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Two Injured In Batavia Crash
CHICAGO (STMW) — A person who had to be airlifted to the hospital was among two injured in a crash Sunday night in west suburban Batavia. The two-vehicle crash happened about 7:20 p.m. near Route 31...
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Barricade Situation Prompts Lockdown At Batavia Schools
(STMW) — Two schools in Batavia are on a soft lockdown Tuesday afternoon as police respond to a person barricaded inside a home in the west suburb. Someone is barricaded inside a home in the 800 block...
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One In Custody After 8-Hour Standoff At Batavia Home
CHICAGO (STMW) — A person is in police custody after barricading himself inside his home in Batavia for about eight hours Tuesday, prompting a lockdown at two schools in the western suburb. About 1...
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Thief Caught On Camera Stealing From Photo Booth
CHICAGO (CBS) — Technology might get the better of a man wanted in Batavia for breaking into the cash drawer of a photo booth, which unbeknownst to him was secretly taking pictures. Batavia Police said...
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Man Charged With Stealing From Photo Booth Coin Box
CHICAGO (STMW) — A 24-year-old west suburban man has been charged with theft after photos of him stealing from a photo booth coin box in Batavia were shared on social media over the weekend. Chancellor...
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Some West And Northwest Suburbs Now Using Texting-To-911 Service
(CBS) — Starting today, people who need emergency help in some west and northwest suburbs have a new tool at their disposal, but officials don’t want it to be used, for the most part. The tool is...
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Teen Driver With Valid Permit Ticketed After Fatal Crash
(CBS) — Batavia police say a teenager with a learner’s permit was behind the wheel of a car involved in a recent deadly crash with a motorcyclist. Batavia police say the 15-year-old girl and the...
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Wild Goose Recovering After Attack By Kids In Batavia
CHICAGO (CBS) — A goose is recovering at a wildlife hospital after a group of kids attacked the bird in Batavia. It happened during the Bulldog Boosters Corn Boil fundraiser at Batavia High School on...
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Batavia Man Gets Six Years For Sexual Assault Of Child
CHICAGO (CBS) — A west suburban man has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually assaulting a child he knew last year. Fernando Rogel-Vargas, 44, pleaded guilty Friday to criminal sexual...
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Boy, 14, Charged With Attempted Robbery, Battery In Batavia
CHICAGO (CBS) — A 14-year-old boy was charged with attempting to rob another juvenile Thursday in west suburban Batavia. Officers were called at 9:26 p.m. to a McDonald’s at 125 W. Wilson St. for a...
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Batavia Man Wanted For Questioning In Wife’s ‘Suspicious’ Death
CHICAGO (CBS) — Police are looking for a man wanted for questioning in the “suspicious” death of his wife Friday morning in their west suburban home. Authorities were called at 7:52 a.m. for reports of...
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‘Person Of Interest’ In Custody In Batavia Woman’s Death
CHICAGO (CBS) – A west suburban man wanted for questioning in the “suspicious” death of his wife in Batavia was arrested Sunday night on unrelated charges, police said. About 8 p.m., DuPage County...
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This Little Piggy Wants To Stay At His Batavia Yoga Studio
(CBS) — A west suburban man calls a pet pig part of his business family. But a Batavia ordinance calls into question whether he has any business keeping the pig around. CBS 2’s Jeremy Ross reports....
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Batavia, Palos Hills Mayors Each Elected To 10th Term
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two of Tuesday’s big election winners were the mayors of Batavia and Palos Hills, both of whom won their 10th straight four-year term. 68-year-old Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke has served...
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Batavia Man Convicted Of Pushing, Injuring 13-Year-Old
CHICAGO (CBS) — A west suburban man was convicted Tuesday and is now facing prison time for violently pushing a 13-year-old to the ground outside of a public library last summer in Batavia. About 6:45...
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Batavia Man Convicted Of Pushing, Injuring 13-Year-Old
CHICAGO (CBS) — A west suburban man was convicted Tuesday and is now facing prison time for violently pushing a 13-year-old to the ground outside of a public library last summer in Batavia. About 6:45...
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Hiker From Batavia Found Dead In Yellowstone National Park
(CBS) — A Batavia man has died in Yellowstone National Park. WBBM’s Steve Miller reports. Crews had been searching for 53-year-old Jeff Murphy since Thursday. Yellowstone Park officials say Murphy’s...
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Batavia May Post Signs Of Shame In Front Of Eyesore Properties
(CBS) — Many of us know that neighbor, the one who won’t take care of their home, creating a neighborhood eyesore — or worse, a public hazard. CBS 2’s Vince Gerasole traveled to far west suburban...
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France Thanks WW II Veteran In Batavia
(CBS) — It was a recognition 70 years in the making, but the highest honor in all of France was finally bestowed in west suburban Batavia on Wednesday. CBS 2’s Vince Gerasole was there when 97-year-old...
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Plan To Convert Historic Batavia Factory Into Apartments Could Stall On Final...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A legal maneuver might throw a wrench into plans to convert the old Campana factory in Batavia into new apartments. The Batavia City Council was scheduled to vote Monday night on the...
