• Parking meters thing of the past in downtown Aurora

  By Marie Wilson Parking meters in downtown Aurora are history. Literally. The last remaining meter was symbolically removed and given to the Aurora Historical Society on Tuesday as the city transitioned to a free parking system. Signs designating areas allowing parking for 90 minutes or two, three, six or 10 hours have been posted throughout the streets surrounding Stolp Island, and residents now can adjust to the new regulations.
  Last Updated May 14, 2013 9:23 PM

• 10 charged in two-day Aurora prostitution sting

  Updated May 14, 2013 5:39 AM

  Six women and four men face charges following a two-day prostitution sting staged last week by Aurora police officers. The operation, which was staged Wednesday and Thursday at an undisclosed private residence in Aurora, targeted several different online sites known for advertising sexual services.

• Tri-Cities police reports

  Updated May 13, 2013 4:38 PM

  Robert G. Byland, 19, of Batavia, was charged at 6:15 a.m. Sunday with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor, criminal damage to property, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and possession of drug paraphernalia in the 1000 block of Winnebago Trail, according to a police report.

• Eight injured in Aurora apartment fire

  Updated May 11, 2013 7:42 PM

  Eight people were injured and 36 people were displaced from an Aurora Housing Authority building after a fire broke out Thursday morning in a second-floor apartment, Aurora spokesman Dan Ferrelli said. The fire started at 10:57 a.m. at the Maple Terrace complex on the 900 block of Second Avenue, Ferrelli said.

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