Kane County Crime
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Probation, restitution for false armed burglar report that started St. Charles manhuntFeb 18, 2019 12:00 am - A 30-year-old man accused of falsely telling St. Charles police he was wounded while shooting at an armed burglar at his parents' home in 2017, launching a police manhun...
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An HR expert's advice to employers on reducing risk of violence after a firingFeb 18, 2019 12:00 am - Violence stemming from employee firings is rare, but bosses can take steps to reduce the likelihood of potentially deadly confrontations like the one that occurred Frida...
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Pratt Co. will pay funeral costs, provide employee assistanceFeb 18, 2019 12:00 am - The parent firm of Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora pledged Monday to cover the funeral costs for the five employees killed by a gunman, along with medical expenses and assista...
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Kane sheriff plans database for tracking revoked FOID cardsFeb 18, 2019 12:00 am - Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain says he hopes his office will have a database in place by March 1 to inform and track down people in unincorporated areas who have had their...
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Aurora shooter was convicted of beating girlfriend with baseball bat, stabbing herFeb 17, 2019 12:00 am - A disgruntled employee who fatally shot five people and wounded five officers at an Illinois warehouse Friday severely beat a woman years ago in a domestic violence inci...
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Hundreds mourn in Aurora: 'There are a lot of people that are hurting'Feb 17, 2019 12:00 am - Initial reports of Friday's mass shooting at Henry Pratt Co. seemed surreal to Sue Atwood, an Aurora native whose father once worked at the manufacturing facility. Devas...
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Plant manager texted wife 'I love you' before he died from shootingFeb 17, 2019 12:00 am - After he was shot, Josh Pinkard, the plant manager of the water valve manufacturing facility in Aurora where a mass shooting took place Friday afternoon, texted his wife...
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'It's happening in my town,' Aurora man says of making his 26,275th to 26,279th white crossesFeb 17, 2019 12:00 am - Greg Zanis has driven hundreds of thousands of miles crisscrossing the country to deliver white crosses — 26,274 altogether in the last 22 years — mostly for victims of ...
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Suspect sought after man, 18, injured in overnight shooting in AuroraFeb 17, 2019 12:00 am - Aurora police are looking for witnesses and information about a shooting early Sunday that left an 18-year-old Montgomery man critically injured. Police responded about ...
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Four of five officers injured in Aurora shooting released from hospitalFeb 17, 2019 12:00 am - Four of the five police officers wounded in Friday's mass shooting in Aurora have been released from area hospitals, as the investigation into the deadly spree that left...