Aurora man gets prison in 2021 hammer attack

A man from suburban Aurora has pleaded guilty to attacking a person with a hammer in their home in 2021.

Aurora police officers, mom honored for saving 9-year-old boy who fell through ice

O’Neal dove into an icy pond, behind her home, to save Tyshaun LaFlore on the day before Thanksgiving. She and six Aurora police officers were given the Mayor’s Award of Valor Tuesday night.

Police officers, mom honored for saving 9-year-old boy who fell through ice
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In the right place at the right time, Aurora police officers and a mom were honored at the last city council meeting of the year for saving a nine-year-old boy who fell through the ice.

Aurora opening warming center ahead of winter storm

The city of Aurora is opening its overnight warming center to the public Tuesday as temperatures begin to drop significantly.

Boy who was saved from icy retention pond among participants at Aurora's Shop with a Cop

Officer Andrew Soderlund had first met Tyshaun on November 23, when he fell through the ice on a retention pond while trying to retrieve a football. Soderlund was one of two officers who raced in to grab him.

4 Aurora police officers followed department policy in moments leading up to deadly crash: officials

Four Aurora police officers acted properly and followed department policy in the moments leading up to a crash that killed two men in June, the Kane County State's Attorney said Friday. 

Aurora police receive federal grant award

The Aurora Police Department's Crisis Intervention Unit has received a nearly $300,000 grant.

Week in Review: Chicago teacher killed • Winning $1M lotto ticket sold • Fatal 7-car wreck on Thanksgiving

The wife of a Chicago teacher killed in a traffic crash is seeking justice after charges were dismissed in the case, a winning $1 million Powerball ticket was sold in suburban Chicago, a northwest Indiana man has received one of the most prestigious recognitions in country music, and a wrong-way driver caused a deadly seven-vehicle wreck on the Kennedy Expressway Thanksgiving night. These are the top stories from FOX 32's Week in Review.

Woman, boy rescued from icy suburban pond
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A 9-year-old boy fell through the ice while a friend and him were playing football, authorities said. The friend's mom jumped in the water to keep the boy afloat as firefighters came to save the boy and woman, police said.

Heroic video shows officers braving icy water to save little boy downing in Aurora

A 9-year-old boy fell through the ice while a friend and him were playing football, authorities said. The friend's mom jumped in the water to keep the boy afloat as firefighters came to save the boy and woman, police said.

Hundreds fill the streets in downtown Aurora as the city transforms into a winter wonderland

The magic of the holiday season is in the air, after hundreds of people filled the streets in downtown Aurora Friday evening to watch the city transform into a winter wonderland.

Auto sears bring several challenges to law enforcement

It's small, and it really packs a punch. But not in a good way. An auto sear is about the size of a quarter and can turn a handgun into a machine gun.