Probation for two in Carpentersville party fight
A pair of Carpentersville men were sentenced to a year of probation each after pleading guilty to charges alleging they jumped another man outside a party in July 2014.
Daniel Mora, 24, and Jose A. Mora-Aguilar, 27, both of the 200 block of Enesenda Circle, admitted to aggravated battery, a felony, just before their bench trial before Judge John Barsanti was about to begin last week, according to Kane County court records.
They were accused of attacking a man outside a party on the 500 block of Tyler Drive in Carpentersville, kicking him while he was down and breaking his nose.
Under the plea agreement, each was fined $1,280, ordered to have no contact with the victim and to attend anger management counseling, and issued a year of conditional discharge, which is a form of probation.
Prosecutors also dismissed the less serious felony charges of mob action.
It was not immediately clear if Mora and Mora-Aguilar were related.
Caroline Hernandez, the defense attorney for the Carpentersville men, did not return a phone call seeking comment.
If either of the two violate their probation, they could be resentenced to up to five years in prison.
Haircut lawsuit settled:
An Elgin salon recently a settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who argued her then-7-year-old daughter was injured during a haircut.
Nicasio Oropeza, owner of Nico's Hair Salon at 308 S. McClean Blvd., recently paid $1,378 to Monika Valdivia, who sued on behalf of her daughter.
Valdivia initially filed a lawsuit seeking more than $50,000 in damages in the April 10, 2014, incident, according to court records, and her attorney said the girl had to go to the hospital and get staples in her scalp.
Kane County Judge James Murphy approved the settlement.
Liquor check fails:
A score of 83 percent might mean a "B" in school, but for Aurora Police, which conducted liquor compliance checks on July 4, it's a fail.
"Tighten your procedures," Police Chief Greg Thomas said to businesses that flopped.
Of the 83 businesses checked, 14 failed to card, police said.
The businesses were: CVS, 2211 S. Eola Road; Luigi's House, 778 N. Route 59; Momoya Japanese Restaurant, 3577 E. New York St.; Omango, 1056 N. Route 59; Save-A-Lot, 212 N. Lake St.; Harmony's Corner, 501 S. River St.; The Web, 134 W. Downer Place; One Stop, 259 S. Lake St.; Tia Wanna's, 2215 W. Galena Blvd.; Kwik Pik, 913 N. Lake St.; Northgate Wine and Liquors, 874 N. Lake St.; Wal-Mart, 2900 Kirk Road; Jay's Food Pantry, 3450 Montgomery Road; and Super Mercado El Gallito, 1301 E. New York St.
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