Aurora Crime
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Marengo gas station robbers linked to three Aurora robberiesFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - Authorities say two men wanted in the shooting of a Marengo gas station clerk during an armed robbery Wednesday are also being linked to three convenience store robberie...
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Ex-Bear lineman acquitted of charges he ran fight ring at youth prison in St. CharlesFeb 26, 2021 4:00 am - A former Chicago Bears offensive lineman who became a guard of a different sort after his pro football career ended was acquitted this week of charges he ran a fight rin...
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Carpentersville man gets 9 years in prison for child sex assaultFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - A 37-year-old Carpentersville man will spend 9 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a child, the Kane County state's attorney's office said in a ...
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Two workers at Aurora driver services facility chargedFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - Two workers at the Illinois driver and vehicle services facility in Aurora are facing official misconduct charges for creating fake lien releases and issuing fraudulent ...
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Aurora gunfire under investigationFeb 22, 2021 12:00 am - The Aurora Police Department is investigating after shots were fired Sunday evening on the 2800 block of Ogden Avenue. No one was injured, and police are investigating ...
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'The perfect storm': How the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the suburbs' opioid crisisFeb 20, 2021 12:00 am - Nicole Caceres fell to her knees in disbelief, feeling as if someone hit her in the chest and stole the air from her lungs. It had been three months since she learned he...
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As crashes, injuries mount, task force takes aim at Move Over violatorsFeb 19, 2021 4:30 am - You couldn't blame Illinois State Police for feeling like it's déjà vu all over again, in the worst possible way. Two years after a rash of roadside crashes left two sta...
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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...