Author: Paul Stukel

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announced today that her office will not pursue criminal charges against St. Charles police officers involved in the fatal shooting of 41-year-old Daniel H. Escalera last December. Mosser concluded that the investigation of the incident, undertaken by Illinois State Police, found no wrongdoing on the part of the officers. According to a press release announcing the decision, the investigation determined that on December 1, 2024, a 911 caller reported seeing Escalera wielding a chainsaw entering River Glen of St. Charles, a senior living facility. The first St. Charles police officer to arrive made…

In an email to Kane County Cougars staff and fans, owner Dr. Bob Froehlich announced this morning that the popular Geneva-based minor league team will be sold to Texas-based REV Entertainment. “Later today, an official public announcement will be made regarding the sale of the Kane County Cougars,” Froehlich wrote. “However, I wanted you to hear it from me first—along with what this sale means for the future of Minor League Baseball in Kane County.” Froehlich, who has owned the team since 2014, continued. “I believe our greatest accomplishment is ensuring the long-term future of Minor League Baseball in Kane…

A Chicago man is in custody after speeding away from a routine traffic stop and, when ultimately apprehended, allegedly attempting to grab a Naperville police officer’s gun from its holster. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres announced Saturday that Judge Anthony Coco has granted the State’s motion to detain the 32-year-old, who is charged with one count Attempt to Disarm a Peace Officer, a Class 3 Felony; one count of Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon – No FOID, a Class 4 Felony; one count of Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding a Peace Officer,…

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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…