UPDATE: Motorcycle Accident Remains Under Investigation

No serious injuries reported following accident Wednesday night in front of the Pilot gas state on U.S. 6 in Channahon.

Christian Gonzalez, 23, of Channahon suffered minor injuries after his motorcyle ended up in a ditch following an accident that occured early Wednesday night in front of the Pilot Travel Centers gas station on U.S. 6 near the intersection of I-55. The driver of a 1994 Ford Mustang also involved in the accident—19-year-old Shannon Dooley of Oglesby, Ill.—was not hurt in the mishap. The accident occured at 5:12 p.m., according to Channahon patrol officer Brad Bucciarelli. "From talking to witnesses—traffic was congested in that area at that time," Bucciarelli said. "Witnesses said the Ford Mustang pulled out of the Pilot gas staton and had to stop in the intersection due to the traffic. "The motorcycle drove around in the center lane," …

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Channahon St. Baldrick's Event Raises More Than $230,000

In the past five years, the local event has raised $223,522 for childhood cancer research.

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Controlled Burn on Wednesday Near Four Rivers Environmental Center

Channahon Police report flames and smoke may be visible.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County will be conducting a controlled burn near the Four Rivers Environmental Center on Wednesday. Burning should be completed by 5 p.m. today. Smoke and flames may be visible. If you have any questions please call the Forest Preserve office at 815-727-8700  More information about why the Forest Preserve District performs controlled burns can be found by clicking here. Get news where you live. Sign up for the Channahon-Minooka newsletter.

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Reports of Bear Spotted on Route 6 Prove False

A Facebook user reported seeing a bear along Route 6, but Channahon Police said residents have nothing to fear.

There is a rumor circulating around Channahon that a bear was found on Route 6. Channahon Police Sgt. Shane Casey dug to the bottom of the rumor on Tuesday night when Patch called to find out what was going on. "It came from a Facebook post," he said. I have been up for 24 hours and I just thought I saw a bear on the side of the road, wrote the Facebook user. Casey said he was not sure of the exact wording of the post. However, he said the person must have been referring to a call for Channahon Police at 7:04 a.m. on Route 6 near Ridge Road, for a deer that had apparently been hit by a vehicle. "There was no crash report completed," Casey said. "Either the vehicle was not there or the vehicle had minor damage." Police officers euthanized …

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Dresden Plant to Test New Boiler Thursday

The test poses no public danger, Channahon Police said.

 Channahon Police are warning residents that between noon and 4 p.m., Nov. 8, Dresden Generating Station will be testing a new boiler. "This will create a lot of steam and noise, but no public danger," Channahon Police said in a written release. If residents have any questions, they are asked to call 815-467-2112. Dresden Station is located in at the head of the Illinois River in Grundy County.  

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No Texting Signs Remind Channahon Drivers to Put Phones Away

Channahon Police placed 10 no texting signs throughout the village.

The law against texting while driving went into effect at the beginning of this year. Channahon Police Chief Jeff Wold said he has seen people ignoring this law on a regular basis. "I see people on their cell phones, some are talking some are texting and it's quite a bit," Wold said. "I don’t know if it was an increase or just became more aware of it as it became a law." Channahon Police want to be proactive. To that end, they have put 10 signs up around town reminding residents not to text while driving. "We put them in areas where we would just hit the most amount of people," Wold said. The exception to that is the sign they put in the Minooka Community High School parking lot. "We just put it there because there are a lot of new drivers…

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One Car Crash Results in DUI Charge for Driver

No one was injured in the crash that happened Sept. 29.

Lisa Jolin, 39, of Channahon, was arrested on charges of DUI and improper lane use after she crashed her car into a light pole on Route 6 at Fryer Street on Saturday night. Channahon Police Chief Jeff Wold said Jolin was headed west on Route 6 and hit a light pole. She was not injured in the crash. Get news where you live. Sign up for the Channahon-Minooka or Shorewood newsletters.

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Active Shooter; Would you Know How to Respond?

Channahon Police Department invites the public to an event to teach them how to respond if faced with an active shooter.

It's a situation in which most of us hope we never find ourselves - faced with a gunman in a public place. We hear about the tragedies, the theater shooting in Colorado, or, closer to home, the Northern Illinois University shooting in 2008. We are shocked and concerned, but would we know what to do if we found ourselves in that situation? Channahon Police want to arm the public with knowlege of what to do. From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, the department will hold a class at Minooka Community High School, south campus. The class is free and open to the public but, children are requested to be accompanied by a parent.  Channahon Police Officer Craig Gunty is the class coordinator. He can be contacted at 815-467-5152 or at cgunty@channahon.org…

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Pig's Kneecap Found in State Park

A frenzy of police activity took place Wednesday morning at Canal State Park when a walker found remains in the river.

A little after 8 a.m. Wednesday Channahon Police and Illinois State Police were called out to Canal State Park in Channahon. "We got a call from someone walking the canal," Channahon Police Chief Jeff Wold said. "They said they thought it could possibly be human remains." But that was not the case. It turns out that the walker had found the knee of a pig. "It was the knee of a pig," Illinois State Police Sgt. Scott Angus said. Angus said someone was probably BBQing and threw the remains in the river.

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Fatal Traffic Crash on Route 6 in Channahon

Route 6 remained closed between Youngs Road on the east and the Pilot gas station on the west two hours after the crash.

One person is dead and one was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon. Channahon Police officer John Blough said the call came in at 3:10 p.m. A pick-up truck and a passenger car collided and the car either rolled or flipped, coming to rest on its side police said. The driver of the car, who police would only identify as an adult male, was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the pick-up truck, whose information was not available, was taken to an area hospital. The pick-up drivers' condition was not available. Channahon Police had called in a aerial lift to take aerial shots of the crash scene for investigation purposes, Channahon Police Sgt. Steve Weiss said. Channahon Police last handled a fatal crash on …

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