Aurora Crime
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More honors for Aurora officers who helped free wrongly convicted manFeb 24, 2013 8:12 am - Aurora Police Investigators John Munn and Darrell Moore recently were named Co-Employees of the Year for their work to free a man serving 70-year prison term after being...
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Man convicted in 2003 Elgin drug murder seeks new trialFeb 23, 2013 4:36 pm - A 41-year-old man convicted a decade ago of murdering of an Elgin drug dealer made his case for a new trial Wednesday, arguing that hearsay statements from others involv...
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Man gets 10-year sentence for his 11th DUIFeb 22, 2013 1:15 pm - A 42-year-old former West Chicago man will have years to sober up and think about how his failure to put down the bottle cost him his freedom. Michael J. Picon, of the 3...
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Judge: Elgin animal hoarding suspect fit for trialFeb 21, 2013 3:28 pm - A judge ruled Thursday an Elgin man is fit to stand trial on misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty and neglect after more than 40 dead cats and other animal carcasses we...
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Slain Aurora teen hit 7 times with hammer, reports showFeb 21, 2013 12:36 pm - Not long before she was to start her shift as a waitress on Jan. 31, Aurora detectives claim, Abigail Villalpando met with two male friends to hang out at a home on the ...
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Man gets 15 years for Aurora outlet mall robberyFeb 20, 2013 5:47 pm - A Chicago man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday for his role in a June robbery at the Chicago Premium Outlet mall in Aurora, according to a news release from t...
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Aurora man receives 4 years for 2012 Batavia offenseFeb 20, 2013 4:00 pm - A 57-year-old man who has spent time in prison for exposing himself in public was sentenced to four years in prison for a December 2012 incident in Batavia and failing t...
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Sister: Elgin man guilty of animal neglect is not a hoarderFeb 20, 2013 3:00 pm - An Elgin man this week pleaded guilty to misdemeanor animal neglect, relinquished ownership of his seven dogs and was sentenced to 40 days in jail after authorities sear...
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Oak Brook banker receives year sentenceFeb 19, 2013 4:52 pm - An 82-year-old banker from Oak Brook was sentenced to a year and a day in prison Tuesday for falsifying personal loan information that cost his former bank almost $700,0...
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Second federal lawsuit filed against former Schaumburg copsFeb 19, 2013 9:47 am - A Chicago man arrested last year by three former Schaumburg police officers accused in a criminal drug conspiracy is suing the ex-cops and village of Schaumburg, claimin...