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Booking photo of Anieka D. Johnson (May 17, 2012)

Aurora woman guilty of battery, not attempted murder in 2010 attack

Thursday at 5:47 p.m.

When an Aurora woman got word that her cousin’s teenage daughters had become  involved in a fist-fight, she abandoned the dinner she was cooking, got … Read more ›

Fourth man guilty in ’05 Aurora fatal gang beating

Wednesday at 11:45 a.m.

A fourth man has been convicted in the 2005 gang-related beating death of a man at an Aurora party. After deliberating less than two hours … Read more ›

Cops find gambling device at gas station

By Joseph Ruzich | May 15 at 3:50 p.m.

A gas station owner and an Aurora man face gambling charges after police officials recently discovered a gambling device bolted to an outside wall at … Read more ›

Sandra Vasquez, left, attends her 2010 trial, when she was convicted of aggravated DUI, accompanied by her mother, Monica Vasquez. She is now appealing her sentence. (Chuck Berman, Chicago Tribune / June 30, 2010)

DUI law too vague, lawyer tells appeals court

May 15 at 6:00 a.m.

An Aurora woman convicted of killing five teens in a drunken-driving accident should get a new sentencing hearing because of vague language in Illinois DUI … Read more ›

Aurora man guilty in murder of gang rival

May 9 at 6:24 p.m.

An Aurora man and reputed gang member who allegedly held open the sliding door of a van so fellow gang members could gun down a … Read more ›

Blotter: $5,000 in air conditioning parts stolen and more

By Jack McCarthy | May 9 at 11:49 a.m.

ARRESTS A 42-year-old Aurora man was charged with a variety of offenses following an arrest at 2:40 p.m. on May 5 near the intersection of … Read more ›

Blotter: Two $600 Stihl blowers reported stolen and more

By Jack McCarthy | May 6 at 8:32 a.m.

ARRESTS A 28-year-old Aurora man was charged with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol following an arrest at 5:20 a.m. on April … Read more ›

Robert Smith, 28, was sentenced to six years in prison. (Police photo / May 1, 2012)

Ex-high school teacher gets 6 years in sex assault of student

May 2 at 6:47 a.m.

A former Aurora physics teacher has been sentenced to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an underage student in 2010, … Read more ›

Aurora man found guilty in 2008 murder

April 27 at 4:10 p.m.

A former Aurora resident was found guilty Friday of first-degree murder and other charges for his role in a 2008 home invasion in Aurora in … Read more ›

Sex offender charged with assaulting Aurora woman he met online

April 19 at 8:18 p.m.

The Beacon-News reports: An Aurora woman is suing a man she met on a dating website, accusing him of sexually assaulting her and withhholding that … Read more ›

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