Author: Fox Valley Magazine

The Naperville Police Foundation Board of Directors and employees & personnel of the Naperville Police Department are announcing some complimentary events focused on community-building and public safety. June 1: 5:30-7:30pm NPF+NPD Ice Cream Social at the Wagner Pavilion near the 95th Street Community Park (3109 Cedar Glade Drive; near the 95th Street Library) with treats generously donated by Andy’s Frozen Custard. Event updates, photos, discussions, and more are at https://fb.me/e/48mHNPfTo. Napervillians who reside near that library or anywhere in Naperville are invited to come converse with NPD officers & staff and members of the Naperville Police Foundation Board of Directors,…

On the morning of March 23, 2018, Thaddeus Jones broke into a woman’s home in unincorporated Naperville, sexually assaulted her, and then forced her into her car to drive to her bank to withdraw money from her account. Jones now faces 100 years in prison. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today that Judge Michael Reidy has sentenced Jones, 26 to one hundred years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the crime. On April 14, 2023, a jury found Jones, formerly of Aurora, guilty of the crimes following approximately two hours of deliberations and a four-day-long trial in…

An Aurora woman was killed Monday when the car she was a passenger in crashed into a utility pole near Sugar Grove. Driver intoxication is suspected in the accident. On Monday at approximately 3:50 PM, a Hyundai Genesis was traveling northbound on Ashe Road driven 39-year- old man from Oswego.  The driver lost control on the last curve before Jericho Road and left the roadway, striking a utility pole on the passenger side and shearing off both front and rear doors. . The front seat passenger received severe, but not life-threatening injuries, but the rear seat passenger, Ma Cristina Cortes, 58, of…

A man was shot and hospitalized on the northwest side of Naperville early yesterday morning. The identity of the victim has not been released. At approximately 12:16 a.m. monday morning, Naperville Police Department officers responded to the 700 block of Inland Circle for the report of a subject that had been shot. The Naperville Fire Department transported the victim to the hospital and his injuries are believed to be non-life threatening. The preliminary investigation indicated the victim and the person who shot him are known to each other. The two were with some other individuals, when at some point while…

The market is a rain or shine event that continues until Mid-October.

Former Chicago White Sox and 2005 World Series MVP Jermaine Dye will tee it up at Rich Harvest Farms on June 11-12, 2023, for his 8th annual Fresh Start Caring For Kids Celebrity Golf Classic. Jermaine Dye and Honorary Chairperson Kevin Miller will kick off the two-day event on Sunday, June 11th. The tournament dinner will be held in the Rich Harvest Farm’s car museum from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The next day, June 12th, the golf tournament will have a 9:00 am shotgun start, and groups will play a best-ball format. Foursomes will be paired with a celebrity, compete for prizes, and an awards lunch will follow…

 First Fridays will celebrate the art of Andy Warhol and Pride month on June 2 in downtown Aurora. Aurora Public Art, located at The DLP, 20 E. Downer Pl., will host “POP!” The Warhol-inspired art exhibit will host a variety of local artists on the third floor. Carl King and The Kingdom will perform with live funk and soul music from 6 to 9 p.m. The Perch, 31 W. Downer Pl., will host a pride craft on the third floor of the Aurora Business Center building. The yoga studio and mindfulness shop welcomes all ages to celebrate who they are…

Sharks in Lake Michigan? C’mon. Sounds like a lunatic sequel to Sharknado, right? Well, believe it or not, there is a species of shark – unfortunately, one of the deadliest – that can adapt from salt water to fresh water rather easily, and has been spotted as far north as St. Louis in the Mississippi. The dreaded bull shark. While not as famous as its cousin, the Great White, bull sharks are considered by some experts to be the most dangerous man-eaters in the ocean. And the bull shark has an adaptation that puts the rest of his species to…

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office has scheduled a funeral service for K-9 Hudson after his death in the line of duty Wednesday. Here is the full press release from the KCSO: Following his heroic line of duty death on May 24th, 2023 while defending Sheriff’s Deputies and the public from an armed carjacker, preparations have been made for a full honor police funeral for Kane County Sheriff’s K-9 Hudson. The funeral will occur on Thursday, June 1st, 2023 at Harter Middle School, 1601 Esker Dr, Sugar Grove, IL. Guests should enter through door 16 located on the south side of…

(NoraVan Elken) The City of Elgin will kick off a new series of summer concerts at Festival Park on Saturday, June 10, with “Sk8 Jam,” a celebration of youth and skateboard subculture. This event is free and open to the public. The event includes a pop-up skate park hosted by the newly-opened Syndicate Skatepark, located on McLean Blvd in Elgin. Nineteen different skate park pieces will take over the south half of Grove Avenue, directly next to the park, and become a skatepark for people to enjoy. The north half of the street offers a variety of food trucks including Woogie Rolls,…