The state's attorney's office will help officers obtain warrants St. Paddy's weekend for suspect DUI drivers refusing to submit to testing.
The 32-year-old Chicago man was convicted in a shooting that left an Aurora man confined to a wheelchair for "many months," officials said.
Aurora police said the shooting poses no ongoing threat to the public.
The 54-year-old is required to serve at least 50 percent of his sentence and is eligible for day-for-day sentencing, officials said.
Aurora police will participate in a statewide effort to "keep roads safe during one of the most celebrated drinking holidays of the year."
The Aurora man was on parole for narcotics charges when he was accused of being in possession of a loaded firearm.
Of the nine businesses evaluated, six successfully carded the undercover cadets, officials said.
When the man arrived at a location thinking he would meet the teen whom he'd been talking to online, investigators took him into custody.
The man, who lived in Naperville, died at Rush Copley Medical Center about an hour after he was struck by a car near Fox Valley Mall.
The North Aurora man will serve a life sentence without parole "due to the senseless deaths of both victims," Eric Weis said.
Northbound traffic on Route 59 was impacted while emergency crews cleared the cars and debris following a crash near McCoy Drive.
A pole barn in the 1600 block of Sheffer Road caught fire Friday morning.
Aurora police said they've received multiple complaints about callers impersonating department leadership and officers.
Multiple law enforcement agencies are conducting training Wednesday in Aurora.
The crash happened Monday night near Lake Street and Plum Street in Aurora.
The impact ejected the driver, 32, from the car. He sustained life-threatening injuries and died shortly after, Aurora police said.
The gunman fired multiple rounds into a house on Jan. 1, striking an 82-year-old man several times. The suspect fled on foot, police said.
The teenager was last seen Monday morning in the 400 block of West New York Street, according to police.
Police said the 17-year-old girl voluntarily left home on Jan. 20 and has not been in contact with her family since.
A phone location search showed the woman to be in Aurora, but relatives refused to cooperate when police inquired, officials said.
The street closure is required Thursday afternoon while emergency responders work to clear the cars and debris.
Six drivers, including one from Aurora and one from St. Charles, were charged with driving under the influence on New Year's Eve.
The victim, who was 13 at the time, "testified ... with remarkable courage" while facing the person "who stole their innocence."
Aurora police are still in the early stages of investigating the report of the attempted child abduction on Wednesday.
The fire was extinguished within 32 minutes of the initial 911 call, Aurora fire officials said.
A driver was cited for disobeying a traffic control device and failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, police said.
The sentencing comes two and a half years after the man, 42, assaulted the victim when she wasn't able to consent, officials said.
A single-family house with a walk-up attic caught fire on Dec. 28, displacing one man and four children, fire officials said.
He was "the trusted uncle and occasional babysitter for the four victims," whose abuse started when they were 5-7 years old, officials said.
A body camera video shared by police captures an officer chasing “The Grinch” through Aurora. “Oh man, he’s at it again,” the officer said.
The 14-year-old boy was reported missing after he was last seen on Dec. 15, Aurora police said Tuesday.
A total of 18 Aurora Fire Department personnel responded to the house to find heavy fire on the roof and rear of the house, officials said.
More than 100 cars were checked for proper disability parking placard use during Aurora police and the Secretary of State's citywide detail.
The man was identified as the culprit in the 2022 Montgomery incident by DNA on a Santa hat he wore and then discarded after the robbery.
Assistant state's attorneys will help police obtain search warrants on New Year's Eve for suspect DUI drivers refusing to submit to testing.
Evidence included the man's admissions to provide the woman with illegal narcotics, which contained fentanyl, officials said.
“The alleged exploitation of this young woman ... should send a chill down the spine of each and every one of us."
Four drivers, one in St. Charles, three in Aurora, were arrested and charged during a pre-Thanksgiving anti-DUI enforcement in Kane County.
It's been two weeks since the teen was seen in the downtown area on Thanksgiving Day, and police said her guardians are "deeply concerned."
Police were called to Rep. Barbara Hernandez's office after an employee reported feeling ill shortly after opening mail, officials said.