Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/aurora/ en-us Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:24:32 -0500 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119770/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119770/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:26:59 -0500 A write-in candidate for the Kaneland school board would not be eligible to serve if elected because of residency restrictions, according to the state. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119731/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119731/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:04:09 -0500 David M.N. Gray II, 21, of Aurora was charged with obstruction of identification and trespass to land, at 7:51 p.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of East Wilson Street, Batavia, according to a police report. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119774/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119774/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:22:56 -0500 A 35-year-old man is charged with DUI and aggravated reckless driving after crashing into a utlility pole Sunday in North Aurora, critically injuring his passenger, a 39-year-old West Chicago man. Victor M. Alvarez is due in court on Feb. 21 and has had at least one previous DUI conviction, records show. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079707/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079707/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 18:20:06 -0500 Seventeen people have filed to run as write-in candidates in Kane County for the April 9 consolidated elections. Two more people have joined the Batavia 7th Ward race as write-in candidates, and another person has joined the Geneva Township clerk race. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079726/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079726/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 17:30:56 -0500 A suspected bank robber fled in a waiting cab Thursday after receiving money from a teller in Aurora, authorities said. The robbery occurred about 12:10 p.m. at Banco Popular, 2 S. Broadway Ave., according to the Aurora Police Department. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079763/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079763/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 16:45:21 -0500 Volunteers and money are being sought to fix the boardwalk on Batavia's Riverwalk, in a campaign reminiscent of that which brought the Riverwalk to fruition in the 1990s. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069764/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069764/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:53:58 -0500 Kane County officials and court security officers, who have been working without a contract since late 2008, are exchanging proposals and will meet again on Feb. 19. The court security officers are on the job today although they have presented the county last week with a five-day notice to strike. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059653/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059653/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 17:40:51 -0500 A dental hygenist is accused of doing unlicensed dental work, possibly on undocumented immigrants, during off hours at the North Aurora practice where she worked. Silvia Hernandez, 37, of the 400 block of Iowa Street in Aurora, is charged with unlawful practice of dentistry, deceptive practices and theft. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059811/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059811/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 05:00:11 -0500 A judge set bail at $100,000 for the third man implicated in last week's murder of Abigail Villalpando, a 18-year-old West Aurora High School student. Jose M. Becerra, 20, of Oswego, is charged with concealment of a homicide; police say he helped move Villalpando's body to Montgomery after another person killed her with a hammer and burned her remains in a barrel. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059657/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059657/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 04:58:01 -0500 Despite reserving a hotel conference room on his own dime, state Sen. Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove says he doesn't have the votes to go ahead with a Saturday meeting meant to oust Illinois GOP party Chairman Pat Brady. "It's now too late to call a meeting for Feb. 9. I'm hoping someone else will pick up the gauntlet," Oberweis said Tuesday. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/business/702119930/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/business/702119930/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:02:20 -0500 Kukec's People features Buffalo Grove's Maryse Gregoire, who has worked for Allstate for 39 years and recently won the Outstanding Employee Volunteer of the Year award with her community work. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109801/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109801/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:51:33 -0500 A Cary man lost his five-foot long alligator after an October 2011 drug bust, but is getting another chance to move forward without a felony conviction. Nicholas R. Cosmano, 27, recently pleaded guilty to misdemeanor marijuana possession and was sentenced to a year of conditional discharge, 40 hours community service, random drug tests, counseling, drug addiction treatment, and fined $4,400, court records show. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/sports/702109918/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/sports/702109918/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:25:12 -0500 It's not often that a 30-point effort by Jared Brownridge gets overshadowed. But Waubonsie Valley senior forward Bryan Jefferson provided both the spectacular and the sublime to lead the Warriors to a 76-62 victory over host Metea Valley on Saturday night in Aurora. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119940/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119940/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:12:42 -0500 Thousands learned more about Fermilab and science during a family open house Sunday. The premier United States lab for particle physics research opens its doors annually to give families a chance to watch experiments and learn about them, talk to scientists and tour parts of the facility. