v Wade decision that declared abortion a fundamental right protected under the Constitution. A source told Politico that four other justices – Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett – had voted with Alito in the conference held among the justices after hearing oral arguments in December. The source also indicated that three liberal justices…