Author: Paul Stukel

The Naperville Ale Fest will take place on Saturday, July 13, from 2pm-6pm and will feature over 100 unique craft beers and some of the area’s favorite food trucks. Situated on the grounds of the Naper Settlement, with downtown Naperville as a backdrop, it is the ideal setting to experience craft beer. Early Entry is 1pm to 5pm; General Admission is 2pm to 6pm. Purchase Tickets What’s included with the ticket? Entrance to the 2024 Naperville Ale Fest, 18 – 3 oz. samples, access to your favorite food trucks, lawn games, and a live DJ. The opportunity to sample craft…

2021 marks the 48th year the nation’s largest specialty show consisting of only antique toy and doll collectibles. 

A 65-year-old Naperville man is hospitalized in serious condition after the bicycle he was riding was hit by a vehicle on Route 59 in Aurora Saturday afternoon. At approximately 4:41pm, Aurora police arrived at the scene of the incident, the northbound lanes of Route 59 north of Liberty Street, and learned the vehicle involved had fled the scene northbound on Route 59 after the crash. The bicyclist, a 65-year-old Naperville man, was transported to a local hospital by Aurora Fire Department paramedics and was listed in serious condition. Police are seeking assistance in identifying the vehicle, shown below. The vehicle…

From an informal cocktail party for 30 to a formal event for 300, our goal is to make your event stress free. We work hard so you don’t have to worry. Belgio’s Catering specializes in off-site catering for private parties, corporate events, picnics, weddings and much more. We provide catering services and beverage services, as well as event staffing, entertainment, valet services, any rental supply needs and just about any other event related services one might need to make an event complete. Our food can be cooked fresh on site at your event or in our facilities that day and…

Day 3 of the Norris Cultural Arts Fourth Annual Baker’s Dozen Holiday Festival features the Shout Section Big Band. The first of four “Encore” episodes in this year’s festival features the Shout Section Big Band in a reprise of the band’s participation in last year’s festival. Featuring vocalist Tatum Langley. Each day leading up to Christmas, Norris will post a different artist perfoming a Christmas-related piece leading up to “The Essential Christmas Carol,” a unique retelling of Dickens’ holiday classic by Norris’ Michael Sherry. Episodes are posted daily at 7pm at https://norrisculturalarts.com/bakers-dozen-festival. The Justa Coupla Guys podcast recently spoke with…

All aboard the Polar Express Storytime Train! Travel to the North Pole to pick up Santa & his friends. Then travel back to Geneva and have lunch/dinner. After the meal, each child will have the opportunity to sit on Santa’s lap, give him their wish list, and have a picture taken. Families are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring their holiday spirit!   Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Register here. 2023 Dates: Saturday, December 2 and Sunday, December 3Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm and 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm both daysLocation: Geneva Train Station Ages Newborn – 11 months: FreeAges 1-17…

Thanksgiving, especially in the Midwest, is a unique, and supremely American, holiday. (We publish this column annually. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!) Drenched in tradition, the holiday harkens back to the time of the Puritans and the Plymouth Rock settlement, when it was largely a celebration of the harvest (although the Puritans could make every occasion religious of course). The element of giving thanks to God for our blessings took root as the pilgrims became settlers, and then colonists, and then a nation. The first Presidential Proclamation of a “day of thanks-giving and prayer” was issued by President Washington in 1789, the…

Update: The Kane County Sheriff’s Office has provided further details about the head-on collision this morning in Hampshire Township. The injured deputy is 33-year-old Brian Anderson, a sworn Kane County Sheriff’s deputy. Anderson remains in stable but critical condition at Good Samaritan Hospital with multiple leg fractures. He has been a KCSO deputy for ten months. The driver of the pickup truck, Indalecio Munoz of Marseilles, Illinois, was conveyed along with two other occupants of the pickup truck to Ascension St. Joseph’s Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Illinois State Police are handling the investigation to see if alcohol or drugs played…