Author: Fox Valley Magazine

On Tuesday, Batavia Police reported numerous reports of burglaries to unlocked motor vehicles occurring in the early morning hours. According to a news release, these incidents occurred in both the northwestern and the southwestern residential areas of Batavia. Specifically, residences in the Braeburn Subdivision and in the neighborhoods surrounding Millview Drive were targeted. BPD is currently pursuing a number of leads with respect to these cases. In order to apprehend the offenders, BPD is asking residents in the area with surveillance or doorbell cameras to check their camera footage for suspicious activity. Based on evidence from these cases so far,…

A Kane County jury has convicted 42-year-old Serafin A. Castellanos of Oswego in the March 2017 murders of 35-year-old Jermaine Taylor and 57-year-old Anselmo Fernandez, both of Aurora. The jury deliberated for about three hours before it reached guilty verdict for the offenses of: · First-degree murder, 2 counts · Attempt first-degree murder, Class X felony · Aggravated battery, Class X felony · Aggravated discharge of a firearm, Class 1 felony “This was an indiscriminate and intolerant act of violence in the community that we will not stand for,” said Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Bill Engerman. “My thanks to the Aurora Police Department for working…

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The Naperville Fire Department was called early Saturday morning to respond to a structure fire in a single-family residence located in the 300 block of Weatherford Lane in Naperville. At around 5:30 am, a general alarm assignment consisting of 10 pieces of fire apparatus and 24 personnel dispatched to the scene. Due to the extreme wind conditions, the alarm was immediately upgraded to a box alarm, which brought 5 more apparatus and an additional 14 firefighters to the fire. The first arriving vehicle found 2 cars on fire in the driveway along with heavy fire conditions in the garage. The…

Detectives from the Elgin Police Department’s Major Investigations Division are attempting to identify the individual in the photographs below regarding a robbery that occurred last Monday evening (December 6th) near the Elgin Transportation Center. The subject was observed leaving westbound on foot. He is described to be a Caucasian or Hispanic male, last seen wearing a gray or green zipped-up hooded jacket, a dark face covering with a skull pattern, black pants, and black shoes. Anyone with information as to the possible identity of this individual or who has information that may assist is asked to contact the Major Investigations…

Sen. Robert Peters, D-Chicago, speaks at a news conference Friday about the Reimagine Public Safety Act which he sponsored in the General Assembly. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com) By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – A state program aiming to take a “comprehensive approach to ending Illinois’ firearm violence epidemic” will be expanded under a law signed Friday by Gov. JB Pritzker. The Reimagine Public Safety Act became law in June, but the expansion signed Friday clarifies guidelines in the original bill and gives the Illinois Department of Human Services and a newly created Office of Firearm Violence Prevention greater grant making flexibility.…

If you were listening to the halftime discussion on NBC last night, you heard the seed of the Bears’ destruction in the second half. (I know one can’t “hear” seeds; work with me. I’m pissed.) Hosts Al Michaels and Ken Collingsworth were relaying what Bears head coach Matt Nagy said to the sideline announcer at halftime with the Bears having played probably their best half of the season. Nagy was quoted as using words like “giddy” and “awesome” in discussing the situation at halftime. I’m sorry folks, but that’s what 16 year-old fan girls or 50 year-old inebriated tailgaters say…

The devastation of large swaths of Kentucky by tornadoes this weekend prompted memories of the  tornado that tore through Naperville and adjacent communities back in June. To be sure, the events are not comparable in terms of size, damage and loss of life. But for many, the violence and destruction of a major tornado is simply not to be forgotten. Here are some visual reminders of that event. Local cinematographer and entrepreneur James Buzzard used his skills to capture some of the devastation of yesterday’s extraordinary tornado in Naperville and Woodridge. Social media documented the destruction as well. Chicago &…

The Aurora Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance with locating 14-year-old Malina Olvera (left picture), and 15-year-old Juliana Compean (right picture). Both females were reported missing on Friday. They are believed to be with each other and possibly in the Joliet area (near Joliet Junior College). Both are not suspected to be in danger at this time. If you have any information on their whereabouts, please call APD Investigations at 630-256-5500.

A Montgomery man died Thursday evening after being “entrapped” in a piece of machinery at Bar Technologies in Geneva. The man, 61 year-old Raymonde Escobar, was an employee at Geneva’s Bar Technologies, a steel fabricator located at 500 Fluid Power Drive in Geneva. According to authorities, Mr. Escobar was working when he became entangled in a machine and couldn’t extricate himself. Fellow workers eventually removed him from the machine and he was rushed to Northwestern Delnor Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Subsequently, Mr. Escobar was transported to the Kane County morgue where an autopsy was performed on Friday. The…