Woman charged with theft while shopping with granddaughter in Aurora
A Naperville grandmother was charged with stealing hundreds of dollars worth of jewelry and perfume on Wednesday, with her granddaughter by her side, Aurora police said. Geraldine Fowlkes, 56,...
View ArticleAurora police say man was drunk when struck by car
Aurora police said a man was drunk early Sunday morning when he was struck by a vehicle while walking along the street. Jose Remigio-Trinidad was charged with being a pedestrian under the influence...
View ArticleWoman charged after high-speed chase in Kendall County
A Minooka woman was charge with fleeing Kendall County deputies Sunday following a high-speed chase through the county. According to Kendall deputies, Karen Juergens, 53, was clocked speeding 112 mph...
View ArticlePolice say political argument led to battery of pregnant Aurora woman
Police said an argument over politics led to the battery of a pregnant woman in Aurora Sunday afternoon. Officers were called to a home in the 2400 block of Hedgerow Drive around 4:30 p.m. for reports...
View ArticleTeen injured in Aurora shooting
A series of recent shootings left one person injured and several Aurora homes damaged by gunfire, Aurora police said. The latest shooting occurred Monday morning around 1:30 a.m. when a home in the...
View ArticleAurora police find stolen, loaded gun in vehicle
Aurora investigators found a stolen 9mm handgun inside a vehicle Sunday morning, and an 18-year-old Aurora man is now facing gun charges. Maximo Hernandez, 300 block of Spruce Street, was charged with...
View ArticleWoman charged with pickpocketing restaurant patrons
SKOKIE — A Chicago woman suspected of pickpocketing purses and wallets from restaurant patrons in several suburbs has been charged with a Class X felony. Stacy Blackwell, 28, is accused of stealing...
View ArticleBus windows broken at Oswego school
Oswego police were called to Fox Chase Elementary School, 200 block of North Fox Chase Drive, at 1: 40 p.m. Monday after after an Oswegoland Park District employee reported that two windows had been...
View ArticleAurora marijuana deal ends in armed robbery
A 20-year-old Aurora man said he was robbed at gunpoint after attempting to purchase marijuana from two men Tuesday evening. According to the victim, he met two men in a parking lot in the 1800 block...
View ArticleAurora homeowner foils burglary attempt
An Aurora mother and her young daughter came home Wednesday morning to find two burglars inside their home, police said. Aurora Police Department spokesman Dan Ferrelli said the 34-year-old woman and...
View ArticleCharges filed in St. Charles armed robbery
The investigation into the armed robbery of a St. Charles store ended with two arrests on Wednesday, St. Charles police said. Rayshawn Vonperbandt, 20, was picked up by police during an unrelated...
View ArticleKiller 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...
View ArticleFive 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...
View ArticleNaperville 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...
View ArticleWoman 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...
View ArticleGunshot 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...
View ArticlePolice 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...
View ArticleCocaine, 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...
View ArticleJewelry, 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....
View ArticleAurora 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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