Author: Paul Stukel

Oswego police continue to investigate a robbery of a local fast-food restaurant on Route 34 early Friday morning. According to police, at approximately 5:54am officers responded to a report of a burglary that had already occurred at the Burger King location in the 2300 block of Route 34. The call was made by an employee who discovered the incident while opening the business. Officers cleared the premises and observed that a door to the business had been forced open. An undisclosed amount of money had been taken from the restaurant. Police remained on scene for approximately three hours. A search…

A 30-year-old Plainfield man is in custody after a routine traffic stop led to his arrest on weapons charges Saturday evening. The man has been charged charged with one count of Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Weapon – Previous Felony Conviction (Class 2 Felony), one count of Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (Class 4 Felony) and multiple Misdemeanor and petty offenses including Resisting a Police Officer and Transportation or Possession of Open Alcohol by Driver. A judge granted the State’s motion to deny pre-trial release. According to police, on Saturday at approximately 11:20pm Naperville police officers on patrol eastbound on…

An 18-year-old Aurora man has been sentenced to 6 years in prison following a narcotics and firearms investigation in the 1200 block of Gates Street in Aurora that resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs and multiple weapons, including a fully automatic firearm. In early 2025, Aurora Police investigators developed information indicating that Eric Rosales, who investigators identified as having gang ties, was involved in the sale of illegal narcotics within the City of Aurora and was believed to be in possession of firearms. In April 2025, investigators executed a search warrant at a residence in the 1200 block of…

A driver was hospitalized and an Illinois State Police (ISP) squad car was damaged on I-88 near Naperville Thursday when the driver’s vehicle struck the squad car during a traffic crash investigation. At approximately 7:34pm on Thursday, an ISP Trooper was pulled over on the left shoulder of I-88 eastbound near Naperville with his emergency lights activated investigating a single vehicle rollover crash. ​ A Tollway Maintenance truck was positioned behind the ISP squad car assisting with recovery of the crashed vehicle. ​ A passing black Acura failed to slow down while negotiating a curve and spun out, striking both…

An Aurora man has been sentenced to 90 years in prison after being convicted of murder and attempted murder related to a gang-related shooting incident in September 2022. Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announced today that Judge Barsanti has sentenced 27-year-old Samuel Garcia of Aurora to 90 years of imprisonment for the offenses of first-degree murder (a class M felony) and attempt first-degree murder (a class X felony). At trial, prosecutors proved that Garcia personally discharged the murder weapon, resulting in a mandatory add-on of 25 years to life for each count. According to prosecutors, on the afternoon of September 24,…

A 19-year-old Oswego man is in custody after being arrested for his alleged involvement in a violent robbery involving a group of assailants on a Chicago Transit Authority train last October. According to authorities, the suspect was part of a larger group who, on October 12 of last year, physically assaulted and robbed a 23-year-old man near the 69th Street CTA station on Chicago’s south side. The suspect was arrested Tuesday in Oswego, and has been charged with felony counts of aggravated battery of transit passenger and robbery. Police have provided no further details of the incident.

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser has cleared a Batavia police officer and two Kane County sheriff’s deputies of any wrongdoing related to an incident this summer that resulted in the death of a a suspect, 39-year-old Michael J. Seidelman. Mosser’s investigation concluded that Seidelman’s death was a suicide carried out by a single self-inflicted gunshot wound, that no officer-fired rounds struck Seidelman, and that the deadly use of force by a Batavia officer and two Kane County sheriff’s deputies was justified and within the law. “I commend the officers of the Batavia Police Department and the Kane County Sheriff’s…

The Elgin Human Rights Commission will present its 41st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, January 17, at 8:30am (doors open at 8:00am). The breakfast will be help at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive – Building E, in Elgin. This will be a morning of celebration, speakers, prayer, music and remembrance. Local leaders and organizations will be recognized and honored as recipients of the Dr. King Humanitarian Award.  Tickets are available online at https://givebutter.com/J3Hrzc. Individual Tickets are $30. Tables of 8 are available at $240. For questions about online ticketing, please contact June Wooten from the Dr. King…

The musicians of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and actors of point2pointproductions bring “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” to life in the Hemmens Cultural Center On Sunday, January 11, at 2:30pm. Based on the timeless Victor Hugo novel, showcasing music from Disney’s Academy-Award nominated 1996 animated film and incorporating new songs by the legendary creative team of Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” is a live concert-style performance not to be missed. Tickets are $25 ($15 for students) and can be purchased here. The Hemmens Cultural Center is located at 45 Symphony Way in Elgin.

An Arizona man was released on his own recognizance Friday morning after being charged with stealing cells phones from an Apple Store in Naperville on New Year’s Day. The suspect was charged with one count of Burglary (Class 2 Felony), one count of Retail Theft (Class 3 Felony) and one count of Misdemeanor Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer. According to police, on January 1 at approximately 4:25pm, the suspect, a 24-year-old resident of Chandler, Arizona, entered the Apple Store located at 120 West Jefferson Avenue in Naperville , selected three iPhone 17 Pro Max 1TB phones and…