Accused drunken driver flips car
Juan Carlos Olmedo-Guzman, 21, 900 block of Lebanon Street, Aurora, was charged with drunken driving, no driver's license and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after a crash around midnight Saturday, Aurora police said.

Child in critical condition after pool incident
A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after apparently falling into a swimming pool at his home Sunday afternoon, Aurora police said.

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Auroran suspect in 17th robbery
After admitting to 16 bank robberies and being sentenced to more than five years in federal prison, Daniel Vincent could have reformed. But Vincent, 28, is now facing new robbery charges after a Friday morning car chase and crash outside of Lexington, Ky.

Woman wields a shovel to bash car
Maria Razo, 23, of the 200 block of Plum Street, Aurora, was charged with felony criminal damage to property after she smashed the windshield and scratched the body of a 2001 Mitsubishi parked in the 0-99 block of Blackhawk Street at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, the Kane County state's attorney's office said. According to Aurora police, two women watched Razo cause $5,000 in damage to the car, while Razo accused one of the women of "messing" with her husband.

Parolee charged in stabbing, beating
Less than three months after he was released from prison, a 28-year-old Oswego resident has been charged with stabbing a man.

11th conviction gets man a stint in federal prison
Christopher Mosby, 44, was sentenced this week to five years in federal prison on drug charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago. Mosby was one of eight people arrested in 2008 during "Operation Land O' Lakes" -- a reference to "butter" made by drug dealers.

Two officers hurt when Aurora squads collide
Two Aurora police officers were injured when their squads hit each other late Wednesday night on the city's West Side.

Cops believe teens connected to multiple car burglaries
Aurora police have charged two teenagers with breaking into two unlocked vehicles in late October. Elwin Delacruz, 18, of the 2200 block of Exeter Court; and Jeremy Vermilyer, 17, of the 2300 block of Twilight Drive, Aurora, were charged Wednesday with two felony counts of burglary to a motor vehicle and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor, Aurora police said.

Convicted murderer fights former lawyers
The attorneys who lost the 2003 murder trial of a Joliet man charged with strangling his next-door neighbor and torching her duplex claimed they left it up to their client to waive his right to a jury and denied keeping him from taking the witness stand. Law partners Tom Breen and Todd Pugh, of Chicago, both said 36-year-old Vincent Trevizo was the one who wanted a judge to decide his fate. The two lawyers also said Trevizo was in no hurry to testify at his own trial.

Jury finds Aurora man guilty of beating girlfriend
A jury needed less than an hour Tuesday to find an Aurora man guilty of the brutal beating of his girlfriend in 2007, and he now faces up to seven years in prison.

Man caught with pot lies about age name
Sylvester Green, 32, of the 600 block of Rosewood Avenue, Aurora, was charged with felony possession of marijuana and obstructing justice as well as misdemeanor possession of marijuana after he was found in possession of between 10 and 30 grams of marijuana, then gave officers a false name, on Tuesday in Aurora, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.

Auroran convicted in girlfriend's beating
An Aurora man was convicted this week of severely beating his girlfriend in early in 2007.

Teen bails out as car hits church
A 17-year-old Aurora man is facing felony charges after he bailed out of a moving car, which then hit a church, Aurora police said.

Fire burns out pallet company building
Aurora firefighters contained a fire Tuesday evening at Interstate Pallet Company on Mitchell Road in Aurora, just north of Indian Trail. No injuries were reported.

'No refusal' weekend nabs 14 in Kane County
The largest effort in Kane County to date to try to keep drunken drivers off the road resulted in 14 arrests over the Halloween weekend, including four in Elgin, authorities said Tuesday.

Man charged with injuring St. Charles officer
St. Charles police say a 26-year-old West Chicago man wandered into a stranger's apartment Halloween night - while they were still home - then choked and officer who tried to make an arrest.

Missing Montgomery teen found safe
Tiffany Bonilla, 16, missing since Oct. 20, was found in another state, Montgomery police said Monday. Arrangements were being made to return her home. Police said media reports about Bonilla led to her being found. "The media was responsible for her safe return," according to Montgomery police.

Driver in critical condition after Sugar Grove crash

A 37-year-old Dixon man is in critical condition after a Sunday night crash in Sugar Grove. Bert Olson, 300 block of North Ottawa Avenue, was listed in critical condition at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove Monday morning.

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ID thefts targeted DeKalb County banks
DeKalb County Sheriff's Police said they have broken up what Sheriff Roger Scott describes as "a major identity-theft ring" that stole between $50,000 and $100,000 from the bank accounts of a dozen county residents, and may have stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars from victims throughout the state.

Blotter: Man charged with hitting officer
An Aurora man was charged with felony aggravated battery after striking an officer in the head during his arrest Wednesday, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.

Cell phone blamed in Yorkville crash
A Yorkville man was charged with improper lane use after a crash around 5 p.m. Sunday that was blamed on him trying to answer his cell phone, police said.

