Author: Fox Valley Magazine

(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…

A nine-year-old child on bicycle was struck by a pickup truck and hospitalized with serious injuries on Aurora’s far east side Wednesday afternoon. At approximately 5:44pm, Aurora police officers were called to the area of East New York Street and Kautz Road, where they determined that the driver of a 2022 Chevy truck was traveling westbound on East New York Street and struck a nine-year-old bicyclist traveling southbound on Kautz Road. The child was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the truck did not sustain any injuries. Members of the Aurora Emergency Management Agency assisted…

A woman was hospitalized early Sunday morning with wounds apparently suffered in a shooting incident near the Metra station in Elgin. At 12:24am Sunday morning, Elgin police officers responded to the 300 block of Ryerson Avenue for a reported shooting. Officers found an adult female with a non-life-threatening injury who was subsequently transported to an area hospital. Detectives from the Major Investigations Division are actively investigating the incident. Anyone with information that may assist should call 847-289-2600 or text a tip to 847411 and include “ELGINPD” in the beginning of the text, along with the message and/or tip information. This…

Elgin’s annual End of Summer Bash ended with a bang, Saturday, with it’s a spectaular drone show. While photos and video don’t do it justice, here are a few shots. (Photo credits Kevin Ketchum.)

In the wake of enhanced scrutiny of voting practices in Kane County and around the country, the Kane County Board has approved a $7.3 million upgrade in voting equipment to replace aging machines that have been in use for the past 18 years.  According to the company contracted to provide the upgrade, Hart InterCivic, voting will be very similar to the current voting process except voters will use a touchscreen instead of the “wheel” and “enter” button. The machines also will produce a paper ballot that is printed and then fed into a scanner by the voter to complete the…

Saturday at Montgomery Fest. The fun continues Sunday. (Photo credits Kevin Ketchum.)

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…