Aurora Crime
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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...
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Burr Ridge man faces drug, weapons, cannabis-growing chargesApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - A Burr Ridge man has been charged with possession of at least 2 kilos of marijuana, plus possession of at least 20 plants. Acting on a tip from another agency, deputies ...
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Aurora police investigating gunfireApr 09, 2021 1:00 am - Aurora police announced on their Facebook page that they were investigating a call for shots fired Friday night. About 7:40 p.m., police posted that they received a repo...
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Chicago man pleads guilty to delivering more than 900 grams of heroin in AuroraApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to delivering more than 900 grams of heroin to an undercover police officer in Aurora. Freddy Gutierrez, 29, admitted he delivered the d...
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Bolingbrook man charged with arson after Naperville martial arts studio fireApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Bolingbrook man is facing felony arson charges after prosecutors say he intentionally set fire to a Naperville martial arts studio last month. Bail was set...
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Bond set at $500,000 for Aurora man accused of firing gun into girlfriend's carApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Bond was set at $500,000 April 5 for an Aurora man who was accused of strangling his girlfriend and firing shots into her car in March, authorities said. Elyas Taha, 29...
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Why Kane County sheriff, state's attorney teamed up to set a drug suspect freeApr 02, 2021 5:20 am - When a county's top two law enforcement officials team up in a courtroom, it's usually to put someone behind bars. So it was an unusual twist last week when Kane County ...