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Killer of Aurora World War II vet resentenced to 55 years in prison

Disappointing. That’s how Richard Ebey described the 55-year prison sentence handed down Friday to the man who stabbed Ebey’s 83-year-old father, Roscoe, to death in 2007. Originally sentenced to 60...

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Five Naperville residents charged with burglarizing vehicles in Batavia

Five Naperville residents were arrested in Batavia Friday and charged with breaking into vehicles. At 3:51 a.m. Friday, a resident of the 600 block of Blackhawk Drive in Batavia saw two people trying...

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Naperville man charged with LSD possession in Aurora

A 24-year-old Naperville man was charged with felony drug possession after police allegedly found eight sugar cubes laced with LSD inside his vehicle. Aurora police stopped Peter Salvitti near North...

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Woman charged with driving 60 mph over limit to try and elude Aurora police

Dalila Landeros fled Aurora police early Saturday morning, driving more than 60 mph over the posted speed limit, and blowing several stop signs during the chase, police said. Police said that it was...

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Gunshot fired into Aurora business

An Aurora business owner reported that the window of his business was shot out this week, causing $500 in damage. Police said they were not called to the 0-99 block of East Illinois Avenue for reports...

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Police say man stashed drugs near Aurora daycare center

Aurora police said a 20-year-old man left the scene of a crash and hid his drug stash near an Aurora daycare center Monday morning. According to police reports, it was around 10:13 a.m. when officers...

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Cocaine, marijuana found inside Aurora home

Cocaine and marijuana found inside an Aurora home last week led to drug charges against two people, Aurora police said. Aurora Police Department spokesman Dan Ferrelli said a search warrant was...

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Jewelry, electronics stolen from Aurora home

Someone busted out a window of an Aurora home this week and stole more than $2,700 worth of items, Aurora police said. The residents reported that sometime between 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 a.m....

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Aurora teen injured in Tuesday afternoon drive-by shooting

Aurora police are questioning an 18-year-old man regarding a Tuesday afternoon drive-by shooting that left an Aurora teen injured. Police said the 17-year-old victim was walking near Jackson Street and...

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Charges filed in 2014 Aurora home invasion

Aurora police have charged a 22-year-old man with allegedly breaking into a woman’s apartment last year and demanding money from her at gunpoint. Police Department spokesman Dan Ferrelli said that on...

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