One of the biggest rivalries in Illinois High School Football takes place tomorrow night as the Geneva Vikings and the Batavia Bulldogs face off for the 100th time. Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns and Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke both share their thoughts on the upcoming game, and tell why tomorrow night’s contest is a community event.
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Man gets 45 years for killing grandmother for inheritance
GENEVA, Ill. (AP) — A Texas man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in Illinois for killing his grandmother for an inheritance.
Rich A. Schmelzer was convicted in December in the slaying of 85-year-old Mildred Darrington of suburban Chicago. He was sentenced Thursday by Kane County Judge Linda Abrahamson.
Prosecutors say Schmelzer traveled from Frisco, Texas, to set up an elaborate series of alibis before killing the woman in 2014.
During his trial, prosecutors said Schmelzer became deeply in debt by having a lavish lifestyle.
Prosecutors say as co-executor of Darrington’s estate and a beneficiary of her trust, Schmelzer started to transfer money from her credit cards. When he learned he stood to inherit about half of an $800,000 estate, he plotted to return to the Chicago area to kill her.
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Police: Man who prompted Geneva hospital lockdown arrested, charged
(GENEVA) A man who police say brandished a knife in a west suburban hospital was taken into police custody in northwest Indiana Tuesday night.
Justin B. Patzer, 31, was arrested by the Hammond Police Department about 8:45 p.m. He was charged with felony domestic battery and aggravated assault in connection with an incident at Delnor Hospital in Geneva Tuesday morning, according to a statement from Geneva police.
Police were called to the hospital at 9:35 a.m. on reports that a man was running through the hospital brandishing a knife, Geneva police previously said.
The hospital was immediately put on lockdown, hospital spokesman Chris King said.
During their investigation, Geneva police advised authorities in Hammond that Patzer may have gone to Indiana.
Patzer, of Campton Hills, was visiting a relative at the hospital when he allegedly threatened to choke the relative, pulled out a knife and made threats of violence, police said.
The lockdown was lifted about 11 a.m. after police confirmed he had left the hospital campus. No one was injured, and the hospital was operating normally as of 11:40 a.m., King said.
A “soft lockdown” remained in place at nearby Williamsburg and Heartland elementary schools until 11:30 a.m. as police continued their search.
Patzer will have an extradition hearing in Crown Point, Ind. Wednesday, according to Geneva police.
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Lockdown lifted at Geneva hospital after report of armed intruder
(GENEVA) A “hard lockdown” was in place for about an hour at a west suburban hospital Tuesday morning after an armed man threatened a visitor.
The man entered Delnor Hospital in Geneva about 10 a.m. and made the threat while holding a non-firearm weapon, hospital spokesman Chris King said. Police were called and the hospital was immediately put on lockdown, he said.
The lockdown was lifted about 11 a.m. after police confirmed the man had left the hospital campus, King said. No one was injured, and the hospital was operating normally as of 11:40 a.m.
A “soft lockdown” remained in place at nearby Williamsburg and Heartland elementary schools as police continue to search for the man, according to the city of Geneva website.
The hospital is located at 300 Randall Rd.; Williamsburg Elementary is at 1812 Williamsburg Ave.; and Heartland is at 3300 Heartland Dr.
Police did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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