Batavia
Woman Going To Prison For Driving Child To School While Drunk
A west suburban woman has been sentenced to prison for her fourth DUI arrest after she dropped her child off at school while intoxicated.
Man Killed In Batavia Traffic Crash
A man was killed and two others injured in a traffic crash in west suburban Batavia Friday evening.
Bank Branches In West Suburb, Loop Robbed Saturday
In separate incidents in downtown Chicago and west suburban Batavia, men armed with handguns robbed two bank branches on Saturday.
Legionnaires Bacteria Found In Batavia Schools
A health scare for parents and students in the far west suburbs: Tests turned up the bacteria that causes legionnaires’ disease at three separate schools.
Fermilab Preparing For Historic Experiment With Neutrino Beam
Fermilab scientists are breaking new ground, with a project that most of would admit is hard to get our arms around.
Boy, 7, Hailed As Hero For Rescuing 2-Year-Old In Pool
A 7-year-old Batavia boy is being called a hero for rescuing a toddler from a backyard pool.
Batavia Teen In Big Trouble For Hosting Drinking Parties, Escaping Squad Car
A 19-year old Batavia man cooling his heels in the Kane County Jail, because of two weekend parties at his house and an attempt to escape from police custody on top of it.
Police: Batavia Man Raped Woman, Drove Her To Hospital
A Batavia man who is due in court Wednesday morning on rape charges actually drove his victim to the hospital, according to police.
Man Found Dead Along Fox River Trail
Police said the man, identified only as a 46-year-old white male, suffered injuries. But the cause of the injuries is unknown.
Batavia Woman Charged In Fatal Stabbing
A Batavia woman has been charged with stabbing a man to death Monday in an apartment in the western suburb.
Crash Shuts Down Major Junction In Batavia
A busy intersection in Batavia was shut down Friday morning, after a crash that left some people injured.
Batavia Mayor Furious About Campaign Signs In Marsh Preserve
Stories about political signs that get people upset are nothing unusual, especially in an election year. But in this case, it’s where the signs were placed that has people upset, not the message.
Early Bird Gets The Worm? Pelicans Fly Into Batavia Early
Some gigantic American White Pelicans have flown into Batavia’s Nelson Lake about two weeks early, with 9-foot wingspans and appetites to match.
Lawsuit: Off-Duty West Chicago Cop Shot At Car In Road Rage Incident
The family of a Cicero teenager is suing in federal court in Chicago, accusing a West Chicago police officer of shooting at their car and wounding him.
Person Shot By Off-Duty Cop At Fermilab
A traffic chase between an off-duty police officer and a car involved in a hit-and-run accident in the west suburbs Saturday ended on Fermi Lab property when the officer opened fire on the car, striking someone in the backseat.
Icy Roads Blamed For Serious Crashes Across Area
Treacherous, ice-covered roads early Thursday were blamed for numerous serious accidents across the Chicago area.
Metra Train Hits Car; Union Pacific-West Line Shut Down
The Metra Union Pacific West Line was shut down for some time Thursday morning, after a train hit an empty car in West Chicago.
Batavia Auto Dealership To Close After 81 Years
After 81 years in business, Avenue Motor Sales in Batavia will close its doors for the last time on Friday.
Batavia Moving To Ban Sale Of Synthetic Marijuana
Two businesses in Batavia have been found selling synthetic marijuana — prompting police and aldermen in the western suburb to support a ban on the sale or delivery, possession or use of the substance.
Cops Seize Child Porn From Batavia Man
A west suburban man faces 14 counts of child pornography after police seized hundreds of DVDs and CDs at his Batavia home.
Most Popular News
- The List: Chicago Schools To Be ClosedThe Chicago School Board voted to close 49 underutilized or underperforming elementary schools on Wednesday as part of a plan to close a $1 billion budget deficit.492
- Board Votes To Close 49 Chicago Elementary SchoolsThe Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday voted to close 49 elementary schools, in what is believed to be the biggest single mass shutdown of schools in U.S. history.4834
- Lockdown Lifted At Morton West High SchoolMorton West High School has been placed on lock down for precautionary reasons after an unknown individual entered the building.558
- Former Glenbard East Student Accused Of Planning Columbine-Type AttackA 19-year-old former student at Glenbard East High School in Lombard was in custody on Wednesday, accused of planning a "Columbine-style" attack on the school, with a list of people he wanted to target.561
- Woman Robs North Side BankA woman robbed a Lakeview bank Tuesday afternoon on the city’s North Side.262
- Four Schools To Be Spared From Closing; Another To Be DelayedHours before a final vote by the Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools officials have agreed to back off of plans to close four of the 53 elementary schools targeted for closing at the end of the school year, Board Vice President Jesse Ruiz confirmed Wednesday morning.415
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- Bodies of 2 men including county clerk worker found in Englewood car cbsloc.al/10QPHzc 4 hours ago
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