Aurora Crime
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Carnival worker convicted in fatal St. Charles stabbing won't get third trialMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - The state Supreme Court has reversed an appellate court ruling ordering a third trial in a fatal stabbing by a carnival worker in St. Charles nearly 10 years ago. The ru...
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Lombard police investigating death, person in custodyMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - Lombard police are investigating a death Tuesday night at a home near the intersection of Maple and Grace streets, according to the village's website. "A person of inter...
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Authorities: Aurora kindergarten teacher made sexual contact with two kidsMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - A kindergarten teacher with East Aurora District 131 is facing sexual assault charges stemming from inappropriate behavior with a student, authorities said. Juan C. Aven...
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Federal official, DuPage leaders discuss fighting opioid addictionMar 21, 2018 1:00 am - A high-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was in Wheaton Wednesday to discuss how to slow the tide of deaths attributed to legally pres...
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16½ years' prison for 2016 kidnapping of Aurora teen later found deadMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - A 40-year-old Aurora man was sentenced to 16½ years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of an Aurora 18-year-old whose beaten body was later found in Chicago. Antho...
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Aurora man sentenced to 7 years for shooting man in the face, fleeing policeMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - An Aurora man was sentenced to seven years in prison for shooting an acquaintance in the face during an argument and fleeing from police. John W. Sperry, 56, of the 300...
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Police: Man used recording, tracking devices to spy on ex-girlfriendMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - An Aurora man charged with spying on his ex-girlfriend confessed to police in February an elaborate scheme of using fake keys to visit her apartment so he could rotate r...
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DuPage judge's legal woes provide fodder for lawyers' 'Hannibal O'Shea' skitMar 16, 2018 5:00 am - The DuPage County Bar Association's Judges' Nite Show began 43 years ago as a roast of the people in black robes. And the skewer was a sharp one at this year's show, esp...
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7 years prison for Aurora man convicted of shooting, police chaseMar 16, 2018 1:00 am - An Aurora man was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday for shooting an acquaintance and leading police on a 14-minute chase that ended when he truck a utility pole....
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Aurora police investigating string of vehicle burglaries since JanuaryMar 15, 2018 1:00 am - Police are investigating a series of vehicle burglaries that occurred on the west side of Aurora between January and March. The 15 incidents, which police believe might...