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Suspect In Custody After Batavia Bank Robbery
CHICAGO (CBS) — A suspect is in custody after a bank was robbed Tuesday afternoon in far west suburban Batavia. At 2:05 p.m., officers responded to a call of a robbery at Old Second Bank at 1991 W....
View ArticlePerson Shot At Steak ‘N Shake Drive-Thru In Batavia
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A person was wounded in a shooting Tuesday evening in the drive-thru lane of a fast food restaurant in west suburban Batavia. Officers responded about 6:25 p.m. to a call of...
View Article2 Investigators: Beware New Tax Scam
CHICAGO (CBS) — Tax scammers may be targeting you at work. It’s a growing sophisticated email scam to steal your identity and to use your information to get bogus tax refunds. 2 Investigator Dave...
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Baby Bison Born at Fermilab
Chicago (CBS) – Baby bison season officially kicked off this morning as the first calf of the year was born at Fermilab. The first calf of the year was born in the early morning hours, with a second...
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Batavia Intersection’s Unique Design Poses Traffic Dangers
CHICAGO (CBS)–The Thoman family vividly recalls their 2015 crash at the intersection of Route 31 and Fabyan Parkway in west suburban Batavia. Suddenly, an oncoming car turning left started barreling...
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Forty Percent Of Illinois Lacks Public Help Hotline , 2-1-1
CHICAGO (CBS)—In times of crisis, people may not always know where to turn. Much of the nation uses 2-1-1 for non-emergency help, but most of the state of Illinois doesn’t have access to that service....
View ArticleBatavia High School Cleared After False Report Of Man With Rifle Entering...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Police have given the all clear at Batavia High School, after investigating a report of a man dressed in all black entering the school with a gun, and determining it likely was just a...
View Article1st Baby Bison Born At Fermilab Herd This Spring
BATAVIA, Ill. (AP) — The first bison of the spring has been born at the U.S. Energy Department’s Fermilab facility, west of Chicago. Officials say the calf was born on April 20, one of 12 to 14...
View ArticleMan Fatally Struck By Freight Train In Geneva
CHICAGO (CBS)– A 24-year-old man was fatally struck by a freight train on Friday, according to Geneva police. According to officials, the Batavia man was struck on the Union Pacific railroad tracks...
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MISSING: Byron Vaughan, 53, From Batavia, May Be In Need Of Medical Attention
CHICAGO (CBS) — Byron A. Vaughan, 53, has been reported missing from Batavia, Illinois. Credit: Batavia Police According to the Batavia Police Department, Vaughan has been missing since July 18. The...
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Batavia School Bus Aide Charged With Sexual Abuse On Bus
CHICAGO (CBS) — A school bus aide for Batavia Public School District 101 has been charged with sexual abuse on a bus, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office. Ronald A. Spychalski, 79,...
View Article4 Legionnaires’ Cases Confirmed At Batavia Retirement Community
BATAVIA, Ill. (CBS) — Four new cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been confirmed at a seniors’ community in Batavia. Two cases were reported this week, one early-onset case was reported in mid-August,...
View ArticleTwo New Cases Of Legionnaires’ Disease Reported In Batavia
CHICAGO (CBS) — State health officials are investigating two new cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the western suburbs. The Illinois Department of Health has confirmed two cases of the disease in...
View ArticleIs Construction Site To Blame For Legionnaires’ Outbreak In Batavia?
BATAVIA, Ill. (CBS) — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday was investigating whether a construction site might be the cause of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Batavia. The...
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Terry Hunter Given 16 Years In Prison For Gun Offense In Batavia Restaurant...
CHICAGO (CBS) — An Aurora man was given 16 years in prison for smashing his car into another while in the parking lot of a Batavia restaurant, while also in possession of a loaded handgun. Terry W....
View ArticleBatavia High School Student Charged For Possessing Explosives
CHICAGO (CBS) — A juvenile is facing charges for possessing explosive materials, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office. The charges come after an investigation by the Batavia Police...
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Man Wanted For Allegedly Videotaping Girl In Batavia Mall Fitting Room
BATAVIA (CBS) — Police are looking for a suspect they believe was videotaping a juvenile girl in a shopping mall fitting room in Batavia. It happened Wednesday at approximately 6:17 p.m. Batavia Police...
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Police Departments Cut Ties With Jake The Striper After Discovery Of Racist,...
BATAVIA, Ill. (CBS) — A man known as Jake the Striper has done decal work for hundreds of thousands of police cars. But now, several of his longtime clients are calling it quits after racist,...
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2 People Rescued After Boat Gets Stuck Along Dam In Batavia
CHICAGO (CBS)– Two people were rescued after a pontoon boat lost power and struck a dam in Batavia Sunday afternoon. According to officials, emergency crews responded to the Challenge Dam, located at...
View ArticleIssue On Kane County COVID-19 Vaccine Website Preventing Scheduling Of Second...
CHICAGO (CBS) — There is more confusion and frustration for some people trying to get a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, this time in the western suburbs. Some tell CBS 2 they logged onto Kane...
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