Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Classic Car enthusiasts will gather together again this year in Geneva to view a beautiful collection of antique, classic and modern automobiles during the annual Concours d’Elegance. Participants from all over the country will display their prized automobiles on Third Street, the heart of Geneva’s charming downtown shopping district lined with shops, restaurants, parks and historical buildings. Some will be awarded one of the coveted “Benz” Trophies. The event is open to the public at no cost, making this a family event with something for everyone to enjoy. This is rare opportunity to view this fantastic collection of award-winning, unique and rare…

Alley Art Festival, the popular, grassroots art festival in downtown Aurora, will be back on Water Street Mall and Downer Place this weekend. Celebrating its 13th year, the festival run by the Aurora Downtown nonprofit group will feature more than 90 local artists from Aurora and nearby communities. The festival will feature artists and artisans from noon to 5 p.m. following the Aurora Farmers Market across the street at Water Street Square, which runs from 8 a.m. to noon that morning. The annual festival highlights locally made art, jewelry, pottery, handmade goods, and more. It provides an opportunity to meet…

Three men have been charged with First-Degree Murder resulting from an Aurora Police Department investigation of a shooting on the city’s West Side in May that left a man dead. The men, two from Chicago and one from Melrose Park and ranging in age from 18 to 36, are all charged with 1 count of First-Degree Murder, as well as 1 count of Home Invasion (class X felony), and two counts of Armed Violence (class X felony). They were also charged with various weapons-related felonies. On Monday, May 8th, at approximately 12:16 AM, Aurora Police were called to the 2300…

The City of St. Charles has apparently had enough. According to a press just-issued press alert, the city has issued a 15-Day Notice of Intent to Sue for Demolition of the former Pheasant Run Resort property, citing public safety. This follows on the heels of Saturday’s fire at the dormant resort, the second such incident on the site in 15 months. The property is owned by Saint Charles Resort, LLC, out of Miami Beach, Fla. The city says that it “has been earnestly working with the property owner to improve safety, security, and overall conditions on the site” since the…

Former Kane County Sheriff Ken Ramsey, Sr., passed away Saturday morning at his home in Batavia. Ramsey, a lifelong law man and most recently a Deacon at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Batavia, was 75. Ramsey started out his career as an officer for the Batavia Police Department in the early ’70s. In 1974 he joined the Kane County Sheriffs’ Office where he went on to be elected Kane County Sheriff in 1994, serving three consecutive terms. He was the longest serving Sheriff in Kane County history. In 2014, at age 60, Ramsey became an ordained deacon in the Roman…

 Critically-acclaimed comedian Jamie Campbell’s Big Dad Energy will be making a stop in Elgin in the midst of a national tour as part of this year’s Elgin Fringe Festival.  The show was recently filmed as a streaming stand-up special, and has been touring the United States, winning awards and critical acclaim. Campbell is a nationally touring stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, storyteller, and improviser.   His debut album, Tell Me You’re Proud of  Me, debuted at #1 on Amazon’s comedy charts.  In Chicago, where he began his career, he was named  the city’s “Best Stand-Up Comedian” by The Chicago Reader.   You may recognize him from…

Update: Officials from the Kane Couty Sheriff’s Office have released the identity of the motorcycle driver killed during Monday’s crash at Kaneland High School. Sixty-year-old John B. Smith of Maple Park was killed when the Harley-Davidson motorcycle he was riding was struck by a Suburu driven by a 16-year old female student from Sugar Grove. The accident occured when the student exited out of Kaneland High School parking lot, driving eastbound onto Keslinger Road, and then struck the Harley- Davidson motorcycle, which was traveling westbound on Keslinger Road. The student rendered aid to the severly-injured Smith until police arrived, but…

Aurora police found a 19-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds inside a crashed vehicle on Aurora’s west side Sunday evening. At 7:24pm Sunday, police were called to investigate a vehicle crash and person shot in the 1300 block of North Glen Circle i Aurora. Officers found a 19-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds inside a crashed vehicle. Aurora Fire Department Paramedics transported the man to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. No other injuries were reported as a result of the incident. The identity of the man is being withheld pending notification of next…

An unidentified person is dead after a car struck a motorcycle while the former was exiting Kaneland High School in Kaneland Township Monday afternoon. At approximately 3:12pm Monday, Kane Couny Sheriff’s officers were called to Kaneland High School for a report of an accident with injuries. It was determined that an automobile had collided with a motorcycle while leaving the school’s parking lot. The collision caused the driver of the motorcycle to be ejected, resulting in severe injuries. Officers attempted to provide lifesaving treatment, but the driver succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on the scene. The driver…

(Defunct Pheasant Run Resort on fire during May 2022 incident.) St. Charles firefighters were called to the former Pheasant Run Resort Saturday evening to extinguish a fire in one the buildings there. At 7:22pm on Saturday, the St. Charles Fire Department responded to a structure fire in a building located on the grounds of Pheasant Run Resort at 4051 East Main Street. The first unit arrived on scene five minutes later and reported an active fire on the second floor. The fire was extinguished by the first on-scene fire companies within 15 minutes of their arrival. The building was searched…