West Aurora warns of suspicious man
Aurora police are searching for a male in his early 20s who made inappropriate sexual comments toward a female Washington Middle School student around 7:55 a.m. Friday on the 100 block of Fordham near Kensington. The girl was uninjured, but startled, police said.

Cops: Man threatened to get hitman to kill ex's beau
An Aurora man is accused of stalking his ex-wife and threatening to hire a hit on her new boyfriend, according to Carpentersville police.

How to avoid sex offenders on Halloween
But before the Halloween masks get put on and the jack o'lanterns are lit, Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez wants to make sure parents have prepared for the day, especially identifying which houses their children should avoid.

Plano police seek driver in hit-and-run
Plano police are looking for information about a hit-and-run crash that occurred around 12:45 a.m. Sunday in the 700 block of Christopher Street.

Yorkville men charged with ammo tampering
Two men have been charged, including one who was injured, after a September mishap with a bullet, police said.

Aurora man charged with sex assault of child
A 20-year-old Aurora man has been charged with felony predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse related to incidents dating back to 2006, according to the Kane County state's attorney's office.

Man pleads not guilty to watching women sleep
A 19-year-old Aurora man accused of slipping into unlocked apartments to watch women sleep and touch their legs pleaded not guilty Monday to felony trespassing charges. Quincy L. Forrester faces up to three years in prison if convicted of the charges, filed last month after a state trooper saw him acting suspiciously outside his apartment complex in the 2800 block of Amli Lane, police said.

Yorkville man struck by semi
A man was in serious but "stable" condition after he was struck by a semi as he was walking down the middle of the road early Sunday in Yorkville.

Somonauk woman dies in crash
Officials identified a 53-year-old Somonauk woman as the victim of a single-vehicle crash at 7:55 p.m. Sunday near Somonauk.

Somonauk woman dies in crash
Officials identified a 53-year-old Somonauk woman as the victim of a single-vehicle crash at 7:55 p.m. Sunday near Somonauk.

Truck fire closes tollway
No one was hurt when a semi truck caught fire on westbound I-88 just west of the Winfield Road exit shortly before 7:30 a.m. Monday, but at least a few commuters were delayed. Rescue crews closed down all westbound lanes for nearly an hour while they extinguished the flames.

Naperville man charged with gunfire in Aurora
Azael Ramirez, 27, 700 block of Inland Circle, Naperville, was charged Friday with felonies attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a weapon. He is accused of firing a gun several times at a car in Aurora on March 10, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.

Police search for scam artist who took cash, jewelry
Aurora police are asking for help identifying a man who is wanted for scamming an Aurora couple out of about $3,000 in cash and jewelry.

Man turns from victim to suspect
An Aurora man who initially told police he was beaten outside his workplace is now charged with making up the incident.

Blotter: DUI stop in Aurora nets felony charge
Herrera Godinez, 33, of the 500 block of Seventh Avenue, Aurora, was charged with felony aggravated drunken driving after he was stopped in Aurora Tuesday, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.

4 hospitalized after crash near Plainfield
Two adults and two children were hospitalized Wednesday night following a head-on collision near Plainfield. About 9 p.m., two vehicles were involved in a head-on crash on Route 126 near Ridge Road in unincorporated Kendall County, authorities said.

Aurora cops hunt scammers
Aurora police are asking for help identifying a man who is wanted for scamming an Aurora couple out of about $3,000 in cash and jewelry. On April 21, the suspect and a woman, approached the couple — a 59-year-old man and 56-year-old woman — while they shopped inside a supermarket. The suspect and the woman told them they had just won the lottery and asked for a ride, police said.

Key Wester stabbing called a hoax
The Aurora man who told Naperville police he had been beaten and stabbed in an armed robbery outside the Key Wester restaurant last weekend was lying, officials said, and he now faces a misdemeanor charge of filing a false police report.

Archery suspect dies in jail
A man accused of shooting a woman in the face with a compound bow last month died Monday after a reported fall in his DeKalb County Jail cell, authorities said. Gary Aspengren, 64, of 202 S. King St., Cortland, was charged on Sept. 28 with aggravated battery involving great bodily harm, aggravated battery involving a weapon, armed violence and aggravated domestic battery.

Charges filed in Aurora fight
A 24-year-old Aurora man has been charged for a domestic incident that led to a fight, critically injuring a 26-year-old Chicago man. Kareem Havard was charged with felony aggravated battery and unlawful restraint as well as misdemeanor domestic battery.

Small fire doesn’t interrupt school at Rotolo
A small fire broke out in a ceiling-mounted ventilator at Rotolo Middle School in Batavia before school began Monday. The fire was extinguished before firefighters arrived and the school was open Monday.

Man in critical condition after Aurora apartment fight
A 24-year-old Aurora man is in custody and a 26-year-old Chicagoan is in critical condition after a weekend fight in an Aurora apartment building.

