Author: Paul Stukel

Lords Park Zoo has four new cervine residents today. On Saturday, four deer sourced from Elkhorn Creek Whitetails, a USDA-certified farm in Oakdale, Illinois, were welcomed to the zoo, including two 4 ½-year-old deer, one 3 ½-year-old deer, and one 2 ½-year-old deer. The delivery of the deer was facilitated by Chase Baker, the president of the Illinois Deer Farmers Association. Their arrival is made possible by the generosity of the Friends of Lords Park Zoo, who are covering the cost of both the purchase and delivery. These new additions will join Ruby, a 15-year-old deer born at Lords Park…

Elgin police are investigating a fatal stabbing on Elgin’s north side early this afternoon. The incident took place just after noon in the 1000 block of Cedar Avenue in Elgin, where Elgin police located an adult male with life-threatening injuries after receiving reports of a stabbing. The victim was subsequently transported to an area hospital and later pronounced deceased. Detectives from the Major Investigations Division are actively investigating the case and have a person of interest in custody. Based on the preliminary investigation, it is believed at this time there is no threat to the public. Anyone having information that…

According to a press release from the City of Geneva, 13 cars were discovered burglarized this morning, primarily in the Fisher Farms subdivision. Geneva Police officers responded to reports of car burglaries at the following locations: In what appears to be a related incident, Kane County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a suspicious man near their headquarters on Route 38 in unincorporated Kane County and arrested him on unrelated charges. During their interaction with the man, deputies found stolen items later identified as proceeds from the various Geneva car burglaries reported. The car burglary crimes remain under investigation by the…

After suffering a destructive fire in July, one of Geneva’s staple restaurants, Stockholm’s, is re-opening today at 11am. In a Facebook post with the title “We’re Back!”, the restaurant announced the “soft” re-opening while indicating that the formal Grand Re-Opening will be Wednesday, October 16, at 11am. “Please bear in mind that this is our soft opening era. We still have kinks to work out and i’s to cross and t’s to dot [sic] (suppliers to deliver and time to prep). “We’re so very excited to welcome you back, but we need to relearn how to restaurant properly. We humbly…

Police are investigating the death of an Aurora woman who was fatally struck by a pickup truck near downtown Aurora Thursday evening. According to a press release from the Aurora Police Department, at approximately 5:46pm Thursday the APD and Aurora Fire Department responded to the intersection of East New York Street and West Park Place for a reported vehicle versus pedestrian crash, where they found a 72-year-old woman suffering from serious injuries. The woman, later identified as Maria Herrera of the 1300 block of Solfisburg Avenue in Aurora, was transported to Ascension Mercy Hospital by Aurora Fire personnel and later…

Former St. Charles mayor Ray Rogina and former Kane County prosecutor Pat Crimmins have announced their “Journey Through Ireland with Justa Coupla Guys” guided tour of Ireland in Spring 2025. Rogina and Crimmins, hosts of the popular “Justa Coupla Guys” podcast that Talks Everything about the Fox Valley, will join everybody’s favorite Irishman Shay Clarke in a breathtaking, once-in-lifetime 9-day adventure around the Emerald Isle, including stops at Medieval Kilkenny, Jameson’s Old Middleton Distillery, the stunning Dingle Peninsula, Blarney Castle (home of the legendary Blarney Stone), the seaside center of Kinsale (including a foodie tour!), the Guinness Store House Experience,…

[Editor’s advisory: Part of the footage in this video could be disturbing to viewers.] As the Illinois State Police continue to investigate a fatal officer-involved shooting on the southeast side of Aurora, on Friday the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and the Plano Police Department jointly released intense bodycam footage of the incident. “Both the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and the Plano Police Department hold integrity as one of our core department values,” Kendall County Undersheriff Bobby Richardson said in explaining the decision to release the video. “Part of having integrity is having open and transparent inspection of our actions.” Just…

Elgin police are investigating three unrelated shootings the took place between Friday and Saturday evening. Two of the incidents resulted in the victim’s hospitalization. Elgin has now experienced 55 gunfire incidents during 2024, only 11 short of the record of 66 set in 2016. On Friday, a little after 10:00pm, officers responded to the 400 block of Ann Street for a report of shots fired, which was later confirmed. Later, at approximately 11:23pm, officers responded to the 600 block of St. Charles Street for a reported shooting. While officers were investigating, an adult male arrived at a local hospital with…

A 26-year-old West Chicago man was denied pre-trial release after being charged with supplying fentanyl to a woman who susequently died in an overdose. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and West Chicago Chief of Police Colin Fleury announced today that Judge Joshua Dieden granted the State’s motion to detain the suspect pre-trial after he was charged with one count of Drug Induced Homicide (a Class X Felony) and one count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Fentanyl (a Class 2 Felony). According to prosecutors, on June 25, 2024, at approximately 8:24 p.m., West Chicago police officers were called…