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Monday, May 13, 2013

BlackFinn Brawl Leads to 6 Arrests; Investigation Ongoing: Police

Police currently investigating fight that broke out at popular downtown Naperville bar early Sunday morning.

Naperville police are currently investigating a brawl that occurred at a popular downtown bar early Sunday morning. Six people were arrested and one employee was injured after a fight broke out around 1:11 a.m. at BlackFinn American Saloon, 16 W. Jefferson Ave., Sunday, according to police.  Officers were dispatched to the bar for a report of a fight in progress. Once inside, police saw "numerous subjects fighting" on the third floor of the bar, according to police.    After an investigation, police arrested Robert M. McIntosh, 25, of Plano; Tyler M. Johnson, 24, of Elgin; Adam Gregoriou, 26, of Naperville and Justin W. Field, 32, of Channahon. The four men were charged with battery and criminal damage to property, according to police. …

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Maureen

6:37 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013

Same can be said of the Governors' and Michael Madigan's legislation that is sure signed soon . Is it a knee-jerk reaction the current flash mobs plaguing Michigan Ave or is it another atempt at chipping away our right to free assembly as guarunteed in the Constitution. Yes the problem must be dealt with but its a slippery slope where law abiding citizens get punished along with the thugs, bums…   more ›

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Local MMA Fighters to Compete Thursday at Seven Bridges

Six of Downers Grove's CounterStrike MMA Academy's fighters will be on the 13 fight card.

On Thursday night around 7:30 p.m. at the Cinemark movie theater at Seven Bridges in Woodridge you can catch films Men in Black 3 or the The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Or you can walk around behind the theater and see an entirely different kind of entertainment. At Bobak's Signature Room Thursday night the United Combat League promotion will host a full night of mixed martial arts and Muay Thai kickboxing fights featuring six fighters who train out of CounterStrike MMA Academy on Ogden Avenue in Downers Grove. Five of the CounterStrike fighters will fight MMA while the sixth participates in a Muay Thai match. One of the fighter's on Thursday's card—Pete Juska, a self-defense and filipino stick-fighting instructor at CounterStrike—will be …

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Robert Bykowski

11:35 am on Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Yeah, he was really nice when I met him a while back.   more ›

Monday, June 6, 2011

Woodridge Man Arrested in Naperville for Fighting

An item from the Naperville police blotter.

Police said Demetrius L. Broddus, 21, of the 7200 block of Windsor Lakes in Woodridge was arrested on May 30 at about 7:50 p.m. in the 1600 block of Kiowa Drive for fighting.

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