The annual night time Halloween Egg Hunt will take will take place on Friday, Oct. 20 at Town Square Park in Yorkville. (Photo courtesy of city of Yorkville)

Aurora

Police seek information on shooting

Aurora police are investigating an early morning shooting that occurred Oct. 9 at an apartment complex in the 400 block of E. Indian Trail in Aurora.

Around 12:35 a.m., a couple of Aurora officers who had just gotten off duty were riding home on Indian Trail when they heard shots coming from the area of the complex and seeing an SUV driving away at a high rate of speed. The officers radioed for backup, the vehicle was curbed at Gates and Lehnertz, and at least one subject fled the vehicle and eluded officers’ attempts to locate him.

An area check from where the shots were fired initially revealed nothing had been hit; so there was nothing to tie the remaining two occupants of the vehicle to the shooting and they were released, police said.

Officers were called back to the complex around 6:10 a.m. the same morning for reported gunshot damage and upon arrival, found an apartment that had been hit several times causing about $420 in damage. A neighborhood canvass turned up a lot of people who had heard the shots being fired, but no one saw anything.

If you have information, please call Investigations at (630) 256-5500, Crime Stoppers at (630) 892-1000, or submit tips with the My PD app.

subhed: Drug Take-Back event announced for this month

The Oct, 28 take-back, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is the fourteenth in seven years which aim to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.

Bring your pills for disposal to the Aurora Police Department., 1200 E. Indian Trail, Aurora. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

The program cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches.

Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.

In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.

Man sentenced for attempting sex with child

The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office has secured a guilty conviction of a Romeoville man who attempted pay to have sex with a child at an Aurora hotel.

Associate Judge Linda S. Abrahamson on Oct. 10, 2017, convicted 29-year-old Anthone J. Caradine of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, a Class X felony, traveling to meet a minor, a Class 3 felony, grooming, a Class 4 felony, and solicitation of a sexual act, a Class 4 felony. Caradine waived his right to a jury trial.

Kane County First Assistant State’s Attorney Jody Gleason and Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Christine Bayer presented evidence during the 1-day trial that on March 27, 2015, Caradine drove to an Aurora hotel, met with a person he believed was the mother of two minor girls, and confirmed with that person that he wanted sexual favors with a minor girl in exchange for $150. He was promptly arrested by officers from Homeland Security Investigations and the Aurora Police Department.

No minor was ever present with or had any contact with Caradine.

Judge Abrahamson set Caradine’s next court appearance for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 29, for motions and sentencing. Caradine faces a sentence of between six and 30 years’ imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Judge Abrahamson revoked Caradine’s bond after the conviction and ordered him into custody at the Kane County jail. Caradine had been free on $4,000 bond.

“Human trafficking – child sex exploitation – is unconscionable but prevalent, even in Kane County. Our office has prosecuted many of these cases in recent years. Law enforcement at all levels is committed to wiping out child exploitation, targeting both the supply and the demand. Individuals who seek to have sex with children will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon said.

Senior Services Associates will be taking a trip Oct. 26 to Goebbert’s Farm and Garden in South Barrington. (Photo courtesy of Goebbert’s Farm and Garden)

Kendall County

Senior trip planned to Goebbert’s Farm and Garden

Senior Services Associates will be heading up to South Barrington for a bit of shopping on Oct. 26 at 8:32 am. The first stop will be at Goebbert’s Farm and Garden for all sorts of autumn treats. After Goebbert’s, we will be heading to Arboretum of South Barrington for more shopping. We will be eating lunch at the Arboretum which will be on your own. The cost of the bus $15.00

If you would like to sign up for this trip, call Senior Services Associates at (630) 553-5777.

Kendall County Sheriff’s Offices Hires Corrections Deputy

The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office has hired a new Deputy Sheriff to fill a vacant position in the corrections division. Cristina Contreras was sworn in on Oct. 2 by Sheriff Dwight Baird.

Deputy Contreras will be attending Basic Corrections Training Academy beginning Oct. 16 for five weeks. Upon completion of the academy Deputy Contreras will begin the field training program. Deputy Contreras will be parried with an experience Field Train Officer for a rigorous 11-week field training program.

Contreras attended Waubonsee Community College seeking a degree in criminal justice and will continue to do so.

Food Truck Fest benefits Kendall CASA

Come visit the first ever Kendall County Food Truck Festival taking place from 11-3 p.m. on Oct. 21 at the Kendall County Health and Human Services building, 811 John St.

