Aurora Crime
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Aurora man's death being investigated as a homicideOct 17, 2022 1:00 am - Aurora police are investigating the death of a 68-year-old man who they believe might have been murdered in his home Friday, according to a news release issued Monday ni...
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Why some see New Jersey as a model for bail reform in IllinoisOct 14, 2022 5:30 am - Given its unfair reputation as home to little more than swamps, toll roads lined with industrial sites and overtanned meatheads hangin' out at the Shore, you might not e...
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Two pending Kane County ordinances target loud music, random gunfireOct 14, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County officials moved toward a crackdown on the use of firearms and loud music in unincorporated areas this week. The county's development department and sheriff's...
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Report: Aurora woman accused of attempted murder tried to keep firefighters out of homeOct 10, 2022 1:00 am - An Aurora woman accused of trying to kill someone by setting her own house on fire tried to prevent firefighters from entering the house, according to an Aurora Fire Dep...
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Bail set at $250,000 for 73-year-old Aurora woman accused of attempted murder via arsonOct 04, 2022 1:00 am - Bail was set at $250,000 Tuesday for Joanne J. Burgess, an Aurora woman charged with attempted murder and aggravated arson. Burgess, 73, is accused of setting her house...
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Aurora woman accused of setting her house on fire to kill manOct 03, 2022 1:00 am - A 73-year-old Aurora woman is charged with attempted murder, accused of setting her house on fire to kill a man. Joanne J. Burgess, of the 800 block of Taylor Avenue, al...
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Self-defense or murder? Lombard man makes his case about 2021 fightOct 01, 2022 1:00 am - Ronald Dunbar insists he didn't go looking for a fight on April 21, 2021. He says he wasn't the aggressor that night, that he's not a violent man. He was just a guy out...
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Police, school districts warn of man seeking tours of suburban schoolsSep 28, 2022 1:00 am - Several suburban school districts and police departments have issued warnings about a man showing up to schools and asking for tours, but then abruptly leaving when aske...
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Aurora man who skipped trial convicted of sexually assaulting two childrenSep 26, 2022 1:00 am - An Aurora man who skipped out on his criminal trial was found guilty of sexually assaulting two children and faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison, the Kane Count...
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Aurora shooting victim identifiedSep 26, 2022 1:00 am - Authorities on Monday identified the 29-year-old man who was killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon in Aurora. Aurora resident Ferrer Vincente Velasquez was pronounced ...