Man guilty in Elgin assault
Man guilty in Elgin assault:
An Addison man this week was convicted of the 2006 sexual assault of a girl in her Elgin home. Robert D. Vinson, 26, West Elizabeth Drive, Addison, was convicted in a bench trial of criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. He faces four to 15 years in prison at his sentencing hearing Sept. 11. Vinson had been in the Kane County Jail on $50,000 bail since his arrest March 10.
House OKs road funding:
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved $250,000 in funding for the extension of Algonquin Road. The project will extend Algonquin Road west from Route 47 and across Marengo Road until it connects to Harmony Road at Brier Hill Road. The funding still needs the approval of the U.S. Senate and the signature of President Bush. Congressman Don Manzullo said he would work with U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Barack Obama to ensure the funding remains in the appropriations bill throughout the process.
Elgin fire chief offered job: The Bartlett Fire Protection District has officially put an offer out to Elgin Fire Chief Mike Falese for its assistant fire chief job. The offer was unanimously approved by the Bartlett fire board's five trustees at a special meeting Wednesday. The vote followed an hourlong, behind-closed-doors discussion, Trustee James McCarthy said. Falese, a 24-year veteran of the Elgin fire department, turned in a letter last week announcing his retirement from the city of Elgin. He hasn't discussed where his next job might be, though Bartlett officials had confirmed he was their choice for the assistant chief post. The terms of the offer were not released, nor it is clear if Falese has been given a deadline to respond to the offer. He was unavailable for comment.
Judson Habitat designs:
Plans for another crop of Habitat for Humanity homes designed by Judson architecture students will be unveiled at 9 a.m. today in a presentation at Judson's Creekside South building. Students in the graduate level Community Outreach course will present their plans for a Habitat home at 611 Margaret Ave. in Elgin. The home's design will serve as a prototype to be replicated on future sites throughout the Northern Fox Valley. The first crop of Judson student-designed Habitat houses are now homes to five families living on Owasco Street, just south of Judson's campus.
Founders' Days traffic:
The Algonquin Police Department will close several downtown roads to accommodate the annual Algonquin Founders' Days Festival. Routes 31 and 62 will be closed from 10 a.m. Saturday until the Founders' Days parade is over. Route 62 will be closed east to Eastgate Drive, and Route 31 will be closed south to Edgewood Road. South Harrison Street will be closed from Route 62 to Washington Street during the parade, which starts at 11 a.m. On Sunday, Harrison Street will be closed from Route 62 to Edward Street from 5 to 11 p.m. for the Founders' Days fireworks display.