Montgomery News

The vote was close-4-3-but we believe the Montgomery Village Board made the right decision last week when they approved a new employment agreement for Village Manager Anne Marie Gaura.

A North Carolina man was arrested this week in Oswego Township for obstruction of justice and illegal possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, the Kendall County sheriff's office said.

Authorities found an Aurora man - wanted in a series of warrants - sleeping on the bank of the Fox River near west suburban Montgomery early Saturday following a lengthy river rescue search.

Aurora and Oswego police are seeking information about a woman who is apparently swiping checkbooks from area women, then cashing checks at local banks.

The IDNR has lifted its boating restrictions on the Fox River from the Montgomery Dam to the Stratton Dam.

A Kendall County judge has ordered a fitness evaluation for the suspect in a fatal Montgomery fire to determine if he can understand the murder charges he is facing.

The suspected arson fire that destroyed a two-story home in the 2400 block of Riva Ridge Road in Montgomery June 13 not only claimed two lives, it also provided the first major test of the water system on the village's far west side.

Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed Mayor Tom Weisner to the Pension System Modernization Task Force.

Relatives of the survivors of a fatal Montgomery fire have set up a fund to help them with medical and other expenses.

Q. I'm going to receive a large sum of cash from a severance agreement. Since I expect to be working again soon, I'd like to use the money as a cushion in case of future job loss.

Two men facing felony charges were trapped by the pictures in a camera they allegedly took from an Aurora home Monday, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.

A status hearing will be held in circuit court later this month for a man accused of murder and arson in connection with the deaths of his brother and a cousin in a house fire on Montgomery's far west side early Saturday morning.

A flood warning remains in effect for the Des Plaines River Sunday afternoon, and more showers could be on the way.

A man accused of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend's infant in an unincorporated area near west suburban Montgomery was ordered held on $250,000 bond this week.

Aurora Township Youth Services is hosting a blood drive for Heartland Blood Centers from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. July 1 at the Aurora Township Youth Center, 313 Gale St.

For the past several months, Illinois lawmakers have been attempting to solve the state's budget mess.

A southwest suburban Montgomery man was charged Sunday for the Saturday morning arson at his home that killed two people and injured two others.

Authorities say 21-year-old northern Illinois man faces murder charges for allegedly setting a fire that killed both his brother and cousin.

Jun 14, 2009 12:17 pm US/Central MONTGOMERY, Ill. Two people were killed and two others were injured early Saturday morning when a fire tore through a two-story home in far west Montgomery in what police are calling a suspicious fire.

Police in the far western Chicago suburb of Montgomery are being aided by the state fire marshal's office and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in their investigation of a suspicious fatal fire.