Aurora Crime
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Twice-convicted sex offender deemed sexually violent, will remain in hospitalMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Tuesday that a Kendall County judge had found a registered sex offender who had been convicted twice during the 1990s to ...
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What's leading to the law enforcement lag in vaccinations?May 07, 2021 5:20 am - The deadliest threat facing law enforcement officers across the country over the past year hasn't been armed criminals, high-speed pursuits or reckless drivers crashing ...
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Bail set at $25,000 for man accused of sex abuse in ElmhurstMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - Bail has been set at $25,000 for a man accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl employed by an Elmhurst gym and exposing himself to another gym employee and an emp...
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Kane County seeks to charge teen as adult in Aurora carjackingMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - A Kane County prosecutor asked Tuesday that a 16-year-old boy, accused of shooting and carjacking a woman in January in Aurora, be charged as an adult. The prosecutor al...
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Teen suspect in Aurora carjacking may be tried as adult, police sayApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - A 16-year-old boy charged with hijacking an SUV from a woman in Aurora may end up being tried as an adult, Aurora police said Thursday. And police are still looking for ...
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Man charged in Aurora Wendy's carjacking in which woman shot in the backApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - A Harvey man has been charged in connection with a January carjacking that severely injured a woman in Aurora after she was shot in the back. Charges of aggravated batte...
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Chicago man gets 12 years in prison for stealing Jeep with girl in back seatApr 26, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison for stealing a Jeep Cherokee at an Aurora gas station while the owner's 11-year-old daughter was in the back sea...
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'We grieve with the Floyd family': Police meet Chauvin verdict with cheers, fears, uncertaintyApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - The jury's guilty verdicts verified the overwhelming public opinion that Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd on May 25, 2020, when he knelt on...
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Kane County takes aim at child exploitation with hire of veteran prosecutorApr 16, 2021 5:11 am - Prosecuting child exploitation cases is a horrible thing in which to be an expert. But it's one reason veteran prosecutor Robert Dore is coming out of retirement to beco...
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Aurora woman pleads guilty to trying to hire someone to kill her ex-boyfriendApr 16, 2021 1:00 am - An Aurora woman who had a solicitation of murder conviction overturned by an appellate court pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge of attempted solicitation of murder...