Aurora Crime
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Aurora man charged with Sunday carjackingFeb 16, 2021 12:00 am - An Aurora man accused of stealing a car at 1 p.m. Sunday, then crashing it in to another vehicle now faces a vehicular hijacking charge, police said Tuesday. Bail was se...
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Aurora remembers victims on second anniversary of Henry Pratt shootingFeb 15, 2021 12:00 am - Five white crosses — surrounded by candles, stuffed animals, fresh flowers and cards — stand in the front window of the David L. Pierce Art and History Center in Aurora....
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ACLU sues DuPage sheriff to ensure future inmate doesn't go through withdrawal symptomsFeb 12, 2021 4:30 am - Withholding methadone from a person addicted to opiates would constitute cruel and unusual punishment. So says the American Civil Liberties Union in a federal lawsuit it...
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DeKalb man denied bail in West Chicago shootingFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - Bail was denied Friday for a DeKalb man accused of shooting and critically injuring a man outside his West Chicago workplace last month, officials said. Ahmad Steele, 34...
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Aurora man found guilty of sexually assaulting 71-year-old womanFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - An Aurora man was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a 71-year-old acquaintance. Kane County Judge David Kliment found Khamsaume Xayvong, 59, guilty of aggrav...
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Bensenville man charged with robbing 3 convenience stores, threatening to kill clerkFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - A Bensenville man is held without bail on charges he robbed convenience stores in December and January, tied up two clerks and threatened to kill another. Marquelle Will...
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Two teens convicted of suburban murders, two different rulings on appealFeb 05, 2021 4:20 am - Two defendants convicted of murder as teens in notorious suburban killings. Two pleas for leniency based on similar arguments before the same state appeals court. Two co...
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Man faces felony gun and drug charges after arrest in Kane CountyFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - A Lynwood man is facing felony drug and gun charges after more than half a pound of suspected cocaine and a stolen handgun were found inside in a vehicle during a Tuesda...
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Kane County traffic stop leads to drug arrestsFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - A Chicago man was charged with possession with intent to deliver of 11.5 pounds of cannabis after a traffic stop at 2:41 p.m. Jan. 22 on I-90, according to a Kane County...
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Aurora mayor pushes renewed focus on fighting deadly gang violenceFeb 03, 2021 12:00 am - Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin is calling on residents who protested racial injustice and police brutality last year to now join the city's fight against the gang violence t...