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Aurora alderman pleads not guilty to felony theft charge

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - An alderman in Aurora has pleaded not guilty to charges she stole from a Meijer store in her ward.

Alderman Lynne Johnson appeared Monday in DuPage County Court and pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of burglary. She was arrested Jan. 31 at the store around the corner from her home after an employee saw her hiding $55.21 worth of merchandise in her purse. She was accused of stealing from the same store in August 2013, and she pleaded guilty and received supervision.

The (Aurora) Beacon-News reports (http://trib.in/1PrwlFQ ) Johnson pleaded guilty to two other retail theft charges. One in 2003 in Bolingbrook and one in 2010 in Willowbrook.

Johnson will no longer be eligible to serve as alderman if she is found guilty of a felony. She has continued to serve since the arrest.

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Information from: The Beacon-News, http://beaconnews.chicagotribune.com/

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