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Driver of car killed in Interstate 88 crash near Aurora involving semi-truck

January 18, 2023 at 3:05 p.m.

A woman was killed early Wednesday morning in a crash involving the car she was driving and a semi-truck on Interstate 88 near Aurora, Illinois State Police officials said. Troopers...

A participant carries a large pride flag during the Pride Parade in Aurora last summer.

Aurora Pride files lawsuit against city stemming from parade controversy

January 18, 2023 at 5:25 p.m.

Aurora Pride, organizers of the annual Pride Parade in the city, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging the city ordinance that they said led to the event's permit being revoked...

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin announces the revitalization of the Aurora Mentoring Alliance program Monday night during the city's annual ceremony honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

As Aurora honors legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., city announces relaunching of mentorship program

January 17, 2023 at 5:11 p.m.

During Aurora's 38th annual ceremony honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday night, officials presented several awards to residents and students and also announced they are reviving a youth mentorship...

Police: Man killed, another injured during St. Charles home invasion

January 16, 2023 at 5:38 p.m.

A Lindenhurst man was killed and another person was injured in a shootout during a home invasion in St. Charles Saturday evening, police said. St. Charles police were dispatched around...

Kane County Health Department Executive Director Michael Isaacson.

Kane health officials say getting booster shot best way to fight new ‘kraken’ variant of COVID-19

January 13, 2023 at 11:00 p.m.

Medical experts say the new COVID-19 mutation dubbed "kraken" is the most contagious subvariant of the virus to emerge since the pandemic began — and it's becoming the dominant strain...

Kane, Kendall sheriffs sound off on Illinois assault weapons ban

January 15, 2023 at 8:28 a.m.

The sheriffs of Kane and Kendall counties made their voices heard Thursday about a new law that prohibits the sale of a wide range of semi-automatic firearms in Illinois. "As...

Two charged with murder after three-month investigation into Aurora shooting

January 11, 2023 at 5:56 p.m.

A man from Aurora and a man from Montgomery have been charged with murder and attempted murder after an investigation into a shooting on Aurora's East Side in September that...

A 15-year-old high school student uses a vaping device near a school in Massachusetts in 2018. On Monday, Kane County Health Department officials announced that funds are available for local organizations looking to fight vaping and smoking.

Kane County providing funds for projects to fight smoking, vaping

January 9, 2023 at 4:46 p.m.

The Kane County Health Department is making funds available for organizations to provide anti-smoking and anti-vaping policies, educational campaigns and services to help people quit using the products, officials said...

Aurora man sentenced to 20 years in prison for hammer attack

January 9, 2023 at 12:13 p.m.

An Aurora man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for hitting a person in the head with a hammer in 2021, officials said. Johnathan T. McDonald, 23, of...

Box of unclaimed World War I medals found in Kendall County

January 7, 2023 at 11:53 a.m.

A box of unclaimed World War I medals has been found in Kendall County, and now officials are trying to make sure the medals get to the families of those...

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