Suspect in Aurora drug death finalizes plea on controlled substance charge
Authorities long ago identified Charles Snyder as a person of interest in the case of an Oregon woman who fatally overdosed on heroin in an Aurora motel room in 2012....
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Decline seen in serious crimes in Kane County
With a little more than 2,100 felony filings in 2015, Kane County prosecutors said the downward trend continues in the number of cases involving the most serious crimes. Speaking at...
After battery plea, Aurora father wants charges dropped
An Aurora father who pleaded guilty in November to aggravated battery involving his son now wants to have the charges dropped because he has no contact with his three children,...
South Elgin woman in court after stabbing incident
Confronted by police outside a Dean Street apartment after a 911 call about a stabbing, Heather Baltes dropped a pair of scissors and offered an "unsolicited statement" about what had...
Second guilty plea in 2011 stabbing in Aurora
An imprisoned man with ties to Aurora pleaded guilty this week to his role in a 2011 stabbing in the city. Jason L. Ward, 33, is already serving a 30-year...
Former dean’s assistant seeks ‘mistake of age’ defense in student sex assault case
The attorney for former St. Charles North High School dean's assistant Christopher Lee suggests an "absurd and unconstitutional" Illinois law prevents his client from the ability to claim a mistake-of-age...
New judicial assignments in Kane County
Kane County's new chief judge recently issued new courtroom assignments that will take effect Jan. 11. Chief Judge Susan Clancy Boles was sworn in to lead the 16th Judicial Circuit...
Murder suspect indicted in Aurora killing
A Kane County grand jury has indicted an Aurora man accused of a fatal September shooting. On Friday, 22-year-old Marquitte West made his first Kane County court appearance in the...
Probation violations lead to prison for Aurora man
Three arrests since February while on probation mean a 21-year-old Aurora man will now serve prison time he had originally avoided. Donte Echols pleaded guilty earlier this year to one...
Aurora man charged with sexual assault
Kane County prosecutors have charged a 50-year-old Aurora man with sexually assaulting and abusing four females, at least two of them relatives, between 2005 and the end of 2014. Martin...