The event is co-Hosted by CASA Kendall County and Brew Avenue and will feature some of the area’s best food trucks, live DJ entertainment, touch-a-trucks and more.

CASA Kendall County is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a powerful and consistent voice in court for the innocent child victims of abuse and neglect. CASA’s vision is to ensure that every abused and neglected child has the opportunity to grow up safe, happy, and loved.

Ample parking will be available onsite, in the main Kendall County Court House parking lot.

Food Truck Lineup (so far!)

• Grumpy Gaucho
• Da Lobsta Truck
• Cupcakes for Courage
• Wok n’ Roll Truck
• Izakaya Yume Sushi Truck
• A.Sweets Girl
• Olive Branch Greek Food Truck
• Shrimp Shack
• Carnivale Food Truck
• Auntee Vee’s
• Pierogi Wagon
• Lucy’s
• Flying Tacos
• TCBY Naperville
• The Happy Lobster Truck
• CheSa’s Gluten Tootin Free Food Truck
• Chicago Pizza Boss

Oswego

Diversity Committee looking for new members

District 308 is seeking to add new members to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. The application window will be open from Tuesday, Oct. 10 to Friday, Oct. 20. Below is a brief history of the committee and a description of the committee objectives.

In 2015, District 308 formed a committee of stakeholders (administrators, teachers, support staff, parents, and other community members) to draft a plan that would support the district’s efforts to address disparities in achievement between different student groups.

In 2016, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Plan was approved by the Board of Education. To support the work of the DEI committee, the District established a partnership with the Midwest & Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP).

As part of this partnership, MAP helps us develop an understanding of educational equity concepts and the application of those concepts to meet the goals articulated in the District’s DEI Plan through ongoing consultation and feedback.

Next, the DEI Committee, with the technical assistance from MAP, will be engaging in an Equity Context Analysis Process (ECAP) to plan, prepare, collect and analyze data that will inform our equity centered strategic planning efforts to build upon the DEI plan.

While all members will be part of the DEI Committee “At Large,” there will also be critical sub-committee opportunities for those who are interested in working more closely with equity practitioners in professional learning, facilitation sessions, instrument training, and data collection and planning.

Police investigate suspicious circumstance

On Thursday, Oct. 5, Oswego Police were dispatched at approximately 9 p.m. for a suspicious circumstance that occurred earlier that day on Grape Vine Trail in the Blackberry Knoll Subdivision.

Police were advised that at approximately 5:40 p.m., a man driving a pickup truck in the 400 block of Grape Vine Trail had stopped his vehicle on the street in front of a residence where children were playing in the yard and asked the children to come closer to the truck so he could speak to them.

The children indicated they would not and the subject drove away. Police would like to speak to the driver and are asking the public for assistance in possibly identifying the driver and/or truck.

The truck is described as a white full-size, two-door pickup truck (possibly a Ford F150) containing what looked to be work material, buckets or garbage bags inside the back of the vehicle. The driver is described as a male white, brown hair, possibly wearing a Chicago Cubs baseball hat and a red shirt.

If anyone has information about this incident, call the Oswego Police Department at (630) 551-7300.

Park After Dark haunted house

This is not your average haunted house. The zombie plague is sweeping across the nation and it has infested Oswego. On Oct. 21-22, participants will meet up at South Point for their evacuation orders.

You will be transported out of town through the remote “hot zone”. Your only chance of survival is to make it through this heavily infested forest without becoming infected. On your way, you will need to find and secure all of the elements that are essential for survival while evading the impending hordes of the undead in rough and uneven terrain.

Bring a flashlight to help guide you during this interactive adventure. Dare to tackle the challenge solo, or assemble your best zombie survival team to increase your odds of making it out unscathed.

This event is rated PG-13 for blood, gore, darkness, and ghouls. It is recommended for age 14 and up, but we will allow 12-year-olds to attend the 5:30 p.m. session on Saturday.

Registration is $30. Visit http://www.oswegolandparkdistrict.org/events/ for more information and to register.

Yorkville

Halloween egg hunt in Town Square

The annual Halloween Egg Hunt is a twist on an old tradition. The event will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20 at Town Square Park in Yorkville, 301 N. Bridge St.

Wear a costume, bring your flashlight, a container for eggs, and hunt in the darkness for candy and toy filled eggs. It will be a spooktacular time you won’t want to miss. This is a free event for the entire community. For more information, call the Yorkville Parks and Recreation Department at (630) 553-4357.

–Kendall County News Briefs–