Man hospitalized after Aurora fight
A 24-year-old Aurora man is in custody and a 26-year-old Chicago is in critical condition after a weekend fight in an Aurora apartment building. The man was flown to a suburban hospital with life threatening injuries after receiving treatment at an Aurora hospital.

Man, woman face charges of selling alcohol to minors
Linda Harrison, 63, of the 0-99 block of Park Avenue, Oswego, and Antonio Bonilla-Gallegos, 23, 500 block of North Harrison St., Aurora, were charged with selling alcohol to a minor on Thursday, Oswego police said.

When they disappear ...
Confusion. Why would Mia not come home? Why would she leave her 2-year-old daughter behind? Anxiety. What if someone took advantage of her? Frustration. What are the police doing to find her? On Tuesday, it will be four long weeks of those emotional questions for Camille Spillone of Geneva. Her daughter, 20-year-old Mia Hays, disappeared on Sept. 22 after a $50 cleaning job at a residence in St. Charles.

Aurora man charged for carjacking UIC student
An Aurora man has been charged for allegedly carjacking a UIC student Monday morning in the South Loop, police said. Willie Clay 39, of 35 N. Webster St. in Aurora, was arrested and charged Friday with aggravated vehicular hijacking, vehicular hijacking and robbery, police said.

One business fails Aurora liquor sting
A recent undercover operation aimed at assuring that Aurora businesses that sell liquor are asking for an ID resulted in an almost perfect score, Aurora police said.

Man gets 6 years for burglary
A St. Charles man was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday after being convicted of residential burglary.

Insane Deuces member gets the maximum
The last member of the Insane Deuces gang in Aurora who was arrested in a 2005 sweep was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Thursday morning. Romell Handley, 25, of Aurora was among 15 Insane Deuces gang members in Aurora who were convicted on federal racketeering charges.

Gang members serving 16 years to life
In 2005, some 16 members of Aurora's Insane Deuces were charged with racketeering, accusing them of being part of a conspiracy that committed three murders, several attempted murders and more than $1 million in drug trafficking. Since then, all but one of the men has been convicted and sentenced. Miguel Martinez, a former Aurora resident, was charged but has not been located. Federal authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest.

Fines for Aurora's red-light cameras to begin Tuesday
Starting on Tuesday, motorists will be fined $100 for running red lights at three city intersections that are equipped with camera enforcement systems, police warned Thursday.

Heater caused school fire
A faulty heater was the cause of a fire that did $500,000 in damage to a Waubonsie Valley High School storage building during Saturday's homecoming dance.

Crash closes Butterfield Road
Butterfield Road near Eola Road on Aurora's northeast side was closed early Thursday afternoon after a car crashed into a pick-up truck. The drivers were taken to area hospitals with apparently minor injuries.

Man targeting coyotes shoots husky instead
A Montgomery man is alleged to have shot and killed a resident's dog after mistaking it for coyotes running after his cats, Montgomery police said.

Another cold-case acquittal
A Kane County judge has acquitted another defendant from Operation First Degree Burn, the massive 2007 sweep that charged 31 men in Aurora murders dating back two decades. Judge Tim Sheldon this week found Juan Verdugo, 27, of Aurora, not guilty in the Dec. 21, 2003, murder of 17-year-old Robert Rem.

Felony charges filed in family dispute
Patrick McCullah, 27, of the 1800 block of Waverly Way, Montgomery, was charged with felony domestic battery and unlawful restraint after he hit a family member and kept her from leaving home Tuesday in Aurora, the Kane County state's attorney's office said. McCullah has previously been convicted of domestic battery, prosecutors said.

Caught with pistol, Auroran faces felony
Antonio Perez, 18, of the 400 block of East Galena Boulevard, Aurora, was charged with felony possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a firearm without a firearm owner's identification card after he was caught with a pistol in Aurora on Tuesday, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.

Aurora teen, missing 3 days, found safe
Update: An Aurora teenager who went missing for three days turned up safe at a relative's home Monday. The teen's mother called Kane County sheriff's police Friday night when the girl wasn't at the school. Her family spent the weekend putting up fliers around Aurora.

Fire damages Sandwich church and rectory
Update: Firefighters saved records from going up in flames when a fire started in the rectory of a catholic church Tuesday night in southwest Sandwich. Firefighters responded at 8:43 p.m. Tuesday to a fire in the rectory at St. Paul Catholic Church at 110 N. Eddy St., according to Sandwich Fire Chief Bill King.

170 tickets issued in special traffic detail on Route 30
More than 170 tickets were handed out to motorists in a multi-jurisdictional traffic safety campaign sponsored by the Oswego and Plainfield police departments last month.

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Fire does $500,000 damage at Waubonsie
Fire did an estimated $500,000 in damage to a Waubonsie Valley High School storgage building and its contents Saturday night in a blaze that erupted while the homecoming dance was taking place at the nearby Aurora school.

Charges to come in serious accident
An Aurora man remained in critical condition at Rush-Copley Medical Center Saturday night after being extricated from a vehicle following a two-car crash on Aurora's East Side Friday afternoon.