Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Narcan, a medication used to treat opioid overdose emergencies, is now being made available to the public free of charge by Lighthouse Recovery Center. Lighthouse Recovery, a local substance use disorder treatment provider, has placed a Narcan vending machine outside its St. Charles clinic located at 210 S. 5th St. in downtown St. Charles. Narcan is the commercial name for naxalone, a drug used to rapidly reverse the effects of opioid. The free Narcan in the vending machine is in the form of nasal spray. It is available 24 hours a day, every day. Instructions for how to use Narcan…

An Aurora man is in custody for allegedly stealing money from a local Boy Scott troop in Naperville. The 59-year-old suspect was arrested on Tuesday on felony theft charges following an investigation into unauthorized checks being written from a Naperville Boy Scout troop’s bank account. In February 2023, Naperville Police received a report of thousands of dollars missing from the bank account of Boy Scout Troop 1776. An investigation discovered that cash and unauthorized checks totaling $21,838 made out to the troop’s treasurer, the suspect, were allegedly deposited into his personal bank account between May 2021 and November 2022. The…

Fox Valley legend Rocky Lopez may be gone, but he is certainly not forgotten. Lopez, 53, died last week when the motorcyle he was riding in West Dundee collided with a white Lexus, driven by a 61-year-old woman from unincorporated Dundee.  Elgin business incubator Dream Hall, located at 51 South Grove, has wasted little time in paying tribute to Lopez, unveiling a massive mural dedicated to his various endeavors. Included in the mural are references to his tortilla manufacturing and distribution business, his budding acting career and more.  A GoFundMe page has been established by Christine Lopez on behalf of Lopez’ wife…

Randy Wright seems like a content man. Speaking from his Wisconsin lake house, the former St. Charles High School star who went on to lead the Wisconsin Badgers and Green Bay Packers at quarterback recently chatted with Ray Rogina and Pat Crimmins of the “Justa Coupla Guys” podcast to discuss his time in St. Charles, his recruitment first by Notre Dame and then Wisconsin, and his ultimate ascension to the pros with the Green Bay Packers. He also talks about his 12-year stint with ESPN after football, and the two two successful businesses he and his family built in the…

Led Zepplin fans are in for a treat this Friday as Philadelphia-based tribute band Get The Led Out hits the stage at RiverEdge in Aurora. From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, GTLO have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. The group delivers Led Zeppelin live, like you’ve never heard before, re-creating the songs in all their depth and glory with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed. No wigs or fake English accents, GTLO brings what the audience wants…a high energy Zeppelin concert with…

Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, watches on May 19 as the Senate votes on her bill lifting the state’s moratorium on nuclear plant construction. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News Illinois In an apparent sop to anti-nuclear activists, Governor JB Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bill that would have lifted a 1980s moratorium on the construction of new nuclear reactors. The law passed in May with three-fifths majorities in both legislative chambers, meaning that if all of the members that voted for it also support an override of the governor’s veto, it still could become law.…

Changes are coming for Tri-City motorists as the Bliss/Main/Fabyan Intersection Reconstruction Improvement Project kicks off on Monday, August 21. ​The project consists of a new road alignment, roundabout construction, roadway widening, resurfacing, lighting, drainage, and landscape restoration for Bliss Road, Main Street Road and Fabyan Parkway just west of Randall Road. The project will increase safety and traffic flow operations through the intersection. The anticipated completion date for the project is November 2023, weather permitting. ROAD CLOSURE: Main Street Road will be closed to through traffic from Wyatt Drive to Bliss Road beginning the week of August 21st until September 30,…

A suspect remains at large today after a PNC Bank branch at 850 Summit Street in Elgin was robbed yesterday afternoon. At approximately 1:45pm Tuesday afternoon, agents responded to a bank robbery at the PNC Bank located at 850 Summit Street, Elgin. (According to federal law, the FBI has jurisdiction in all bank robbery cases.) According to an FBI report, the agents discovered that a lone male suspect had entered the bank and demanded money, implying that he was armed. A note was also displayed. The suspect is described as a large black male, 5’10-11″ in height, wearing dark pants,…

The City of Elgin continues its summer concert series at Festival Park in downtown Elgin with the End of Summer Bash on Saturday, August 19th.  Back by popular demand, the End of Summer Bash is bigger and better than last year with new programming, more food vendors, and Elgin’s first-ever drone show. This free event focuses on families and school-aged kids.  Side Street Studio Arts will be on site providing art kits and art making, a trackless train along with other interactive activities make for fun all around. Grammy winner Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players take the…

Cheap Trick lead guitarist Rick Nielsen will join his son, Miles Nielsen, at Rookie’s Rochaus in West Dundee on Thursday, September 20. Rick Nielsen, leader of legendary rock band Cheap Trick, will also be on hand to promote his new vodka brand ROCK’N Vodka. Rick will be signing autographs and is expected to join Miles on-stage for a few numbers. Rockford-based Miles Nielsen has spent nearly a decade enthralling audiences with music that draws force from the prime years of Western-influenced rock music and classic ‘60s soul. Claiming influences as diverse as Otis Redding’s classic soul and Jellyfish’s cult power…