Category: Crime

Aurora Police Investigating Person Shot and Killed On City’s Far East Side

The Aurora Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after a man was shot and killed on the City’s far east side Monday afternoon. Just after noon Monday, Aurora’s 911 Telecommunications Center received a call for a suspicious vehicle in the 2900 block of Worcester Lane. While officers were enroute,...

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A plea to help victim of a senseless act recover as assailants are still at large

Family and friends of Kim (Aigner) Weibring seek help for her long road of recovery and rehabilitation after her life changed in an instant January 16. The mother of two little boys was eating dinner in her vehicle in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant on the far...

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Naperville Police Investigating Aggravated Carjacking 400 Block of East Bailey

At approximately 1:55 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, the Naperville Police Department responded to a report of a Carjacking in the 400 Block of East Bailey. The female victim was approached by two male black subjects in dark clothing, one displaying a handgun. The armed offender took the victim’s keys and...

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Aurora Police Investigating Armed Carjacking That Left An Innocent Woman Shot

Aurora Police are investigating an armed carjacking that left a woman shot and in critical condition on the city’s west side Saturday. At 4 p.m. Saturday, Aurora Police’s 911 Telecommunications Center received numerous calls for reports of a shooting and a carjacking in the Wendy’s parking lot in the 1200...

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Dark day balance: Peaceful inauguration

January 7, 2021Dear editor; January 6 was a dark day in the history of the United States of America. The activities on Capitol Hill should have been a procedural exercise to finalize the 2020 election. Indeed, our Nation’s Capitol was attacked by domestic terrorists seeking to invalidate the will of...

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American dream roadblock: Robbery of game center

By Jason Crane Let’s face it, pursuing an American dream of owning your own business in many industries is getting tougher and these days proves no exception for many entrepreneurs! Oswego entrepreneur Bob Lockwood felt the pain. He was let go twice as a manager of an indoor laser tag...

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Support requested for vandalized churches

Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora is asking congregants and community members to write letters to support black Methodist churches vandalized in Washington, D.C., Dec. 12. Saturday, Dec. 12, racist mobs attacked Asbury United Methodist and Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal churches, two renowned, historically black congregations in downtown Washington, D.C.....

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Attacks on postal workers while delivering dangerous

These have been particularly challenging days for our letter carriers. The Donald Trump administration has worked throughout his term to hinder the United States Postal Service. He appointed his mega-donor, Louis DeJoy, to be postmaster general. DeJoy gave orders to start dismantling and removing mail-sorting machines and wanted to require...

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Drew Peterson, sister in law Norma Peterson, speaks out

Norma Peterson, sister-in-law of missing Bolingbrook, Illinois mother, Stacy Peterson, will be a part of the new production by REELZ Channel set to air Sunday, Nov. 8, Drew Peterson: Killer-in-Law. The episode reviews the case of former Bolingbrook cop, Drew Peterson, currently sentenced to prison for the murder of his...

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Aurora Police Arrest And Charge Two Men With Attempted Murder And Armed Robbery

The Aurora Police have arrested and charged two men as a result of an extensive investigation into a shooting incident that occurred on October 3rd on the city’s southeast side. October 3, at approximately 5:48 p.m. Aurora Police responded to the 1400 block of Farington Lane for the report of...

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State House Republicans in committee seek probe of Madigan

By Sarah Mansur Illinois House Republicans on a special committee investigating House speaker, Michael Madigan, in his role in a bribery scheme involving Commonwealth Edison sought to tie the longtime leader directly to the $1.3 Million in payments over nearly a decade made by the utility giant to his associates....

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Aurora Police Investigating Apparent Murder-Suicide

The Aurora Police Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide on the city’s east side Monday, Sept. 28 evening. Just before 4:30 p.m., Aurora’s 911 Telecommunications Center received a call requesting officers to check the welfare of a family member inside of an apartment in the 1600 block of McClure Avenue....

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Lawsuit seeks $450 million payment to ratepayers from ComEd, Madigan

By Rebecca Anzel A group of Commonwealth Edison ratepayers asked a federal judge Monday to force the utility company, House speaker Michael Madigan, and others to pay “at least” $450 Million to be split among all those affected by an alleged extortion scandal. The number of affected ratepayers could rise...

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The ‘ComEd Way’ fuels culture of corruption

The recent admission by behemoth electric utility Commonwealth Edison that it repeatedly bribed minions of Illinois House speaker Mike Madigan for years (of course, Madigan knew nothing about all this; sure, right) was breath-taking for its brazenness. The bribery is a classic example of otherwise upright citizens fueling the culture...

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Kendall County State’s attorney Eric Weis at Aurora Navy Zoom meeting

The Aurora Navy League will hold a Zoom Meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11 with Kendall County State’s attorney Eric Weis who will discuss the issues with COVID-19 lockdown. The meeting is at bit.ly/33nFHoy, meeting ID is 630 816 7612 and the password is 175209. The COVID-19 pandemic struck...

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It is Mike Madigan’s last hurrah

As one who scribbles largely about things Illinois, I feel almost obligated to observe on the bombshell, certainly for the small fraternity that follows Illinois politics, news that utility ComEd has agreed to pay a $200 Million fine for bribery of Illinois officials. The announcement by the U.S. attorney’s office...

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Court document shows utility agrees to pay $200 million, admits attempts to influence House Speaker

By Jerry Nowicki Hours after filing a court document implicating, but not charging, Illinois’ house speaker Michael Madigan in a years long bribery scheme, federal officials took to the courtyard of the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago on Friday to deliver a message to those engaging in public corruption: “We...

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Three Boards call for unity

These are unprecedented times. We have witnessed recent acts of violence that led to historical demonstrations and unrest. We mourn the loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others whose lives were needlessly cut short. These fellow Americans lost their lives to senseless acts of injustice against...

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