Author: Fox Valley Magazine

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra and the Elgin Master Chorale will present their annual Holiday Spectacular at The Hemmens in Elgin on Saturday and Sunday, December 9 and 10. Celebrate the holidays with The Nutcracker, Sleigh Ride, Navidad Latina!, the music of John Rutter, plus your favorite carols, and an appearance by Santa Claus, all with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and the Elgin Master Chorale. Chad Goodman, conductor Featuring Guest Artists: Elgin Master Chorale, Integrity School of Dance Tickets: Gold $65, Red $40, Green $20; Students 50% off, Youth under 17 free Purchase Performances: Saturday, December 9, 2:30pm and 7:30pm, Sunday,…

Three men are in custody after having been arrested in Naperville in a stolen car carrying multiple machine guns, ammunition and drugs Saturday evening. On Saturday evening at approximately 11:02pm, Naperville police officers conducting surveillance in the Bowlero parking lot at 1515 Aurora Avenue in Naperville allegedly observed a Honda Accord affixed with a temporary registration that came back to a 2008 Nissan. While surveilling the vehicle, officers observed three men enter the vehicle. According to the police, after the Honda was started officers pulled their squad car in front of the vehicle, pinning it in, at which time the…

The Naperville Chorus and the Pete Ellman Big Band will join forces this weekend to present “Holiday Harmonies: Handel to Jazz” at Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville. Feel a rush of holiday spirit with both foot-tapping jazz and traditional arrangements of seasonal music, favorite choruses from Handel’s “Messiah,” and an audience sing-along. Since 1976, the Naperville Chorus has given concerts in both the holiday season and the spring. This concert will be the seventh collaboration between the Chorus and the Pete Ellman Big Band.  The Pete Ellman Big Band was formed in 2009 after Pete retired from the Illinois Air…

A 51-year-old Naperville woman will remain in custody after her arrest in the shooting death of man in an Oakbrook Terrace hotel Saturday evening. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Oakbrook Terrace Chief of Police Casey Calvello announced yesterday that Judge Joshua Dieden granted the State’s Motion to deny pre-trial release for the woman accused of murdering Calvin Truitt last Saturday night. She has been charged with one count of First-Degree Murder. According to prosectors, on Saturday evening at approximately 8:15 pm police arrived at the Oakbrook Terrace Hilton Suites located at 10 Drury Lane, and found a victim,…

The Fox Valley’s newest event venue, Revelry 675, and its owner, Shuki Moran of Exceptional Events by Shuki Moran, honored veterans with a gala fundraiser Saturday evening in Batavia. Some of the sights from a festive evening. (Photo credits Kevin Ketchum)

A Montgomery man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13 on multiple occassions over an 18-month period. Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announced Friday that 40-year-old Gerardo Silva has agreed to a sentence of 26 years of imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections in exchange for a guilty plea to the offense of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, a Class X felony (2 counts). Judge Alice C. Tracy accepted the plea. Between February 2020 and July 2021, Silva sexually assaulted the victim, whom he knew, on multiple occasions. “This…

An Oswego BP gas station struck it lucky again. The station, located at 2791 US 34 in Oswego, sold a $1 million winning scratch-off lottery ticket on Friday, just a month after selling a $300,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket. The winning scratch-off ticket was a Diamond Crossword 10X game, creating a million dollar payout for a lucky player. This is also a big win for the BP in Oswego, as they will receive a selling bonus of one percent of the prize amount, equivalent to $10,000. Is it something in the water? Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw…

A former River Grove woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering her boyfriend at the former Pheasant Run Resort. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that 61-year-old Kathleen Vulpitta has been sentenced to fifteen years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after entering a plea of guilty to one count of Second-Degree Murder (Class 1 Felony) in the death of her boyfriend, Earl Hagen, Jr., of Plainfield. On September 6, 2018, at approximately 9:20 p.m., the St. Charles Police Department and medics responded to a medical assist call at the former Pheasant Run…

An Aurora man been put on electronic home monitoring after being charged with chid pornography. Yesterday, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser announced that a 21-year old Aurora man has been charged with Child pornography, a Class X felony (11 counts) and Child pornography, a Class 2 felony (10 counts). According to prosectors, prior to May 22, 2023, the accused disseminated and possessed multiple child pornography videos and images. Judge Salvatore LoPiccolo ordered the accused to be on electronic home monitoring while his criminal case is pending. The accused’s next court appearance is scheduled for December 20, 2023 at 9…

By Kanecountyconnects.com Farmland is intertwined with the agricultural heritage and economic vitality of Kane County and for that reason, County leaders have made preserving it a priority. Kane County has a long history of public policy efforts focused on its unique agricultural and rural landscape, staring in 1991 with an ordinance protecting farms from nuisance lawsuits.  The County went on to develop a Stormwater Ordinance to protect and keep farmland productive in 2002 and establish and fund an Agricultural Conservation Easement & Farmland Protection Ordinance in 2001.  There is also a Farmland Drainage Assistance Program to assist farmers in maintaining…