Aurora News

A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison, after being convicted of burglarizing a room at an independent senior living retirement community on Naperville's far northwest side, where he worked as a housekeeper.

Submitted by the Naperville Park District Governor Pat Quinn announced on July 7 the awarding of $7 million for the FY 2014 Park and Recreation Construction grants in Naperville, Aurora and West Chicago, which included a $2.5 million grant for the Naperville Park District for development of the District's planned Activity Center.

A day after President Obama asked Congress to quickly pass a $3.7 billion spending measure to address the influx of migrant children arriving at the country's southwest border, local advocates gathered at a church in Naperville to reiterate the need to speed up efforts to reform the nation's immigration laws.

An Aurora man who wore a bandanna over only the lower half of his face while breaking into an ex-girlfriend's home was found guilty by a Kane County judge.

Aurora Police are assisting the FBI in the investigation of a Far West Side bank robbery that occurred Wednesday morning at the TCF Bank, 1952 W. Galena Blvd. The preliminary investigation indicates that at about 11:40 a.m., the suspect, a black male in his 20's, 5'9," with glasses, a mustache and medium build, entered the bank which is located ... (more)

The ongoing project to replace water mains along Farnsworth Avenue in Aurora will restrict traffic at Molitor and Farnsworth Wednesday and Thursday.

Elgin police officer Rob Engelke visited the home of a registered sex offender last month as part of the department's routine checks.

A 25-year-old man with a significant criminal record remained Tuesday in DuPage County Jail, after being arrested and charged in the Fourth of July burglary of a house on Naperville's north side.

The City Council Tuesday night voted unanimously to send the amendments to the ordinance back to the Committee of the Whole, which meets at 5 p.m. July 15 at City Hall.

The night of March 2, 2013 was supposed to be a fun night of drinking and dancing with friends for an Aurora woman.

Two Aurora men were charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer early Saturday morning after struggling with Aurora police officers, according to a report.

East Aurora and West Aurora school boards unanimously approved a new joint special education busing contract Monday night worth an estimated $13.4 million over two years.

As we reported last week the now former head of the Illinois Department of Transportation , Ann Schneider, met with Kendall County, Oswego, Oswego Township and other area governmental officials June 23 at Plank Junior High School in Oswego.

Construction is scheduled to begin this month on an addition and renovations to the Oswego Public Library's District downtown campus library.

Chef Amaury's beer dinner Goose Island meets the fine dining of Chef Amaury starting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 16. Featured beers include Sofie 2014, Lolita 2013, Matilda 2014, Pepe Nero 2012 and Pere Jacque 2013.

Steven Wenger, 50, collided with another motorcycle he was traveling with on June 25 in the village of Virgil and airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.

A large grant is coming from the state to help the Fox Valley Park District renovate and expand the Prisco Community Center in Aurora.

July 3 A garage in the 100 block of Meadows Court was burglarized, Oswego police said.

A fire that broke out in a two-unit duplex late Sunday morning was extinguished without injuries but left two people without a place to live.

As the current city of Aurora pawn brokers' ordinance stands, businesses that receive a single violation could have their license revoked.