Aurora Crime
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One victim of Aurora shooting diesJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - One of three people shot Sunday morning in Aurora has died. A news release issued late Monday night by the Aurora Police Department identified the victim as Michea Figgu...
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Police seize rifle, ammunition from Elgin felon after domestic callJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - A 39-year-old Elgin man is being held on $100,000 bail after his arrest on charges of aggravated domestic battery and being an armed habitual criminal after a case in la...
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Three injured in shooting on Aurora's east sideJul 05, 2020 1:00 am - Aurora police are investigating a shooting Sunday that injured three people on the city's east side, authorities said. The three people were found shot in the 100 block ...
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Wheeling police giving social media followers 'inside' look at the departmentJul 03, 2020 5:30 am - One suburban department is trying to answer those questions with the launch of a new social media program called “Inside the Wheeling Police Department.” Every week, Whe...
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Police: Men had 1,000 pounds of fireworks they were selling out of their homesJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - Two men have been charged with selling illegal fireworks in Aurora and Elgin, authorities said Thursday. The Kane County sheriff's office said the investigation was prom...
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Elgin man gets probation for felony pot arrest prompted by littering complaintJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - An Elgin man received 18 months of probation this week after pleading guilty to felony marijuana possession. Adrian Pesina, 36, of the 1800 block of Sheffield Drive, was...
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3 charged with trying to steal from ATM in downtown Aurora during protestsJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - Three men have been charged with conspiracy to steal from a bank after trying to steal money from an ATM in downtown Aurora during a night of protests and rioting, autho...
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Cops: Aurora man caught with sawed-off shotgun, pills in traffic stopJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - A 27-year-old Aurora man faces several felony charges after a traffic stop early Friday on the city's near west side in which authorities say he was caught with a sawed-...
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2 charged in several attacks near downtown ElginJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - A man and a woman have been charged with four attacks on people this month in downtown Elgin, according to prosecutors and court records. Riese R. Arcos, 28, who is home...
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4½ years prison for Florida man who abused Aurora teenJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - A man who drove from Florida to Aurora to sexually abuse a teen he met on social media in 2017 was sentenced to 4½ years in prison and must register as a sex offender fo...