During October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office will demonstrate its support by wearing pink badges, pink shirts and uniform pins, to recognize the cause.

Aurora

Police involved shooting leaves robbery suspect injured

Aurora Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred at 5:56 p.m. Oct. 22.

Police received a 9-1-1 call that a man was robbed at gunpoint by several males in the 1300 block of East Indian Trail. The first officer on scene encountered armed suspects and discharged his firearm striking one of the suspects in the arm, Aurora police said.

Responding officers rendered aid and the suspect was transported to a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The officer was not injured during the encounter.

Two other suspects who fled on foot were found hiding in nearby yards and taken into custody without incident. A firearm was recovered at the scene of the shooting.

There is no current threat to the public and the investigation is ongoing.

Kendall County

Sheriff’s Office goes pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month takes place every year during the month of October. It is an annual health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities to increase the awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure.

In addition to fighting crime, the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office is also supporting the fight against breast cancer by going pink the entire month of October. During October, the Sheriff’s Office will demonstrate its support by wearing pink badges, pink shirts and uniform pins, to recognize the cause.

Sheriff Dwight Baird said, “It’s vital that we show our support to such a serious illness and continue to bring awareness to this important cause. Many people are either indirectly or directly affected by this devastating disease and we are dedicated to reinforce the message of supporting the fight against breast cancer”.

Help us arrest breast cancer and unlock the cure by spreading the word and making your own early detection plan. It’s never too early to promote awareness or become informed. For more information about breast cancer and an early detection plan, please visit www.nationalbreastcancer.org

Montgomery man charged with sexual assault

On Jan. 20, 2018, Kendall County Sheriff’s Deputies took a report for a criminal sexual assault that had occurred in the 40 Block of Rocky Way, Montgomery.

A 15-year-old juvenile victim reported being sexually assaulted by an adult family member.

Kendall County Sheriff’s Detectives investigated the case, and on Oct. 11, the Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Shamar J. Johnson, 20, of the 40 Block of Rocky Way, Montgomery, with two counts of Criminal Sexual Assault, both Class 1 Felonies.

A warrant was issued on Oct. 15, and bond was set at $100,000, with 10 percent to apply.

Johnson is currently incarcerated at the Kane County Corrections Center on unrelated charges.

Oswego

Village honors local veterans of all wars

Discover Oswego’s fighting men and women through an extensive display of rarely seen military artifacts selected from the Little White School Museum’s permanent collection, including items used during the Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

A Wall of Honor will feature photographs of over 200 Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force personnel from the Oswego area and a special exhibit honors those military personnel with direct Oswego connections who were killed in action from the Civil War to Vietnam.

All ages are welcome to this free event! Hosted by the Oswegoland Heritage Association. Open Saturday, Nov. 3 through Sunday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Village offers free leaf collection through fall

Free fall leaf collection has begun in the Village of Oswego and runs through Friday, Dec. 7, or until major snowfall prohibits collection, whichever comes first. Exact collection dates vary by zone:

Zones:

• Zone A includes all properties west of the Fox River, Hunt Club subdivision, and all properties east of Fox Bend Golf Course and south of Route 34.
• Zone B includes all properties south of Wolf’s Crossing, all properties south of Route 34 east of the Fox River and west of Route 71 (downtown Oswego), and all properties south of Route 71 excluding Hunt Club.
• Zone C includes all properties east of the Fox River and northwest of Route 34.

Dates

Village crews will collect leaves three times this season. Leaf collection is scheduled for Monday through Friday as follows:

• Zone A: Weeks of Oct. 15, Oct.  29, and Nov. 19
• Zone B: Weeks of Oct. 15, Nov. 5, and Nov.  26
• Zone C: Weeks of Oct. 22, Nov.  12, and Dec. 3

Dates may be subject to change due to inclement weather, staffing, potential equipment issues and the volume of leaves.

Please note: Each fall, the curbside leaf vacuum program provides Oswego residents a way to dispose of leaves at no additional cost. To have your leave collected, rake them into piles placed in the parkway by 7 a.m. on the Monday of your specified collection week.

No brush, grass clippings, tree limbs, vines, or trash will be collected. These materials can cause damage to Village equipment and can put the operator and residents in the area at risk of injury. Please remember:

Leaves placed in the parkway after 7 a.m. will be picked up on the following scheduled week for your zone.

Leaves can also be bagged, stickered, and collected as a part of the Village’s Yard Waste program through Groot, until Friday, Nov. 30. For more information, check out the Brush, Leaves and Yard Waste page.

Booth space is still available for the upcoming holiday craft fair at the Oswego Senior Center, 156 E. Washington St. The fair, held on Nov. 17 from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m.

Senior Center holiday craft fair booths available

The Oswego Senior Center, 156 E. Washington, will host its annual craft fair that is made up exclusively of sellers who deal in uniquely designed, handmade items only.

The fair, held on Nov. 17 from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m., will feature up to 90 artists, door prizes and the ever-popular cookie sale.

The center needs volunteers for help with set-up and take down, cookie baking, cookie wrapping, cookie and raffle sales, door greeter and more. 

All proceeds support the programs, activities and services that the Oswego Senior Center provides to seniors, age 60 and older in Kendall County and the surrounding areas.

Space is still available for crafters, but filling up fast. One booth space is $55, two are $75 and three spaces are $90. Spaces will be assigned first come first served.  Applications are available at the front desk or by calling 630-554-5602.

Sandwich

Library seeks candidates for board of trustees

Five seats on the seven-member Sandwich Public Library District Board of Trustees will be open for the Tuesday, April 2, 2019 consolidated election. Four of the seats will be for a full four-year term expiring in April 2023, while one seat will be a two-year term expiring in 2021.

To be eligible, a candidate must be a registered voter; have resided in the Library District for at least one year of the filing of a nomination petition; not be delinquent in paying real estate taxes to the Library District or delinquent as to other indebtedness to the Library District; not have a conviction for any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony. 

Candidate nomination petitions must have at least 27 signatures from registered voters who reside within the Library District. Election packets containing petition forms and instructions are available at the Sandwich Public Library District.

Completed nomination petitions signed by voters and circulators may be filed on weekdays from Monday, Dec. 10 through Monday, Dec. 17, at the Sandwich Public Library District. The office will be open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. File completed nomination petitions, a

Statement of Candidacy, a receipt from the County Clerk indicating that a Statement of Economic Interests has been filed with the County Clerk’s Office, and a Loyalty Oath (optional).

For further information, call Amy Vidlak Girmscheid at 815.786.8308, ext. 212.

Leaf vacuuming to begin throughout city

The leaf vacuuming program will begin the week of Oct. 29 in Ward 1. Ward 2 will be on Tuesday of that week, Ward 3 will be on Wednesday and Ward 4 will be on Thursday.

Leaf piles need to be near the street prior to 7 a.m. on the scheduled day in your area. Do not put grass, branches, landscape waste (etc.) in the pile. If you have questions, call City Hall at 815-786-9321.

The city will also offer a bagged leaf pickup program as an alternative to the leaf vacuum program that will also begin the week of Oct. 29. This program will require residents to bag their leaves in a lawn paper bag and leave it curbside.

Community Disposal will be pick up the leaves after their normal garbage route: Monday — everything south of railroad track including Dutch Acres; Tuesday — everything north of the railroad tracks and west of Main Street including Edgebrook; Wednesday — everything north of the railroad tracks between Main Street and Elm Street, including Arnold Street to Latham Street and all of E. Knights Road and Bender Street; and Thursday —everything north of the railroad tracks and east of Elm Street.

–Kendall County News Briefs–