Author: Paul Stukel

Batavia police are investigating an incident at Prairie Lathem Park in Batavia on Friday wherein an unidentified man beckoned to two elementary-school-aged children and offered them candy. At approximately 6:42pm Friday, Batavia Police Officers were made aware of a suspicious incident that occurred earlier in the day at Prairie Lathem Park located at 601 North Prairie Street. Two elementary school-aged children reported that they were playing at the park near the southeast side of Louise White School earlier that day at approximately 4:45pm – 5:15pm when they heard a voice calling from a cluster of trees on the east side…

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A 42-year-old woman was tragically killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Ogden Avenue in Aurora Tuesday evening. According to preliminary information from the Aurora Police department, at approximately 9:52pm Tuesday a silver 2011 Volkswagen Routan was traveling eastbound on Ogden Avenue approaching Frontenac Street when it collided with three vehicles stopped at a traffic light. The impact caused the Volkswagen to roll on its side, partially ejecting the female driver from the driver’s side window and pinning her to the roadway. Aurora Fire Department personnel extricated the driver, but the 42-year-old woman was unable to survive her injuries and was…

The suspect accused of shooting a man outside of a Naperville apartment complex earlier this week has been released from custody pending his trial. Judge Joshua Dieden denied DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin’s motion to detain the 18-year-old subject during First Appearance Court Thursday morning. The suspect is charged with one count of Aggravated Battery – Discharge Machine Gun and one count of Unlawful Possession of a Machine Gun, both Class X Felonies. If found guilty, the suspect faces a potential sentence of between twelve to forty-five years in prison. As a condition of his pre-trial release, he will…

One man is dead and another in hospital with critical injuries after two semi tractor-trailers collided in Dundee Township Tuesday morning. At approximately 7:39am Tuesday, Kany County Sherrif’s deputies were summoned to the intersection of Miller Road and Route 31 where they found one semi, a Freightliner, on the shoulder of the roadway and another, a Mack, in a field just east of Route 31. The deputies found that the driver of the Freightliner had suffered severe injuries and rendered life-saving measures, but were unable to overcome the injuries sustained. The driver, whose name is being withheld pending notification of…

A man is in hospital after being shot in the chest outside of a Naperville apartment complex Monday evening. Naperville police officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Testa Drive at approximately 8:48pm Monday evening where they located an 18-year-old male from Naperville laying on a grassy area outside an apartment building suffering from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Naperville Fire Department personnel transported the victim to a local hospital where he is currently being treated for his injury, which is not believed to be life-threatening. Officers established a perimeter and located a person of interest, an…

An Elgin man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting incident on Elgin’s far west side early Sunday morning. At approximatly 3:40am on Sunday, Elgin police officers investigated a reported shooting incident in the 1200 block of Shawford Way in Elgin. Officers arrived on scene and located an adult male subject with a non-life threatening gunshot wound, who was subsequently transported to a local hospital. A preliminary investigation shows that an incident inside a residence occurred at which time a firearm was discharged. This is an isolated incident where all parties involved are known to each other. Detectives from…

If you missed the original, be sure not to miss The Phil Collins Experience at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles on Saturday, November 2 at 8pm. The Phil Collins Experience has been wowing audiences at festivals, theaters, and private events nationwide. Immerse yourself in the world of Phil Collins and Genesis with their greatest hits like “Sussudio”, “In the Air Tonight”, “That’s All”, “Invisible Touch”, “Abacab”, and many more. The British-born and raised frontman will make you forget that he’s not Phil. Terry Adams Jr brings the look, the sound, the emotion, and the energy – the true feel…

A 33-year-old Chicago man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to providing a lethal does of heroin/fantanyl to a Naperville man. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced Wednesday that Shawn Smith entered a plea of guilty to one count of Drug Induced Homicide, a Class X Felony, after which Judge Daniel Guerin handed down the 12-year sentence. On November 27, 2022, the victim, a twenty-three-year-old male, was found deceased in a bedroom of the family residence. An autopsy determined fentanyl, heroin, diphenhydramine and trazodone toxicity as the cause of death. The victim was prescribed trazodone.…

A 35-year-old Wheaton woman is dead after her vehicle was struck by a Ford Bronco at the intersection of South Naper Boulevard and Hobson Road in Naperville Wednesday evening. According to Naperville police, at approximately 8pm Wednesday the woman, identified as Sarah A. Jelgerhuis, was attempting to turn left from southbound Naper Boulevard towards eastbound Hobson Road when her vehicle was struck by a 2023 Ford Bronco driven by a 17-year-old female from Naperville, who was traveling northbound on Naper Boulevard. Ms. Jelgerhuis’ vehicle, a 2020 NIssan Kicks, came to rest north of the intersection, partially submerged in a pond.…