Firefighters were able to bring the flames under control in about 15 minutes, but the house was deemed uninhabitable, officials said.
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The Venue is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary rock festival Summer Jam with Grateful Dead and Allman Brother Band tributes.
Lewis T. Richardson had sexual contact with the girl between June 2005 and June 2017, officials found.
A total of 43 firefighters responded to the Galena Boulevard building after dispatch received multiple calls about smoke showing.
Residents told firefighters that they had recently thrown away fireworks after setting them off, which caused a small fire, officials said.
Rev. Tammy Scott was installed as the church's new pastor and replaces the Rev. John Bell, who left Wesley for a church in Kentucky.
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Trevor White, 20, agreed to the plea just before his trial was set to begin in the shooting death of a friend of his former girlfriend.
A slate of family-friendly events will be held at the Tanner House including face-painting, bell ringing, live music, and more.
Terrance Sanders, 40, is one of 13 people charged in a group that prosecutors said trafficked cocaine and fentanyl out of a Chicago market.
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Police said an 18-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman were hospitalized after being shot when a fight started at the party in early June.
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Aldermen voted 10-1 to approve final plans and zoning for the Hollywood Casino Aurora, which will move from downtown to Farnsworth Avenue.
Wesley United Methodist Church is holding one of 13 food giveaways across the region which provides groceries to the needy.
Mayor Richard Irvin added Aurora to the Chicago Bears' suitors, offering the city as a home to begin the next phase of the team's history.
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Area students from Aurora are doing amazing things at colleges and universities across the United States.
Owners said they put the River Street property up for sale "as we are no longer able to keep the business moving forward."
Police alerted the public of the teenager's disappearance Monday morning.
The longtime Ward 7 alderwoman will be remembered as a "fierce advocate for youth, senior citizens, and the underserved," officials said.
First responders found the woman’s body in the lake near Foster Beach, where she went swimming and never resurfaced.
James Robert "Jim Bob" Elliot pleaded guilty last November to one count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers.
The average price for a gallon of gas in Kane County was $4.22 as of Thursday.
Police are asking drivers to avoid the area while Ogden Avenue is closed Thursday afternoon.
Intermittent daytime and occasional overnight lane closures will be required during construction, officials said.
Prior to his new appointment, Todd Mielcarz served as District 129's community affairs manager.
Police are asking for the community's help locating Vanessa H. Smith, who was last seen about three days ago.
The former professional soccer player will spend time in Aurora this week training kids in soccer and sharing his story in a community talk.
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Daniel Aguirre was convicted of first-degree murder, having fired the gun that killed a 32-year-old father in 2021, officials said.
Officers fired a "less-lethal direct impact round," injuring the man, after worrying he would injure more people, officials said.
The Aurora Police Department's custom-wrapped Juneteenth squad car is the first in the region, officials said.
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The Chicago man was visiting his mother's home in Aurora when he sexually assaulted a woman he knew since she was young, officials said.
Police are asking for the community's help locating the missing man.
The city has several activities planned leading up to and on Juneteenth, observed June 19.