Author: Paul Stukel

The Kane County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman found dead in Campton Hills last Friday evening as Nena Peduzzi, 44. Peduzzi was found dead in the driveway of her Campton Hills home and an autopsy conducted Monday revealed that she died from traumatic brain injuries consistent with being struck by a car. Toxicology samples were collected and sent to a national forensic laboratory for analysis. Police have described the incident as isolated with no threat to the community. Anyone with information related to the investigation is encouraged to contact Detective Michael Oberth at 630-524-6261. Campton Hills police are investigating…

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser has announced hat her office will not be filing criminal charges against Aurora police officers involved in the March 19, 2025, death of 19-year-old Aurora resident Christopher Lepe. The State’s Attorney’s independent review of the incident determined that officers who shot Lepe had the reasonable belief that the deadly force they employed was necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm to themselves and others. According to the investigation, on March 19, 2025, at approximately 1:30am, a Geneva police officer located a suspicious vehicle on the 1500 block of South Randall Road that he…

A 20-year-old man was killed when his motorcycle struck a towed trailer in the 4000 block of Route 34 in Oswego Saturday afternoon. According to the Oswego Police Department, at approximately 1:42pm Saturday officers were dispatched to the 4000 block of Route 34 near Wolf Road for a crash involving a motorcycle with unknown injuries. While en route, dispatchers advised that the motorcyclist was unconscious and receiving CPR. Upon arrival, officers took over medical care until paramedics arrived and transported the motorcyclist to a local hospital. The man later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased. A preliminary investigation…

Campton Hills police are investigating the death of a woman found in a residence in the 4N600 block of Brookside West Drive in Campton Hills Friday evening. According to police account, at approximately 10:45pm Friday Campton Hills police officers discovered a deceased woman at the residence following a report of a disturbance there. The incident is being investigated by the Campton Hills Police Department as well as the Fox Valley Major Crimes Task Force and Kane County Coroner. No indication as to the cause of death has been made public. The name of the victim is being withheld subject to…

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser announced today that the excavation of a residence in South Elgin undertaken yesterday as part of the investigation of Kianna Galvin’s disappearance in 2016 did not discover any human remains. “While today’s search did not uncover the answers we had hoped for, our commitment to finding the truth about Kianna’s disappearance remains unwavering,” Mosser said. “We will continue to pursue every credible lead and stand with Kianna’s family as this investigation moves forward.” The investigation is ongoing. Almost exactly 10 years from the date of her disappearance, the search for Kianna Galvin of South…

A 20-year-old South Elgin man has been charged with possessing and disseminating sexually-explicit videos involving children under the age of 13. On Tuesday, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser and Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain announced that the defendant has been charged with the offenses of Disseminating Child Sexual Abuse Material, a Class X felony (7 counts), and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material, a Class 2 felony (7 counts). Prosecutors allege that between October 21, 2024, and November 18, 2025, the defendant possessed and disseminated multiple videos containing child sexual abuse material (“CSAM”). The videos depicted children under the age…

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser announced today that the excavation of a residence in South Elgin undertaken yesterday as part of the investigation of Kianna Galvin’s disappearance in 2016 did not discover any human remains. “While today’s search did not uncover the answers we had hoped for, our commitment to finding the truth about Kianna’s disappearance remains unwavering,” Mosser said. “We will continue to pursue every credible lead and stand with Kianna’s family as this investigation moves forward.” The investigation is ongoing. Almost exactly 10 years from the date of her disappearance, the search for Kianna Galvin of South…

A 54-year-old Bolingbrook man has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for selling fentanyl pills to an Aurora man who subsequently died from ingesting a single pill. On February 6, 2026, Eric L. Jones was convicted by a jury of Drug-Induced Homicide, Class X felony. According to prosecutors, on November 25, 2022, and November 26, 2022, the victim, Niko Ramirez, a 27-year-old resident of Aurora, communicated with Jones to arrange a drug purchase. On November 26, 2022, at around 7:30pm, Jones delivered 10 fentanyl pills to Ramirez, who ingested one of the pills later that evening at his residence.…

A 27-year-old Oswego man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison in the fatal shooting of an Aurora man in 2021. On March 3, 2026, a jury convicted Ladarius A. Parker of the offense of First-Degree Murder (Class M felony) and found that Parker personally discharged the firearm used in the murder. According to prosecutors, in the early morning of May 2, 2021, Parker was attending a party at a residence in the 1700 block of Stonegate Drive in Montgomery when he shot and killed 30-year-old Christopher B. McMorris of Aurora as McMorris sat in a parked vehicle nearby.…

A 26-year-old St. Charles man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced tablets to a victim who subsequently died from drug toxicity. On March 24, 2026, Eric R. Fabisiak pled guilty to Drug-Induced Homicide, a Class X felony; and Armed Violence, a Class X felony. According to prosecutors, on June 17, 2023, St. Charles Police were dispatched to a death investigation at the 1100 block of S. 3rd Street, where 24-year-old Amun Ahmed, of Bolingbrook, had been found by a romantic partner unconscious and not breathing. An autopsy conducted by the Kane County Coroner’s Office confirmed…