TV show to feature The Jalapeno Grille in St. Charles

The Jalapeno Grille, 602 Geneva Road in downtown St. Charles, is scheduled to be featured on the Aug. 11 episode of “Chicago’s Best” on WGN TV, according to Anastacio Calderon, the restaurant’s owner. The show will feature the Grille’s Volcan breakfast as part of its “best breakfasts” episode. The Volcan consists of a homemade corn patty with beans, Chihuahua cheese and chorizo topped with three eggs and homemade ranchero sauce. (Sounds good to me.) The episode is scheduled to air 10 p.m. Aug. 11. The restaurant is open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sundays. The Jalapeno Grille will celebrate its 10th anniversary in September. For more information about the restaurant, call 630-5871-1918.

Business networking group to meet

The Congregational Church Small Business Networking Group will meet at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 1. The church is located at 21 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia. Ellen Huxtable of Advantage Business Concepts, coordinates the group’s activities. Visitors are always welcome. 

North Aurora Days festival begins Aug. 2

The annual North Aurora Days fest opens Aug 2 and continues through Aug. 4 at various locations throughout the village. The festival will include a parade, a carnival, a beer tent, a car show, entertainment, a community garage sale and a variety of other attractions for all ages. For more information, including an event map, click here.

National Night Out event in Campton Hills

Campton Hills Police Chief Dan Hoffman sends word that the police department will host its 7th annual National Night Out from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 6 on School Street, between Route 64 and LaFox Road. The event will include more than 30 organizations and businesses. The program will include children’s activities and free refreshments. For more information, call 630-584-4242.

Ellwood House to host art fair, ice cream social

The Ellwood House Museum in DeKalb will host its annual Art Fair and Ice Cream Social from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 4. The fair will feature the works of 40 artists in a variety of mediums. The event also will include musical entertainment, presentations by the DeKalb Area Garden Club and other attractions. The museum is located at 509 N. First St., DeKalb. For more information, call 815-756-4609.

Sheriff to host National Night Out program

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office will host its annual National Night Out program from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the sheriff’s office, 37W755 Route 38, St. Charles. The program will include the department’s SWAT Team, the K9 Unit, the Bomb Unit and other units. The program also will offer children’s activities. 

— Share news and photos about your business or organization here. Email information and photos to kbotterman@gmail.com. Please include caption information for each submitted photo. Fox Valley Notes is available at Facebook and Twitter.

Arcada Theatre to host Kevin Costner and his band

Submitted photo

• Kevin Costner and his band, Modern West, will perform at the historic Arcada Theatre in St. Charles on July 14. Tickets will range in price from $69 to $175. Tickets will go on sale May 28 at www.oshow.com. The show will feature original material and cover songs. Costner, a two-time Academy Award-winning actor and director, formed the band in 2005. The band has released two albums. The Arcada Theatre is located at 105 E. Main St. in downtown St. Charles.


• The North Aurora Mothers Club will host its annual North Aurora Community parade at 2 p.m. June 3. The parade will step off at Clocktower Plaza at Randall Road and Oak Street. The parade will proceed east down Oak Street to Adams Street, south to State Street and end at the North Aurora Island Park. More than 40 groups are scheduled to participate in the parade, including the West Aurora High School Marching Band. The Fox Valley Fife & Drum Corps and local fire departments also are scheduled to appear in the parade. The North Aurora River District Alliance will host a community party after the parade, featuring local food vendors, a DJ and other attractions. 


• Hosanna! Lutheran Church in St. Charles is sponsoring Kids Feeding Kids, a food drive to benefit the church's Community Care Center food pantry ministry. The food drive will continue through June 3. The church is located at 36W925 Red Gate Road, near Randall Road. The food pantry is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays. The pantry regularly provides food to about 40 families each week. The families come from Aurora, Batavia, Carpentersville, Elgin, Huntley and St. Charles. For more information, call 630-584-6434.


• Hosanna! also will host its annual two-day rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 8 and from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 9. The sale is open to the public. The sale will benefit Lazarus House in St. Charles.


—Share news and photos about your group or business here. Email information and photos to kbotterman@gmail.com. Please include caption information with each submitted photo.