Author: Paul Stukel

A 24-year-old Batavia man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a disabled woman at Marklund Home in Geneva in 2023.  Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announce yesterday that Judge John Barsanti sentenced Isaiah Fields to 25 years of imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Fields pled guilty to guilty the offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault, Class X felony, in January of this year.  Prospecutors asserted that on or about August 1, 2023 through September 5, 2023, Fields sexually assaulted the victim, who he knew had a severe or profound intellectual disability and was…

A 42-year-old Geneva man is in custody after allegedly attempting to suffocate a woman Thursday in what is being called a domestic dispute. The suspect has been charged with Attempted Murder – First Degree – Intent to cause death or great bodily harm, a Class M felony; Aggravated Domestic Battery – with Strangulation, a Class 2 felony; Aggravated Domestic Battery – Causing Great Bodily Harm, a Class 2 felony; Unlawful Restraint, a Class 4 felony; and various misdemeanors relatead to domestic violence. At 12:28am Thursday, Geneva police arrived at a home in the 300 block of Division Street after receiving…

Two Elgin men accused of leading police on a high-speed chase down I-290 after shooting at another vehicle will remain in custody until their trial. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael McLean announced today that Judge Joshua Dieden has granted the State’s motion to detain pre-trial a pair of Elgin men charged with Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm – Direction of an Occupied Vehicle, a Class 1 Felony. One of the suspects is also charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon – No FOID, a Class 4 Felony, and the other with Aggravated…

Update: This morning, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office reported that the identify of one of the victims of Sunday’s crash was previously misidentified. One of the deceased was originally reported to be 31-year-old Erick Garcia-Porcayo. The deceased has now been identifed as 18-year-old Erik Porcayo-Ramirez, who was riding in the white Ford F350 at the time of the incident and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The article below has been updated to reflect the correction. Two people are dead and three others in hospital after the driver of a pickup truck swerved to avoid a deer and crashed into…

A 32-year-old Chicago man received a sentence of 57 years in prison for the attempted murder of his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend at an Aurora gas station in August 2022. Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announced today that Judge John Barsanti has sentenced Byron Frazier to a total of 57 years in prison. Last August, a jury convicted Frazier of Attempt first-degree murder, a Class X felony; Aggravated battery with a firearm, a Class X felony; Armed violence, a Class X felony; and Armed habitual criminal, a Class X felony. According to prosecutors, on the afternoon of August 18, 2022, at approximately 4:20pm, Jonathan Chatman pulled into a…

Two people are dead and three others in hospital after the driver of a pickup truck swerved to avoid a deer and crashed into oncoming traffic on Plank Road Sunday evening. According to a press release from the Kane County Sheriff’s office, at approximately 9:43pm on Sunday deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Plank Road and Switzer Road for a four-car collision that resulted in the deaths of two individuals at the scene. Three other individuals involved in the crash were flown via helicopter transport to local trauma centers. Detectives on the scene indicated that a red Ford F150…

Two men are in custody after having being apprehended by Naperville police shortly after burglarizing a local smoke shop early Thursday morning. At approximately 2:30am Thursday, police were dispatched for a reported burglary in progress at a smoke shop in the 1500 block of West Ogden Avenue. The caller reported hearing a crashing sound and then witnessing two subjects dressed in black running away from the store. Responding officers discovered broken glass at the business and quickly located the subjects near the area of Jefferson Avenue and Georgia Court. The preliminary investigation indicates that one subject, identified as a 20…

In October 2022, a 22-year-old DeKalb man who was high on THC and on his way to a St. Charles cannabis dispensary lost control of his car on Route 38 just west of Elburn, crashing into two vehicles going the other way and killing a four-year-old girl. Today, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announced that Judge Donald J. Tegeler has sentenced the man, Edgar Barrios, to 12 ½ years in prison. On November 20, 2024, Barrios pleaded guilty to the offenses of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis Causing Death, a Class 2 felony, and Aggravated Driving Under…

Billy Elton, a tribute to the music of Billy Joel and Elton John, will be playing at Aurora’s The Venue this Sunday beginning at 7pm (door open at 6pm). Led by Reid Spears on the piano and lead vocals, this 8-piece band takes you on a timeless journey through the catalogs of these two musical giants. Dedicated to top-notch musicianship, the band performs a completely live show without the use of any backing tracks. Billy Elton will have the audience on its feet singing along to such classics as “Crocodile Rock”, “You May Be Right”, “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting”, “Piano Man”, and many others in…

Aurora police are investigating what they believe was a domestic-related shooting Tuesday afternoon on the city’s northwest side. At approximately 4:28pm on Tuesday, Aurora Police and Fire personnel responded to a incident in the 1000 block of North Edgelawn Drive in Aurora wherein a male subject reportedly fired a weapon during an altercation inside the residence, striking another individual. The injured person was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. As this incident is believed to be domesic-related, and based on the initial investigation, authorities believe that there is no ongoing threat to the community. The incident remains under…