History
The Silver Fox was born in the aftermath of tragedy but proves life is what you make it. Sarah Besser and Bill Phelan share a passion for history and architecture and were eager to save one of the beautiful old buildings in downtown Streator. Neither Sarah or Bill knew for sure what to do with any of the buildings, but all that changed when Sarah's brother John fell ill and passed away at the age of 33. John was larger than life and loved nothing more than cooking, entertaining, and surrounding himself with family and friends. Sarah planned John's life celebration to take place outdoors, but when the weather turned bad, Sarah couldn't find a nice, flexible indoor space. With that, The Silver Fox was born. They found the perfect building and named it after John, whose childhood nickname was the