Aurora police receive federal grant award

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

Tow-truck driver who shot semi-truck driver in road rage murder sentenced to 50 years

A tow-truck driver will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison for a 2017 road rage murder in west suburban Oak Brook.

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.

2 Chicago area sisters sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to joining the Jan. 6 riot

Federal officials say they became aware of the pair after someone shared photos that had been texted to their spouse by DiFrancesco. Authorities said they then found images of DiFrancesco wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, green pants, a black jacket and a black backpack approaching the Senate wing door of the Capitol at 2:19 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021.

Chicago suburb launching app for residents to report potholes, streetlight outages

One Chicago suburb is launching a new online reporting platform to help make it easier for residents to report potholes, streetlight outages and other issues.

Chicago suburb launching app for residents to report potholes, streetlight outages
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The Village of Lombard is launching a new online reporting platform to help make it easier for residents to report potholes, streetlight outages and other issues.

'Sextortion' scams: Gangs targeting teen boys as cases of online blackmail scheme rise drastically

Sextortion is a problem no parent wants to find their child caught up in. Now, law enforcement is seeing a new shift in how sextortion happens. It shows gangs targeting adolescent and teen boys instead of girls.

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.

Holiday magic comes to Aurora
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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.