Aurora Crime
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Search continues in Kane County for vehicle burglary suspects who fledApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - The search continues for people who fled after burglarizing a vehicle in Campton Township, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Office. Around 4:53 a.m., deputies resp...
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Aurora residents sent to prison for child labor traffickingApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - Two Aurora residents have been sentenced to 6½ years in prison by a federal judge in Chicago for child labor trafficking. Santos Teodoro Ac-Salazar, 27, and Olga Choc L...
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Ex-Kane County court clerk accused of stealing from officeApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - Former Kane County Circuit Clerk Thomas Hartwell has been charged with official misconduct, accused of spending nearly $120,000 in county funds on a campaign event and t...
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Man guilty of murder in 2021 Aurora shootingApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - An Aurora man has been convicted of murder for a January 2021 shooting. A Kane County jury found Daniel Aguirre, 25, guilty on Friday. He is scheduled to be sentenced on...
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Kane County announces unit dedicated to investigating child porn, sexual exploitation of childrenApr 24, 2023 1:00 am - A new special unit investigating child pornography and online sexual exploitation of children aims to improve Kane County's fight against people who perpetrate those cri...
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DuPage prosecutor: High-speed police chases reaching 'epidemic proportions'Apr 24, 2023 1:00 am - A 24-year-old man faces a string of charges in connection with a high-speed police chase that began in Warrenville and ended with his SUV going airborne and crashing in ...
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Appeals court tosses probation sentence for operator of kennel where 29 dogs diedApr 21, 2023 5:30 am - When DuPage County Judge Robert Miller sentenced a suburban kennel operator on charges stemming from a 2019 fire that killed 29 dogs, he acknowledged there was nothing h...
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Lombard man charged with possession of child pornographyApr 20, 2023 1:00 am - A Lombard man faces child pornography charges following an investigation that led to a search of his home Wednesday, authorities said Christopher M. Long, 43, of the 300...
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Aurora man found guilty of sexually assaulting, robbing woman in 2018Apr 14, 2023 11:00 pm - A DuPage County jury found an Aurora man guilty of sexually assaulting a Naperville-area woman and forcing her to give him money from her bank account in 2018. Thaddeus ...
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Former judge sentenced notorious killers, but his legacy is as an advocate for mental healthApr 14, 2023 5:00 am - As a Kane County judge for 16 years, Donald C. Hudson presided over trials for some of the suburbs' most notorious killers. They included Luther Casteel, sentenced to de...