Friday, September 7, 2012
A police officer testified that the man was on the phone with his girlfriend at the time of the cemetery car crash, according to media reports.
A 27-year-old Elgin man received a community service sentence Thursday in connection with his involvement in damaging a Batavia cemetery. Judge Katherine Moran said Kevin A. Malone must serve 250 service hours and pay $1,700 in fines, the Kane County Chronicle reports. Malone, of the 1600 block of Mark Avenue, was arrested on May 21, 2011, after losing control of his vehicle, entering the West Batavia Cemetery and striking several headstones, according to a Batavia Police report. A total of 12 headstones sustained damage, the Daily Herald said. The West Batavia Cemetery is located off of Route 31 just south of Morton Street. Malone was charged with the following: The city, which paid more than $20,000 to repair the cemetery grounds, sought…
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Calling them "the worst of the worst," Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon announced his office has filed a lawsuit against 35 known members of the Aurora Latin Kings as well as the gang itself.
McMahon explained during a press conference at the Aurora Police Department headquarters Tuesday that the action is meant to diminish the gang's activities by inhibiting their ability to operate freely in the Aurora community. "(The lawsuit) addresses behavior such as the sale, possession and use of weapons, marijuana and illicit narcotics, graffiti, violent behavior, and other criminal activity generally associated with street gangs," McMahon said. A similar lawsuit against members of the Elgin Latin Kings was filed in September 2010. About half of the 81 Elgin gang members served with a court summons actually appeared in court according to McMahon. He said some gang members have "disappeared" and were never served with the lawsuit. …
Monday, December 12, 2011
Riders can expect some changes in bus service starting Monday, Dec. 12
Pace is making some changes to several bus routes in the Tri-Cities to improve service and to respond to changing rider demands. Route 801 connecting Geneva and Elgin will use Randall Road, which will be an easier connection to the Kane County Judicial Center and Elgin's government center. The route previously used Routes 25 and 64, Kirk Road, the Charlestowne Mall access roads, Kautz Road, Ohio Avenue, Illinois Avenue and Route 38 east of First Street. Route 802 between St. Charles and Aurora will also see some changes that include no longer running north of the Geneva Metra Station. The new route will not include Charlestowne Mall. And instead of Route 802, it also will now be called Aurora-Geneva. The St. Charles–Geneva Call-n-Ride …
Friday, December 17, 2010
Batavia's boys basketball team watches its six-point, second-half lead evaporate in an UEC River Division loss to host Elgin.
Elgin 59, Batavia 54 Batavia's boys basketball team will hope that its second trip to Elgin in less than a week fares better than Thursday night's 59-54 Upstate Eight Conference River Division loss to the host Maroons at Chesbrough Field House. The Bulldogs (4-4, 2-2), who will open play Monday, Dec. 20 in the Elgin Holiday Tournament against Buffalo Grove (5-4), let a six-point lead slip away over the final six minutes. After a basket by senior guard Jesse Coffey (14 points) extended the Bulldogs' lead to 45-39 with 6:00 remaining, the Maroons responded with a 20-9 run to improve to a 6-2 overall record, 2-1 in conference play. Dennis Moore's 3-pointer from the corner with 2:51 left was a back-breaker for the Bulldogs, as it snapped a 48-…
Voice of reason
8:52 am on Friday, September 7, 2012
No restitution can be ordered? Who then pays because this dope can't drive and has no insurance or driver's license? What is wrong with this country? more ›