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Volunteers set up food and supplies for a pop-up food pantry event last month offered by Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry at Iglesia Bautista Emanuel Church in Aurora. Food pantries in Aurora are seeing a surge in new clients.

Already dealing with an influx of new clients, Aurora food pantries worried as emergency SNAP benefits set to end

February 20, 2023 at 10:23 a.m.

Aurora food pantries have already seen an influx in users in the last year due to sharp increases in food costs, and executive directors at the facilities fear the demand...

An Aurora man is facing felony charges after he allegedly stabbed a woman in her car Tuesday, Aurora Police Department officials said in a news release Thursday.

Aurora man accused of stabbing woman in her car

February 16, 2023 at 1:22 p.m.

An Aurora man is facing felony charges after he allegedly stabbed a woman in her car Tuesday, officials said. Jonathan Cruz, 24, of the 400 block of Claim Street, has...

St. Charles police said a woman was groped while jogging along the Fox River Trail in the city Monday evening.

Police: Woman groped while jogging along Fox River Trail in St. Charles

February 14, 2023 at 4:55 p.m.

A woman jogging on the Fox River Trail in St. Charles Monday evening reported an unknown man groped her, police said. The 47-year-old woman was jogging around 6:48 p.m. near...

Aurora police release body camera footage showing officer-involved shooting

February 13, 2023 at 8:28 p.m.

Aurora police have released footage from officers' body cameras of the officer-involved shooting earlier this month involving a resident accused of charging at police armed with knives. The video, released...

Jasmin Olvera lights candles next to a memorial outside the Henry Pratt Co. plant in Aurora on Feb. 17, 2019, two days after five employees were killed and five police officers and an employee were wounded during a mass shooting at the facility. A new resolution has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to honor the victims of the tragedy.

Legislators introduce resolution to honor victims of the Pratt mass shooting in Aurora as fourth anniversary nears

February 12, 2023 at 8:26 a.m.

U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday to honor the victims of the deadly warehouse shooting at Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora...

Kane County state’s attorney releases more details about Aurora officer-involved shooting

February 10, 2023 at 7:07 p.m.

Officials with the Kane County State's Attorney Office on Friday released new information detailing the officer-involved shooting in Aurora on Sunday. Among other information, officials in a press release said...

St. Charles will be cracking down on driving under the influence on Super Bowl Sunday.

St. Charles police to crack down on DUI on Super Bowl Sunday

February 10, 2023 at 3:14 p.m.

St. Charles police will have extra officers patrolling looking for impaired drivers on Super Bowl Sunday, officials said. Extra officers will be working through the state's Drive Sober or Get...

Man shot by Aurora police after allegedly charging officer with knives now charged with attempted first-degree murder

February 9, 2023 at 7:04 p.m.

A man who was shot by an Aurora police officer Sunday after allegedly charging at the officer armed with knives has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in connection with...

Two women were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire on the 100 block of Woodlawn Avenue in Aurora, according to Aurora Fire Department officials.

Two women treated for smoke inhalation after Aurora fire

February 9, 2023 at 8:56 a.m.

Two women were treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire Jan. 31 on the city's West Side, officials said Tuesday. Aurora firefighters responded to a structure fire around 11:32...

Task force continues to investigate Aurora officer-involved shooting as mayor calls incident a ‘terrible tragedy on all sides’

February 8, 2023 at 5:28 p.m.

As law enforcement officials continue to investigate an officer-involved shooting Sunday morning in Aurora, Mayor Richard Irvin urged people to wait for the results of the investigation before making judgments...

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