Chicago eatery celebrates 50 years • River North bar shut down after mass shooting • safest cities ranked

The oldest Black-owned soul food restaurant celebrated it's 50th anniversary this week; a bar in River North was forced to close following a mass shooting just outside; and one Chicago suburb made the short list of safest cities in the U.S. for the second year in a row. 

Man fatally shot in Aurora backyard

A 47-year-old man was shot and killed Thursday morning in Aurora.

Aurora city workers honored for saving boy's life
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Two Aurora City workers were honored at the city council meeting for saving a one-year-old boy's life last week.

Aurora workers save one-year-old baby
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Two City of Aurora employees are credited with saving the life of a one-year-old baby last week.

Aurora man charged with selling cocaine in Naperville area
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An Aurora man was arrested after a month long investigation by Naperville police. Alejandro Urzua was charged with selling cocaine in the west suburbs.

Police pledge ‘special attention’ after bomb threats force public libraries in city and suburbs to close

All Chicago Public Library branches and many other libraries across Illinois were closed Thursday afternoon after receiving “digital” bomb threats, apparently part of a nationwide intimidation campaign over the choice of books offered on the facilities’ shelves.

No active threats at Aurora Public Library locations; buildings remain closed
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Aurora Public Library District locations will remain closed until further notice, however, that appears to be no active threat at this time. Police say an previous threats were believed to be a hoax.

All Aurora Public Library locations evacuated due to emergency
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Aurora Public Library issued an alert that all of its locations have been evacuated due to an "emergency situation" Thursday morning. No further information has been made available.

Multiple Chicago-area libraries receive bomb threats
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Several libraries in the Chicago area, including Addison, Aurora, and Evanston, were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday.

Multiple Chicago-area libraries receive bomb threats

Several libraries in the Chicago area, including Addison, Aurora, and Evanston, were targeted by bomb threats Tuesday.