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119844/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119844/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:48:20 -0500 Double-murder suspect Elzbieta Plackowska of Naperville has been ordered to provide hair and saliva samples for DNA comparison. Prosecutors want to test the samples against evidence found at the Naperville home where Plackowska's 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl left in her care were stabbed to death in October. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109804/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109804/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:06:05 -0500 About 40 high school dance teams gathered Sunday for the annual Team Dance Illinois tournament at Batavia High School. Nearly 80 performances filled the day as teams from across the region competed for tournament trophies as well as placement in the state competition scheduled for March 3 in Peoria. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109809/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109809/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:03:21 -0500 One person is in critical condition after a crash in North Aurora that shut down Route 25 for several hours on Sunday afternoon, officials said. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109909/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109909/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:07:19 -0500 Voters in several DuPage County communities will weigh in this spring on an array of ballot questions from governmental entities, including five that are seeking more tax money. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/702099909/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/702099909/ Sat, 9 Feb 2013 14:04:43 -0500 Among video games, traveling soccer leagues, cultural clubs, TV shows and anything else suburban residents enjoy in their ever-dwindling leisure time, the Naperville Park District is striving to stand out, leaders said Saturday during the third annual state of the park district address. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089692/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089692/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 17:03:59 -0500 he western portion of the bridge that spans the Fox River in the Fabyan Forest Preserve has foundation cracks. The bridge may be up to 100 years old. Kane County Forest Preserve Commissioners are leaning toward tearing that section of the bridge down and coupling that with improvements to the causeway it spans to improve the hydrology of the Fox River. But not everyone is pleased with potentially losing the old bridge. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089750/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089750/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 16:13:09 -0500 The Peapod Half-Madness Marathon may end up back on Batavia streets, after runners pleaded with a city committee, saying running through neighborhoods was more appealing, and safer, than running it on the Fox River Trail. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079723/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079723/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 11:29:48 -0500 A Naperville City Council member has proposed a plan he believes can foster a compromise between the city and foes of efforts to install more than 57,000 smart meters in the community. Fellow council members, however, lined up Thursday to take a swing at Doug Krause's plan, calling it political grandstanding and two years too late. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079701/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079701/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 19:02:00 -0500 A 22-year-old Naperville man filed suit Thursday against Life Time Fitness, alleging a personal trainer molested him at the club's Warrenville location when he was a teenager. The complaint filed in DuPage County Court by "John Doe" also names former trainer Robert Theodore who is already facing criminal charges stemming from the same allegations. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079885/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079885/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 09:20:48 -0500 A 19-year-old caretaker at a Batavia assisted-living facility who was arrested in December on charges that she stole and forged a $1,000 check from a resident now faces a new batch of charges. Batavia police say Teejana S. Perry of Warrenville stole from four other victims at the center. Warrants have been issued for the new charges; Perry is next due in court on Feb. 21. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069646/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069646/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 20:58:34 -0500 Silencing train horns in Batavia remains an expensive proposition, the Batavia city services committee learned Tuesday. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069720/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069720/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 16:55:29 -0500 A Valentino "Rockstud" leopard-print calf-hair hobo purse, priced at $2,895, was stolen between 2 p.m. Jan. 26 and noon Jan. 30 from Jobella, 310 Campbell St., police said. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702069951/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702069951/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 05:04:24 -0500 Loud and frequent calls for Naperville City Manager Doug Krieger's head on a platter and Police Chief Bob Marshall to turn in his badge and gun went largely unanswered Tuesday night. Naperville residents crowded Tuesday night's city council meeting to voice their displeasure with the recent arrests of two women who stood in the way of crews attempting to install wireless, electronic smart meters on their homes on Jan. 23. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059703/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059703/ Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:04:24 -0500 A man reported four other men had attacked him at a bar on the 100 block of South Batavia Avenue, injuring his head, face and a hand, around 1 a.m. Saturday. Police said they are still investigating.