Author: Fox Valley Magazine

The holidays are right around the corner and the Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin is is bringing back Holly Days, a series of events designed to get in the holiday spirit. Holiday Beverage CrawlSaturday, November 25The Holly Days Beverage Crawl is coming back for another year on Small Business Saturday, November 25. Businesses will host participants for a sampling of a specialty drink at their establishment. Novelty cups purchased in advance will serve as your “ticket” for the event. Some of the drinks offered last year included hot cocoa, apple cider, mint mocha, PoncheNavideno which is a warm holiday fruit…

Must try appetizers, entrees, desserts or cocktails available at local Fox Valley restaurants. (Above: Italian Farm Salad from Gia Mia.) Croque MadameOnly available during Sunday brunch, The Graceful Ordinary’s Croque Madame is simple, satisfying, and features all the best parts of breakfast in one dish! Chef Chris Curren prepares this elevated take on an open-face ham & cheese sandwich with thinly sliced prosciutto, creamy Mornay sauce, Gruyere cheese and a perfectly runny, sunny-side-up egg. For maximum enjoyment, savor each bite of this salty, savory plate with a sipper from TGO’s cocktail menu. The Graceful Ordinary3 E. Main StreetSt. Charles, IL…

Featured selections of Craft Beers created by local Fox Valley area brewing companies. Piper New England IPAThe same great taste but with a brand-new look! 93 Octane’s PRIDE Piper is now Piper. Piper still delivers that tropical Hazy NEIPA with notes of orange, apricot & melon. Leaving you with a well-balanced dry-hopped hazy New England IPA made with Mosaic & Simcoe hops. Just like Monster Exhaust Systems brings more power to the Engine, PIPER revs up your palate with flavor. Stop by the Taproom in St. Charles and try it on draft or in our $15 BFD special, burger, fries,…

“The Killer,” a Netflix noir thriller from Golden Globes winner and Oscar nominee director David Fincher (Gone Girl) that was partially filmed in St. Charles last March, is finally showing up in select theaters today. The movie can be seen locally at, appropriately enough, Classic Cinemas Charlestowne 18 Theatre, located in the Charlestowne mall in St. Charles. A pivotal scene in the movie, which stars Award-winning actor Michael Fasbender (of X-Men fame) and Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton (Chronicles of Narnia), was filmed at the Hotel Baker. Filming for the movie began in November 2021 in Paris, followed by stints in Dominican Republic and…

Blue Oyster Cult may be the ultimate ‘cult’ band. Revered by punks, metal heads, sci-fi geeks and horror movie fans alike, BOC has carved out a 40-year career via a string of complex hard rock albums and killer live shows. Best known for “Don’t Fear The Reaper,” “Godzilla,” “I Love The Night,” the band has sold 25 million records worldwide, including 7 million in the United States. BOC will bring its legendary repertoire to the Arcada Theatre this Saturday evening at 8pm. Joing BOC is The Vaughan Building, a 4-piece Blues Rock band from Chicago. Inspired by the Garage bands…

Fox Valley Orthopedics has expanded into Kendall County, and community residents are now able to receive comprehensive treatment and physical therapy at the new Yorkville location. Spine Surgeon Jeffrey Jacoby, M.D., Sports Medicine Specialist Robert Matlock, M.D., and Podiatrist Joanna Chura, D.P.M., will be on hand and are now accepting new patients. FVO was founded by two orthopedic surgeons committed to providing high-quality medical care. Today that commitment still stands as the practice has grown to include 22 physicians focused on the complete continuum of musculoskeletal medicine at its eight locations in Algonquin, Barrington, Elgin, Geneva, and Yorkville. Specialties include…

During the evening of January 20, 2023, Elgin police officers arrested 20-year-old Patryk Lankamer for multiple weapons and drug offenses. The arrest of Mr. Lankamer was captured on body-worn or squad cameras. He was taken to jail in Elgin. Two days later, Lankamer was found unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead. While in the Elgin jail, multiple cameras recorded Mr. Lankamer during his booking and detention process with the exception of when he was in his individual cell. Because Mr. Lankamer died while in custody at the Elgin Police Department, the Kane County Major Crimes Task Force investigated the…

The Elgin Master Chorale will perform Beethoven’s Mass in C Major on Sunday, November 12, from 3:30pm to 5pm in The Blizzard Theater at Elgin Community College. Filled with musical and cultural significance, Beethoven’s first mass was not initially appreciated for its ground-breaking approach…simpler and humbler than the grander Viennese model of the time. The composer chose his focus “not on God or princes,” but on a more personal contemplation of the divine from a condition of inner peace. On this same program, the Chorale presents Credo by African American composer and pianist Margaret Bonds. Inspired by the text of W.E.B. Du…

Step behind the gates and discover the magic that awaits when Paramount presents the fantastical musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which runs from Thursday, November 8 to Sunday, January 14 as part of Paramount’s heralded Broadway Series. Audiences will follow young Charlie Bucket, his Grandpa Joe and four other Golden Ticket winners on a private tour of eccentric “Candy Man” Willy Wonka’s magical and mysterious chocolate factory. Who will win the lifetime supply of chocolate? Experience their life-changing journey through a world of “Pure Imagination,” revealed with Wonka’s army of curious Oompa-Loompas. The musical, based on the book by…

The annual St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony will be held Saturday, November 11, at 10:30am, in Fire Station 1, 112 N. Riverside Ave. The ceremony will begin with the singing of the National Anthem, followed by an opening prayer, remarks, a closing prayer, gun salute and Taps performance. WWII Veteran Duane Stevenson, who is turning 100 years old on Veterans Day, also will be recognized at the event. “On Veterans Day we gather as a community to say ‘thank you’ to our veterans for their selfless service to our country,” said Mayor Lora Vitek. “At the City, we are proud of the fact that…