Monday, October 15, 2012
The white powder was found in a letter opened Monday morning. Here's what happened.
This post was updated Monday afternoon with more information about what the substance found might have been. A Kane County court branch was reopened Monday afternoon after officials investigated a "white, powdery substance" found in a letter. An employee working at the Kane County Branch Court and Circuit Clerk's Office, 530 S. Randall Road, St. Charles, opened a letter that contained the unknown substance. County Sheriff’s Court Security Officers notified deputies about the substance at about 10 a.m. Monday, according to a Sheriff's Office press release. "Members of the HAZMAT team were able to determine that the substance was not a hazardous material and that there was no threat to anyone in the building," the release said. The letter …
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530 S Randall Rd, St Charles, IL
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The 16-year-old told police that his brakes went out. They will investigate his claim. Here are the details.
A 16-year-old from unincorporated St. Charles received two citations Monday after a three-car crash near South Elgin, police said. The boy and two other drivers were all sent to different hospitals with injuries following the crash, which occurred at the intersection of McDonald and Stevens roads in unincorporated Elgin. Kane County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the scene at about 3:30 p.m. Monday, according to a press release. The boy was cited for failure to stop at a stop sign and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. His car collided with the crossover SUV of a 55-year-old woman from unincorporated Hampshire. Her vehicle, in turn, struck the car of a 21-year-old man from unincorporated Elgin. The intersection was closed…
Monday, September 24, 2012
The intersection of McDonald and Stevens roads was completely shut down.
Update: A 16-year-old was cited twice in connection to this crash. A three-vehicle crash with injuries shut down an intersection near South Elgin Monday afternoon, police said. The crash occurred at about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of McDonald Road and Stevens Road in unincorporated Elgin Township, said Pat Gengler, Kane County Sheriff's Office spokesman. The intersection of McDonald and Stevens roads was closed in all directions while investigators processed the scene—please avoid the area if possible. All three vehicles were occupied only by their drivers. All three drivers were transported to area hospitals. Further details on the crash were not immediately available. Patch will post a crash update when more information is released.
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McDonald Rd & Stevens Rd, Elgin, IL
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Sunday, September 2, 2012
The driver and front-seat passenger fled the crash on foot, police said. The two backseat passengers had to be extricated from the vehicle. Here are the details.
A 17-year-old Elgin teen is dead after a one-car crash this weekend in northwest Kane County, police said. Lawrence Echols was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash west of the town of Burlington early Sunday, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene at 12:50 a.m. Echols was riding in the back seat of a 2007 Lincoln MKZ sedan. Echols and another backseat passenger, Shadontre Smith of South Elgin, had to be extricated from the vehicle. The sedan was traveling west on Plank Road between Engel and West County Line roads at what appeared to be a high rate of speed, the Sheriff's Office said. The sedan crossed the center line and eventually left the roadway on the south side of Plank Road…
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The 27-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which took place at Kirk Road and Cherry Lane in Geneva Township. Here is his identity and how the crash happened.
Police Wednesday morning identified the man who died at the scene of a motorcycle vs. semi crash in Geneva Township. The man is 27-year-old Eric Mondragon of Elgin, according to a Kane County Sheriff's Department press release. Mondragon was driving a Suzuki GSX Motorcycle that collided with the trailer of a semi at Kirk Road and Cherry Lane, the press release said. Kane County Sheriff’s Deputies and Geneva Fire Department personnel responded to a report of a crash with injuries at the intersection at about 7 a.m. Wednesday. A Freightliner semi tractor with a trailer was turning from the entrance to Fifth Third Bank Ballpark on Cherry Lane to go north onto Kirk Rd, an initial investigation revealed. The semi had the green light. Mondragon …
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Kirk Rd & Cherry Ln, Geneva, IL
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Kirk Road was closed for about 3.5 hours Wednesday morning as police investigated the crash.
Editor's note: Police late Wednesday morning identified the man who died at the scene of the crash. To read our latest update, click here. A Kane County man died Wednesday morning after his motorcycle collided with the side of a semi on Kirk Road in Geneva Township, police said. The man collided with the semi's trailer as the semi was turning onto northbound Kirk Road from Cherry Lane. The crash occurred at about 7 a.m. Wednesday, said Lt. Pat Gengler, Kane Co. Sheriff's Office spokesman. The man's name was initially withheld pending notification of his family, Gengler said. Kirk Road was reopened to thru traffic at about 10:20 a.m. after being blocked for about 3.5 hours between Rt. 38 and Fabyan Parkway. The road was blocked off while …
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Kirk Rd & Cherry Ln, Geneva, IL
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
A single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza crashed north of Aurora Airport Wednesday morning, police said.
Two California men are uninjured after their small plane crashed into a cornfield north of the Aurora Airport on Wednesday morning, officials said. A single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza was attempting to take off at about 9 a.m. and was headed to Oshkosh, WI, from California, according to Sugar Grove Fire Chief Marty Kunkel. During takeoff, the plane apparently lost power. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in a cornfield on the north side of the Airport property and crashed into the cornfield. The men, one pilot and one co-pilot, were the only two people on board and they were uninjured. According to the Kane County Sheriff's Office, they are: The Aurora Police Department is handling the initial investigation into the crash. …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The woman was on the ground near a vehicle Wednesday morning. Here is her identity.
Police on Wednesday identified the woman who was found dead that morning north of Kaneland High School. The woman is 57-year-old Joyce David of Elburn, according to a Kane County Sheriff's Department press release. David was found near a crossover sports-utility vehicle that was pulled over on the side of Meredith Road north of Keslinger Road in unincorporated Kaneville Township, police said. The SUV is a family vehicle, Lt. Pat Gengler said. It did not appear to have any visible damages to police. A passerby called police Wednesday at about 7:30 a.m. to report the vehicle pulled over on the road. Deputies found David at the scene. The initial investigation does not indicate any suspicion of foul play, but the actual cause of death will …
The woman was found near a vehicle Wednesday morning off Meredith Road. The case remains under investigation.
Editor's note: Police on Wednesday afternoon identified the woman who was found in Kaneville Township. To read our latest update, click here. A woman's body was found in a vehicle Wednesday morning north of the Kaneland High School property, police said. At about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Kane County Sheriff's deputies were called to investigate a vehicle pulled over on the side of Meredith Road north of Keslinger Road in unincorporated Kaneville Township. The deputies located a deceased woman near the vehicle and began a death investigation into the incident, according to a Sheriff's Department press release. The woman's identity was initially withheld pending notification of the next of kin. The deceased person is not a student at the high …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The incident happened on Monday afternoon. Here's what we know.
A 9-year-old girl was approached Monday near Sugar Grove by a man she did not know, police said. The incident happened at about 4:50 p.m. on Monday in the Prestbury subdivision, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Office. The man pulled up near the girl at Walnut Circle and North Buckingham in unincorporated Sugar Grove Township. He drove a mid-sized white pickup truck, according to a press release. The girl was skateboarding when the man told her to get into the truck. She was not able to give a description of the driver, the release said, but she did think the man appeared to be alone. The girl immediately went home and told her parents, who called the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies checked the area, but they were not able to locate any …
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Walnut Cir & N Buckingham Dr, Sugar Grove, IL
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