Author: Paul Stukel

A 26-year-old Woodridge man is dead after his motorcycle crashed into an SUV Thursday evening at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Naper Boulevard in Naperville. At approximately 9:35pm Thursday, Naperville Police Department and Naperville Fire Department personnel responded to the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Naper Boulevard for a report of a traffic crash with injuries.  Officers arrived on scene and discovered a blue 2024 Suzuki motorcycle had been involved in a crash with a grey 2024 VinFast sports utility vehicle.  The operator of the motorcycle, Dante Fields, 26, was pronounced deceased on scene after life-saving measures were attempted…

A 35-year-old Elgin man is in custody after allegedly tracking down his estranged wife to her temporary residence in Naperville and shooting through her car window, missing her by millimeters. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres announced today that the suspect has been charged with one count of Attempt First Degree Murder (a Class X Felony), one count of Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm (a Class 1 Felony), one count of Aggravated Stalking (a Class 3 Felony) and one count of Misdemeanor Violation of an Order of Protection. The suspect’s wife, the victim…

A 29-year-old Aurora man has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $31,500 in restitution for removing catalytic converters from more than 35 privately-owned vehicles across northern Illinois in 2021 and 2022. The announcement came today from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. The Attorney General’s office prosecuted Octavio Goytia who was sentenced today by Cook County Circuit Court Judge Margaret M. O’Connell after pleading guilty to a Class 2 felony of attempted aggravated possession of a motor vehicle.  “While a vehicle can still operate without a catalytic converter, its removal means the vehicle releases toxic gases and…

A 14-year-old Naperville boy has been charged for allegedly bringing a loaded semiautomatic pistol to a large teen gathering in Downtown Naperville Saturday evening. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres announced yesterday that the juvenile has been charged with one count of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, a Class 4 Felony. On Saturday at approximately 7:33 p.m., while conducting additional patrols in the area of Washington Street and Jefferson Avenue during a “teen takeover” event in Downtown Naperville, an officer with the Naperville Police Department allegedly observed the juvenile displaying suspicious behavior. After…

A chiropractor practicing in Aurora and Campton Hills who was charged last month in Kane County with allegedly sexually assaulting two his of patients has now been indicted on 13 new charges of abuse in DuPage County. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Aurora Police Chief Matt Thomas announced yesterday that the 46-year-old Naperville man is now facing additional charges concerning the sexual abuse and assault of three additional alleged victims. He appeared at his arraignment this morning on one count of Criminal Sexual Assault (a Class 1 Felony), three counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse (a Class 1…

A 19-year-old Chicago man is in custody after leading Kane County Sheriff’s officers on a wild, high-speed chase down I-88 to Chicago early Monday morning. Just after midnight Monday, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office received information that a gray Infiniti with no license plates was seen driving at a high rate of speed southbound on Washington Street at Fabyan Parkway in Batavia . The occupants of the vehicle were described as wearing ski masks. The Kane County Sheriff’s Office located the vehicle southbound on Church Road at Bilter Road in Aurora where a traffic stop was attempted. The vehicle did…

A South Elgin man is in custody after being arrested for illegally firing a gun outside a bar in downtown St. Charles late Tuesday evening. At approximately 11:58pm Tuesday, the St. Charles Police Department was dispatched to the 0-99 block of North 2nd Street for a report of an individual that had allegedly brandished a gun while inside “Alley 64”, a popular restaurant and bar located at 212 West Main Street. The individual, a former employee of the establishment, was reported to have displayed a firearm to staff members and was therefore asked to leave. Shortly after leaving the bar,…

Three Aurora men are in custody charged with multiple felonies, including armed robbery and weapons charges, relation to an alleged armed robbery Monday evening. The final suspect was apprehended Thursday. According to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday at approximately 6:36pm, deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery with shots fired and an individual injured in the 800 block of Konen Avenue in Aurora Township. An investigation indicates that a red Mitsubishi Outlander arrived at the 800 block of Konen Avenue, where the three suspects approached the vehicle and demanded that the driver, identified as Mickey Stewart,…

A 19-year-old man is dead after is car collided with a semi-truck on Butterfield Road near Eola Road Thursday morning. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 6:30am a red Saturn SUV, driven by a 19-year-old man, collided with a semi-truck on Butterfield Road just east of Hedge Row Drive. A third vehicle was also involved in the crash, which resulted in significant damage to all three vehicles. The drivers of the semi-truck and the third vehicle were transported to local hospitals by Aurora Fire Department paramedics with injuries. The driver of the Saturn was extricated from the vehicle by Aurora…

An Oswego man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for drunkenly slamming his Ford-150 pickup truck into another vehicle, killing the driver, while returning from a Bears game in 2021. Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis announced yesterday that Oscar Cano was sentenced to 8 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on one count of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence Involving Death and a concurrent 5 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on one count of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence Great Bodily Harm. Cano must serve 85% of the 8-year sentence as truth-in-sentencing applies to…