Kane sheriff’s officer says he was suspended for political reasons
A Kane County lieutenant said he thinks the sheriff he hopes to unseat in this year's election ordered him suspended for three days last year for political reasons. "It is...
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Ex-Aurora cop who called in fake motorist assist pleads guilty to tampering in overtime theft case
A former Aurora police officer pleaded guilty Friday to computer tampering in the $71 overtime theft case that got her fired in 2016 from the department she joined in 1996....
Aurora police looking for child porn suspect
Aurora police said they think two west suburban men charged with a variety of child porn and sex assault felonies victimized even more girls than charging documents reflect, and are...
‘I thought I was going to die’: Sentencing hearing continues in Aurora synthetic marijuana case
In the garage outside a high school house party in 2011, Brycen Rodriguez smoked synthetic marijuana he said came from the Cigar Box shop at Aurora's Fox Valley Mall. He...
Sentencing ongoing for Aurora shop owner charged with selling fake pot before fatal crash
As the sentencing for an Aurora shop owner is scheduled to resume Thursday, her lawyer and federal prosecutors continue to dispute a sealed pre-sentence report that followed her plea agreement...
Suspect in string of suburban bank robberies unwittingly took GPS tracker and bait bills, officials say
An Aurora man has been charged with robbing a Lisle bank last week and is a suspect in three other suburban bank robberies in the last two months, according to...
Aurora family devastated by heroin finds hope during the holidays
Editor's note: Faces of 2017 is a series of stories looking at those in the news in the Aurora area over the last 12 months. The first Christmas without Brandon...
Aurora makes history in 2017
It was a historic year in the Aurora area, with Aurora electing its first African-American mayor, East Aurora School District starting everyday busing of students and voters getting their first...
As temperature drops, animal advocates remind people to look out for pets
It's the main type of call fielded by Kane County Animal Control throughout the winter, according to administrator Brett Youngsteadt: Someone sees someone else's dog outside in the cold. Youngsteadt...
Aurora Fire Department warns about dangers of ice as it works on rescue skills
The Aurora Fire Department is working on its ice rescue techniques as the coldest days of winter loom ahead. Half of ice-related drownings involve someone trying to rescue another person...