Author: Fox Valley Magazine

According to a press release from the Batavia Police Department, a bicyclist was hit by an SUV at the intersection of South Batavia Avenue and Union Avenue in Batavia this afternoon. The bicyclist is in hospital in critical condition. Police are investigating the crash which occurred on at 2:29 PM Wednesday afternoon. The preliminary investigation revealed that a newer model GMC Denali was southbound on S. Batavia Avenue when it struck a bicyclist in the intersection. The bicyclist was westbound Union Avenue within the crosswalk riding across South Batavia Avenue. Batavia Avenue was shut down to vehicular traffic between Morton…

Emagine Entertainment, Inc. is opening the new Emagine Batavia movie theatre on Thursday, June 1st.   The grand opening will feature a showing of 2018 HALLOWEEN in honor of the film’s 5th Anniversary. “Michael Myers” actor James Jude Courtney will be in attendance for the opening. The venue, formally the Randall 15 IMAX, was purchased by Emagine in the Spring of 2020 and has been renovated into an upscale movie theatre with 12 state-of-the art auditoriums which includes 2 private screening rooms, a large format EMX screen and a SUPER EMX screen, all equipped with 4k projections and feature luxury heated recliners…

According to a press release posted to the city of Batavia’s website, Route 31 from Morton Street north to Main Street is closed while authorities investigation a traffic accident. Drivers are being asked to avoid the area and to find an alternate route. This is a developing story…

The Anvil Club, a venerable member of the East Dundee Culinary District, has announced that it will close at the end of July, to be replaced by a “family-friendly Mexican restaurant.” The restaurant issued the following press release today. The Anvil Club of East Dundee offered a unique dining experience since its inception in 1956 with countless guests patronizing the establishment for decades. Furthermore, this loyalty helped create a vibrant and thriving downtown district in the place we call home.  Generation after generation of patronage has written the story of The Anvil Club. That story, however, is about to turn…

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…