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Kane County sheriff's Lt. Pat Gengler leaves after a news conference to discuss the conclusion of a hostage situation at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva on May 13, 2017.

Lawsuit: Kane Sheriff notified inmate was left unshackled days before he took hostages at Delnor hospital

May 22, 2019 at 3:27 p.m.

The Kane County Sheriff's Office was notified inmate Tywon Salters had been left unshackled at the Geneva hospital where he was receiving medical treatment days before Salters got a corrections...

Aurora Housing Authority board set to get new members

May 22, 2019 at 3:27 p.m.

The Aurora Housing Authority is poised for changes to at least two board seats about a month after its executive director left for a job in Alaska. Vice Chairman Scott...

7 Aurora cops sue city over alleged release of personal information to felon, gang associate

May 22, 2019 at 3:27 p.m.

Seven Aurora police officers and their families are suing the city and a former records manager in federal court over the alleged release of personal information to an imprisoned felon...

LaSalle jail suicide highlights complexity of screening inmates for mental illness

May 22, 2019 at 3:27 p.m.

Less than 24 hours after booking officers determined he was not a suicide risk, 19-year-old Devin Jaros was found hanging from a sheet in his LaSalle County jail room. Tied...

An Aurora man was shot several times July 11 on the 900 block of Sard Avenue on the city's West Side. Police say they are giving "extra attention" to the area after recent shootings.

Police giving ‘extra attention’ to Aurora’s West Side after recent shootings

May 22, 2019 at 3:27 p.m.

Police on Monday said they are continuing to devote "extra attention" to an area on Aurora's West Side that has weathered three shootings in recent months. A 24-year-old man shot...

Police: Burglars targeting unlocked cars all over Aurora

June 3, 2018 at 7:07 a.m.

Aurora police are reminding people to lock their cars after burglars entered 18 unlocked cars in recent weeks. Since June 25, vehicle burglaries were reported all across the city, police...

Extra patrols in Boulder Hill as shooting investigations continue

May 22, 2019 at 3:26 p.m.

While Kendall County law enforcement agencies have met recent gang violence in Boulder Hill with increased patrols, four people questioned after a recent shooting in the unincorporated area near Montgomery...

An Aurora man was shot several times Tuesday morning on the 900 block of Sard Avenue on the city's West Side. He was taken to a hospital with serious wounds, police said.

Man shot several times on Sard Avenue in Aurora

May 22, 2019 at 3:26 p.m.

An Aurora man shot Tuesday morning on Aurora's West Side was still receiving treatment for multiple gunshot wounds at one of the city's hospitals, police said in a late afternoon...

Police investigating crash that killed Batavia man

May 22, 2019 at 3:26 p.m.

Police on Monday released the name of the man killed Sunday when a Jeep collided with his sedan in a Batavia intersection. No charges have been filed, and police said...

The Aurora Housing Authority spent thousands on a patio and fireplace for the agency's home office, according to documents obtained by the Beacon-News. One government watchdog called the patio "a questionable expense" and the fireplace "not appropriate."

‘A questionable expense’: Aurora Housing Authority spent thousands on luxury patio, office fireplace

May 22, 2019 at 3:26 p.m.

An office fireplace and luxury patio with a pergola and stone seating were installed at the administration offices for the Aurora Housing Authority, an agency charged with overseeing public housing...

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