Aurora Crime
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‘This is my closure’: Charges dropped in 1972 Naperville cold case following suspect’s deathMar 13, 2024 2:32 pm - More than half a century after her 15-year-old sister, Julie Ann Hanson, was found stabbed to death in a Naperville cornfield, Jill Steininger still has questions about w...
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Three charged with illegal gun sales in DuPage CountyMar 13, 2024 12:58 pm - A statewide grand jury has indicted three Cook County residents on charges they bought and sold guns illegally in several counties, including DuPage. Brothers Gabriel Buc...
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Man sentenced to 17 years in prison for child sexual assault, abuseMar 13, 2024 11:27 am - An Aurora man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child. Kane County Judge Elizabeth Flood imposed the sentence on March 8 for Lewis T. Ric...
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Lombard woman charged with cruelty, neglect of dogsMar 12, 2024 5:36 pm - A Lombard woman has been charged with misdemeanor cruelty to animals. Sharon Manuel, 59, of the 1000 block of South Route 53, was released on her own recognizance Monday,...
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Woman pleads guilty to bringing gun to DuPage County courthouseFeb 24, 2024 12:47 pm - A woman who brought a gun in to the DuPage County Judicial Center in Wheaton has pleaded guilty to illegally carrying a concealed gun. Suheir Barham, 47, was sentenced Tu...
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Man charged with reckless driving for crash that critically injured Kane County deputyFeb 22, 2024 1:00 pm - The driver who crashed into a Kane County deputy’s squad SUV, severely injuring him, has been charged with aggravated reckless driving and driving a commercial vehicle wi...
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‘Your loved ones are forever written in the pages of Aurora history’: Ceremony marks 5th anniversary of mass shootingFeb 15, 2024 9:32 pm - Feb. 15, 2019, the unthinkable happened in Aurora: A man, upset because he was about to be fired from his job, shot five of his co-workers to death. Thursday night, Auror...
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Man pleads guilty to DUI, battery for 2020 standoff in WarrenvilleFeb 10, 2024 8:54 am - An Aurora man has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery for a 2020 standoff in Warrenville. Antwain Stringer, 34, also pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated driving under th...
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Aurora man faces child pornography chargesFeb 01, 2024 3:26 pm - Illinois State Police have arrested an Aurora man on child pornography charges. Martin Acosta-Ponce, 31, faces three counts of possession of child pornography. Police say...
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‘Door dashing deputy’ arrests driver, delivers foodJan 26, 2024 12:10 pm - Food delivery driver get arrested? Don’t worry, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office has got your back.