Author: Fox Valley Magazine

The National Weather Service is forecasting a major snowstorm to hit the Fox Valley beginning Monday evening and potentially lasting through Wednesday. Two rounds of wintry weather are poised to move through Monday night through Wednesday morning. The first round (Monday night through Tuesday morning) will impact the Fox Valley with wet, accumulating snow. Current expectations are for between 1″-3″ during this period. After a lull Tuesday morning, Round 2 is expected to set in, with accumulating snowfall potentially exceeding 4″ in some places. Note that the effects of this storm have the potential to reach well south of I88…

Starting January 20 and running through January 28, the Geneva Chamber of Commerce will highlight culinary excellence by offering the Geneva Restaurant Week – nine days of delicious discounted dining at some of Geneva’s finest restaurants. Geneva Restaurant Week will showcase many restaurants throughout town. From fast casual to fancy dining, each venue will provide either a prix-fixe menu at an appetizing price, or discounts on featured menu choices. For nine day foodies will be able to eat their hearts out at participating restaurants that will offer lunch and dinner menus for DINE ON THE $9’s.  $9, $9.99, $19 etc.  Some are per person, some…

Tribute band Fleetwood Mask will be performing at the Batavia Fine Arts Center this Friday, January 12, at 7:30pm. In 2012, Fleetwood Mask was born to pay homage to the legendary Fleetwood Mac. Having received Mick Fleetwood’s exclusive endorsement in America, this is a performance that captures the essence of Fleetwood Mac’s timeless legacy. “This band does it right… They even look like us! I’m proud to know the music of Fleetwood Mac is in good hands indeed.” Mick Fleetwood Each Fleetwood Mask set includes historically accurate stage equipment and instruments (including original pieces used on tour by Fleetwood Mac),…

Featured selections of Craft Beers created by local Fox Valley area brewing companies. Bourbon Barrel-Aged 20W50 Imperial StoutIf you are a fan of Buffalo Trace and Stout beer, then you are in luck with this one. 93 Octane Brewery has taken their already dark, rich, and full-bodied 2023 – 20W50 Stout and aged it in Buffalo Trace Barrels for 18 months. This special barrel was hand-picked by the 93 Octane Crew and the flavor profile is amazing. Not only do you have the full-bodied notes of the 20W50 Stout but strong notes of caramel, wood, coffee, and Buffalo Trace Bourbon…

An Elgin man has been indicted for the brutal murder of his infant son in 2021. Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser and Elgin Chief of Police Ana Lalley announced that a grand jury has indicted the 23-year-old man for the offenses of First-degree murder (8 counts) and Aggravated battery, Class X felony (19 counts). According to the grand jury, on March 8, 2021, the defendant inflicted injuries on his infant son, including blunt-force head trauma, causing the chid’s death. Davis also is charged with 10 counts of aggravated battery to the infant. The defendant was also charged with…

Eclectic rocker Jonny Lyons will be performing at Rookies Rochaus in West Dundee this Friday at 8:45pm. Combining influences of rock and roll, country, blues, soul, surf, and rockabilly, Jonny Lyons celebrates a musical style that will take you on a journey back in time to the golden era of music and showmanship. Lyons writes his own music, drawing on the energetic style of 50’s and 60’s sock hops and the soulful sounds of 60’s and 70’s R&B and Motown. Appearing with Lyons will be 3 If By Air, playing guitar-driven rock and alternative from the 60’s to the present,…

Kanecountyconnects.com In response to the unexpected arrival of out-of-state buses carrying migrants from the southern border, Kane County is proactively offering guidance to its cities and villages. “The primary objective is to aid communities in managing the situation effectively to ensure a safe onward journey for asylum seekers who unexpectedly find themselves in our county,” said Kane County Board Chairman Corinne Pierog. According to data compiled by the New York Post from Syracuse University’s TRAC immigration database and US Customs and Border Protection, a stunning 3.8 million people have entered the United States over the border in the last three…

Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain and Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser have announced that they will appeal a judge’s ruling allowing for the release of a woman charged with various felony DUI offenses related to an accident Saturday involving two young children. The 39-year-old woman from Blackberry Township, just outside of Elburn, was charged after the car she was driving left the road in the 42W000 block of Hughes Road in Blackberry Township and landed in a ditch late Saturday evening. Two children, ages 7 (from Elburn) and 8 (from Sugar Grove), were passengers in the vehicle when the…

Naperville police officers put on their hero capes Tuesday afternoon by rushing into a freezing pond to pull two adults and a toddler from their submerged vehicle. At around 1 pm, Tuesday afternoon, Naperville police were called to a pond near the 95th Street Naperville Public Library for a report of a submerged vehicle with occupants. Fortunately, three officers were in the vicinity at the time of the call and rushed to the scene to find a white SUV submerged in the middle of the pond. According to police, the officers jumped into the water and were able to break…

Hip-hop favorites Kottonmouth Kings will be appearing at The Piazza in Aurora this Saturday at 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm). From music site allmusic.com: “A versatile American hip-hop group based out of Orange County, California, the Kottonmouth Kings emerged in 1996 with an eclectic — and cannabis-centric — sound that integrated punk, psychedelic rock, reggae, and hardcore rap. “The group first attracted mainstream attention in 1997 with the track “Suburban Life,” which appeared on the soundtrack to the horror-comedy film Scream 2 and became a modern rock radio hit. They continued to brashly beat the rap-rock drum over the next two decades, maintaining a…