2 charged in Aurora shooting that led to chase
Two 18-year-old men are facing charges in connection with a shooting that wounded a teen boy and led to a brief police chase Tuesday in west suburban Aurora.
Man charged, driver dead after shooting sparks police chase and crash in Aurora
Erik Esparza, 24, who authorities believe was driving the car officers were trying to pull over, died of injuries sustained in the crash.
4 injured in crash after shooting sparks chase in Aurora
Four people were injured in a crash after a shooting led to a chase Wednesday in west suburban Aurora.
Teen wounded in Aurora shooting; 'multiple people' in custody: police
Officers were called just after 4:15 p.m. to the 600 block of Second Avenue where they found the teen with gunshot wounds, Aurora police said.
Aurora police officer returns to work exactly one year after mass shooting
An Aurora police officer who was injured during a mass shooting in that city on Feb. 15, 2019 returned to work on Saturday, exactly one year later.
1 year after Aurora workplace shooting, police push gun-fee hike
In the year since five workers died in a suburban Chicago warehouse shooting, state officials have beefed up illegal firearms enforcement efforts.
Officers reflect one year after Aurora workplace shootings
This Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the deadly workplace shooting inside Aurora's Henry Pratt Company.
Endangered girl, 15, missing from Aurora: police
Jenifer Gonzalez left her west suburban Aurora home on December 8, 2019 and has not been seen since.
Judge OKs removal of sex offenders from halfway house in Aurora
A northern Illinois judge ruled Friday the city of Aurora can force the removal of registered sex offenders from a halfway house that is less than 500 feet from a park and playground.
Employee charged with choking special needs student at mental health care facility in Aurora
Jacquetta D. Hill, 35, is charged with three counts of felony aggravated battery and a misdemeanor count each of child endangerment and battery.
Aurora man charged in murder-for-hire plot
On. Jan. 22, Andy Lopez allegedly requested on social media for someone to be killed in exchange for $1,000, according to the Kane County state’s attorney’s office.
Police seek car in fatal Aurora hit-and-run
Brent Jean, 57, was fatally struck by the light-colored sedan Jan. 13.
$500K bail for Aurora gang member facing multiple gun charges
An Aurora gang member faces multiple gun charges after he tried to flee a traffic stop and get rid of a handgun.
Aurora man sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting child
In addition to his prison term, Enrique Arce, 36 of Aurora, must register for life as a sexual offender, the Kane County state’s attorney’s office said.
US soldiers killed in Afghanistan roadside bomb blast from Virginia, Illinois
Both soldiers were killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, officials said.
Friend of fallen Aurora soldier says he wanted to join the military since he was young
A friends of a fallen soldier from Aurora said that he wanted to join the military since he was young.
Soldier from Aurora killed in Afghanistan
A soldier from Aurora, Miguel Villalon, has been killed in Afghanistan.
Man charged with shooting at Aurora gathering: police
Daron Bovan was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and possession of a firearm without a FOID card, Aurora police said.
Cop wounded in warehouse shooting that left 5 dead retires
One of five police officers wounded last year in a workplace shooting that left five dead has retired from the Aurora Police Department.
Marijuana arrests plummet in 5 largest suburbs of Illinois
Although recreational marijuana will be legalized in Illinois starting Jan. 1, suburban police were already making far fewer arrests for crimes such as possession and manufacture of cannabis years before lawmakers signed off on legalization, police department data shows.