Aurora Crime
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Authorities Lombard man cut power lines with tree trimmersMar 27, 2018 1:00 am - A 31-year-old Lombard man used tree trimmers to cut power lines to several houses near Lombard, DuPage County authorities said Tuesday. Austin Michalik, who lives on Sou...
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Estate of legendary Aurora attorney sues firm for contract breachMar 27, 2018 1:00 am - The estate of a well-known Aurora attorney has sued a law firm for breach of contract, arguing lawyers kept $150,000 from a personal injury settlement that should have w...
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Felon charged with illegal gun possession in AuroraMar 26, 2018 1:00 am - An Aurora woman was charged with two gun-related felonies after police found a handgun she illegally possessed, authorities said. Laura H. Fonseca, 26, was charged with...
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Aurora man arrested in Naperville area home invasion and kidnappingMar 25, 2018 1:00 am - An Aurora man is in the DuPage County Jail, awaiting trial on charges he broke into the home of an elderly Naperville area woman and forced her to take him to a bank to ...
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Skunks fought the Round Lake Park law, and no one wonMar 23, 2018 5:33 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas In his decadeslong law enforcement career, Round Lake Park Police Chief George Filenko has faced off against killers, hardened ga...
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Aurora police say man killed in shootout was out on bailMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - An earlier version attributed a statement to Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin. It was Police Chief Kristen Ziman who said it. And the officer who was shot is Colin Griffin...
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Downtown Aurora businesses 'focus on positive' after fatal shootingMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - The fatal police-involved shootout Thursday in Aurora was three blocks from the Paramount Theatre and two blocks from city hall, but business leaders say it shouldn't ca...
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York student detained for social media threatMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - A 17-year-old student at Elmhurst's York High School will remain in custody facing felony charges for a threat to the school authorities say she sent to a fellow student...
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Woman gets 5 years prison for elderly exploitation in North AuroraMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - A 41-year-old Joliet woman has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $34,000 restitution for stealing from a client while serving as a state-c...
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Former St. Charles man gets 17 years for beating, shooting at wifeMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - A former St. Charles man who severely beat his wife in spring 2016 and fired five shots as she ran away was sentenced Friday to 17 years in prison. A Kane County jury co...