Aurora Crime
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Woman charged with buying vehicles using fraudulent checksApr 02, 2024 8:06 pm - A 26-year-old Plainfield woman faces felony charges accusing her of using fake identification and fraudulent checks to buy vehicles through Facebook Marketplace. Illinois...
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‘Life-changing experience’: Suburban chaplain assists police, peers in IsraelMar 28, 2024 6:02 pm - As the Carpentersville Police Department’s chaplain for more than 25 years, the Rev. Paul Zilinski has seen his share of tragedy and people struggling through difficult t...
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Man charged with murdering partner in AuroraMar 26, 2024 7:35 pm - A man has been charged with killing a woman in January in Aurora. Travares Mitchell, 49, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 46-year-old Serhonda Burnett,...
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Cook County jail program is rescuing dogs and detainees. And now it’s expandingMar 21, 2024 5:04 pm - A corrections officer could be heard shouting commands Thursday morning in a concrete yard of Division 19 at the Cook County jail. But the detainees weren’t being bossed...
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Man charged with recklessly firing gun in apartment complexMar 21, 2024 10:16 am - A man has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm near Willowbrook Monday morning. Michael Vasta, 39, of the 0-100 block of Kingery Quarter in unincorporated Wi...
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Teen sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting carjacking victim in WestmontMar 19, 2024 3:01 pm - A Westmont teenager was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a woman he was attempting to carjack when he was 15. Mitch Crawford, now 17, was...
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Woman charged with murdering brother in DuPage CountyMar 20, 2024 2:03 pm - A woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of her brother Monday night near Willowbrook. Jamilah M. Mahan, 23, of the 16W600 block of Mocking...
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One dead after ‘domestic-related incident’ near Clarendon HillsMar 17, 2024 8:48 pm - DuPage County sheriff’s police said they are investigating a “domestic-related incident” that left one person dead and another injured Saturday near Clarendon Hills. Auth...
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Aurora man guilty of strangling woman to deathMar 15, 2024 7:22 pm - An Aurora man who argued he was defending himself when he strangled a woman was found guilty on Friday of first-degree murder. Kane County Judge David Kliment, who presid...
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Naperville residents have lost $750K to crypto scams this month. Here’s how to avoid falling preyMar 14, 2024 4:17 pm - Last week, while police departments across the suburbs were urging citizens to “Slam the Scam” as part of a national anti-fraud campaign, investigators in Naperville were...