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A Dozen Little Things For Restaurants To Consider

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“If you can’t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.” William H. McRaven For a significant portion of my younger years, I was happily involved/employed in the restaurant industry.  My “career” started just after I turned fifteen years of age. Restaurants – a Happy Addiction A restaurant in my hometown […]

Dining Out For Less – Try These 5 Tips

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In these days of high energy prices and higher grocery costs, you may wonder if there are any ways to make the cost of dining out a bit more affordable. Some Good News A more affordable dinner seems to be getting more prohibitive  — by the minute – in terms of price.  Well, there is […]

A Grand Event at Cooper’s Hawk in St Charles

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The team at On the Fox was fortunate enough to have been invited to a “Sneak Peek” of a new restaurant called Cooper’s Hawk that was opening in the area – right in St. Charles as a matter of fact. (This page may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure about affiliate links.) Iterations of Cooper’s […]

Out & About at Fermilab in Batavia

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Physics is a subject that generally will scare the pants off most people… “and even some physics teachers” – at least according to what Leon Lederman (Nobel Prize-winner, author and former Director of Fermilab in Batavia, IL) once said in a lecture I heard him give a long time ago. (This page may contain affiliate […]

Fox Valley Farmers’ Markets

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Savor the sights, scents, and tastes of summer with a delightful exploration of the Farmers’ Markets in Geneva, Batavia, and St. Charles! These vibrant community hubs bring the bounty of the harvest straight to your table, offering fresh, local produce, handcrafted goods, and a warm atmosphere that celebrates the best of the Fox Valley! Availability […]

Celebrate Midsommar Festival in Geneva, IL

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The oldest ethnic festival in Illinois, and believed to be the second oldest in the USA, the Annual Swedish Midsommar Festival is steeped in Scandinavian traditions, with activities that will please everyone. (This page may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure about affiliate links.) Crossing the Atlantic in the Viking Ship Raven Learn about sailing […]

Movies Filmed Locally in the Fox Valley

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In 2002, the movie Road to Perdition was shot right here in the Fox Valley. Maybe you watched some of the filming yourself. It would have been difficult to miss, as the production company pretty much took over the town of Geneva. This article lists some of the many movies filmed in the Illinois Fox […]

Get Out & Ride the Illinois Fox River Bike Trail

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The end of summer – at least in terms of the celestial season – officially arrives at the moment the direct rays of the sun, in their journey south, cross the Equator. It is called the Autumnal Equinox. And, it’s a great time to explore the Fox River Bike Trail! Find out when the September […]

At the Garfield Farm Museum for the Heirloom Garden Show

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For anyone living in the Midwest, late summer is always a great time of the year. Sure, the sun has begun its annual migration to the south and the days are getting progressively shorter. Unfortunately, the number of swimming pool days is decreasing rapidly. So, I decided to visit Garfield Farm Museum in La Fox! […]

Rich Flores: PGA Pro, Teacher & Friend

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My memory is likely getting a tad rusty. But somehow – at least in this instance – it doesn’t make any difference. One of my most vivid memories is that of a warm, late spring day. It’s from the Pottawatomie Golf Course in St. Charles, Illinois, some forty years ago when I golfed with Rich […]