Former tumbling coach appears in court on sex charges
The former tumbling coach charged with having sexual conduct with an underage prostitute will be in court again Jan. 16. Ray Saleh, 51, of Oswego, made an appearance Wednesday by video hookup before a...
View ArticleVehicle goes through fence, hits Aurora house
A man was treated at an Aurora-area hospital after his vehicle struck a guardrail, went over it and through a wrought-iron fence and rolled over on Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. at East Galena Boulevard and...
View ArticleTwo men arrested after police called to Aurora home to investigate fight
Two men were charged after police were called to an Aurora home for a fight that had broken out early in the morning on New Year’s Day. Joseph C. Rush, 24, 400 block North River Street, Aurora, was...
View ArticleVehicle damages Naperville Wendy’s main entrance
Naperville Police Department received a call early Monday morning that gives new meaning to drive-through restaurant. About 7:45 a.m., a commercial vehicle slid into the east side of Wendy’s, at 1560...
View ArticlePolice search for armed men who robbed St. Charles store
Police are looking for two armed men who robbed a store in St. Charles Sunday evening. At approximately 6:27 p.m., police said two armed men robbed the Tobacco and Gift Store at 1556 E. Main St. One of...
View ArticleAurora marks first shootings of 2015
Aurora logged its first shootings of 2015 recently after police responded to two separate shooting incidents throughout the city. The first occurred on Saturday morning, around 1:40 a.m., when shots...
View ArticleFelony charges approved against firefighter accused of punching bartender
An Aurora firefighter is now facing felony battery charges for allegedly punching a female bartender in the face while he was off duty at a bar near Aurora late last month. Kane County prosecutors have...
View ArticleBurglars steal piggy bank from Yorkville home
Yorkville police responded to a felony home burglary that occurred Monday at 6:28 p.m. in the 300 block of East Washington Street. According to a police report, goods worth $287 were stolen from the...
View ArticleWoman gets 4 years in prison for stealing from Kane County law firm
An Indiana woman was sentenced to four years in prison Wednesday for stealing more than $150,000 from the Kane County law firm that employed her. Jordan E. Terry, 48, pleaded guilty to one count of...
View ArticlePolice departments using many methods to keep gang activity, shootings in check
Gang activity and shooting violence made 2014 a “difficult year” for Aurora police, who experienced the highest shooting and homicide numbers they’ve seen in six years, said Aurora Police Chief Gregory...
View ArticleHundreds of narcotic prescription pills found inside St. Charles home
Members of the North Central Narcotics Task Force allegedly found hundreds of narcotic prescription pills inside a woman’s St. Charles home when they arrested her on drug charges. According to a...
View ArticleKendall deputies say drunk man ran away from crash scene
A Montgomery man drove his vehicle into a pole while he was drunk, then ran way, Kendall County Sheriff’s Department deputies said. Deputies said Ramiro Portillo-Olivas, 24, 2800 block of Oakmont...
View ArticleNo one injured in two shootings in Aurora
Two shootings were reported this weekend in Aurora, but no one was injured in either incident, Aurora police said. According to Aurora Police Department spokesman Dan Ferrelli, the first incident...
View ArticlePolice looking for two men who burglarized Aurora Christian School
Aurora police are looking to identify two men who are accused of burglarizing and damaging an Aurora school late last month. Police said that around 12:40 a.m. on Dec. 31, two men entered Aurora...
View ArticleTwo charged in Aurora school burglary
Two 21-year-old Aurora men have been charged with burglarizing and causing damage to a Far West Side school in the early morning hours of Dec. 31. Shawn Lopez of the 200 block of LRA Drive and Avery...
View ArticleJudge: Man ‘foolish and arrogant’ for bringing loaded gun to Midway
A Naperville man facing a felony charge after a loaded handgun was found in his carry-on luggage Tuesday afternoon at Midway Airport was chided as “foolish and arrogant” by a judge. Kevin W. Reed, 28,...
View ArticleEight charged with arranging to have sex with minors in Aurora
Undercover Aurora officers arrested eight men during a six-week sting that targeted people soliciting underage children for sex, police said. The men, who range in age from 19 to 40 years old, were...
View ArticleAurora home struck by bullets
No one was injured early Thursday morning when gunshots rang out in Aurora. According to Aurora Police Department spokesman Dan Ferrelli, it was around 3:40 a.m. when a home in the 1700 block of Ravine...
View ArticleTwo men sought for attempted robbery in Aurora
A pair of robbers demanded money from two victims while holding them at gunpoint Wednesday evening in Aurora, police said. The victims, a 27-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman, said they were...
View ArticleOswego man charged with drunken driving after crash
An Oswego man was charged with drunken driving late Thursday evening after crashing his vehicle into a tree, Kendall County Sheriff’s deputies said. According to deputies, Eric Ramirez, 26, 0-99 block...
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