Box Cutter Brought to Fight / Traffic Stops Net $53K in Drugs / Sex with Student Sentence / Roundabout Construction

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Yorkville Woman Brings Box Cutter to Family Fight: Police

A male and female had minor cuts, but were unsure if they came from fingernails or the box cutter.

Petition Circulating to Keep Students at Traughber Junior High

The petition asks for all seventh and eighth grade students to be grandfathered into attending Traughber Junior High School.

Oswego to Focus on Removing Leaves from Streets

Due to the recent snowfall, the Village of Oswego was unable to complete the third and final round of leaf collection.

Celebrate Differences 2017 Calendars Now Available

You can purchase them online or at the organization.

Aurora Police Issue Winter Parking and Safety Reminders

There is winter weather in forecast this weekend.

Man Gets Nearly 3 Years in Prison for Traveling to Aurora for Sex with Minor

He also must register for 10 years as a sex offender.

$53K in Narcotics Taken Off Streets During Aurora Traffic Stops

Police found heroin, cocaine and marijuana.

$50,000 Bail for Aurora Man Who Tried to Rob Bakery

The 44-year-old man is accused of attempting to hold up the Near East side bakery in October.

Teens Charged With Attempted Murder in Stabbing Near East Aurora High School

An argument between students at the high school led to the stabbing, police said. Two teens are charged and two were injured.

25 MPH Limit Expanded in Downtown St. Charles in Effort to Curb Speeders

The St. Charles Police Department requested IDOT expand the speed limit in August due to an influx of speeders.

Former St. Charles North Employee Sentenced for Having Sexual Contact With Student

Christopher A. Lee will spend four years in prison and must register as a sex offender.

Kane Co. State's Attorney, Board Chariman Spar Over Meeting Minutes

Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon says meeting minutes need to be approved soon or involved officials could face criminal charges.

Kane Co. Wrapping Up Construction on First Traffic Roundabout

The roundabout will open at Route 47 and Burlington Road in mid-December.

WORTH A LOOK

• Oswego to Host Film Festival for Women
• Oswego Police to Crackdown on Drunk Drivers Over Holidays
• Kendall County Fugitive of the Week
• Dog Attacks Man, DUI, Domestic Battery: Oswego Blotter
• Illinois General Assembly Grants Waiver Request, Allows District 308 to Continue Online Learning Program
• Oswego East-Student Athlete of the Week Alyssa Cabang-Cheerleading
• Hit-and-Run, Warrants, Graffiti: Montgomery Blotter
• St. Charles PD Releases Arrest Numbers from Holiday Enforcement Effort
• Residents Can Place Their Parkway Tree Orders For Next Spring
• Kane County Cougars Stadium is Now Northwestern Medicine Field

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