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Businessman back in Aurora after being stranded in Antarctic

Bob Bonifas headed straight for his office Wednesday morning after his flight landed at O’Hare International Airport. Bonifas, 74, founder of Aurora-based Alarm Detection Systems, and girlfriend Janis Christiansen, president of FlagSource in Batavia, w... »

Man pleads guilty to 1981 Aurora murder

More than three decades after Cheryl Lynn Hall was slain in her Aurora home, Larry Galloway, a 50-year-old Metra conductor pleaded guilty to killing her. »

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Aurora college student accused of running phony ID scheme

A computer-savvy suburban college student allegedly used his skills to create and sell at least 500 phony but authentic-looking drivers licenses from Illinois and other states. The business apparently was lucrative: Investigators found in Akash Reddy’s... »

Busted Aurora man hoped to meet up with teenage girl

Tinley Park police said Michael J. Zimmerman of Aurora man who visited the village Tuesday afternoon hoped to have sex with a teenage girl. Instead he found himself charged with one count of traveling to meet a minor. »

Aurora man accused of weekend rape attempt

Will County prosecutors said an Maximo Hernandez III of Aurora tried to rape and strangle a woman this weekend, leaving her with a broken nose and several bruises. »

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Missing Aurora family, Cicero teen found safe in Florida

An Aurora woman, her three children and a teen from Cicero who went missing in February were found safe in Florida Tuesday morning. »

Biggert challenger Cunningham’s congressional bid voided by court

Rep. Judy Biggert will face no opposition in next week’s Republican primary, now that the appellate court has finally ruled that votes for on-again, off-again rival congressional candidate Jack Cunningham will not be counted. The court on Wednesday uph... »

Wrongful death suit filed in drowning of tot at Aurora home

The family of a 2-year-old girl who drowned at an Aurora home daycare in August has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the owner. »

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Prosecutors drop murder case against Aurora man imprisoned 10 years

Jonathan Moore of Aurora, who has served a decade in prison for a 2000 Aurora gang murder, will go free Tuesday after prosecutors dropped the charges. »

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Missing Aurora woman, children, may have been in Indiana

A 29-year-old woman west suburban woman not seen since she left home early Wednesday with her three young sons may have been in northwest Indiana late Thursday, police said Friday morning. »

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Will County Board gives initial approval to mosque near Aurora

A mosque and Islamic studies center could open in a rural area near Aurora despite the city’s written protest and complaints from several neighbors it would aggravate flooding and traffic problems. »

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Contest names Aurora couple longest married in Illinois

On Oct. 29, 1938, Doris and Dale Chatfield exchanged vows during a ceremony in a church basement in Denver, Colo. They promised to love, honor and cherish each other. More than 73 years later, they still do. »

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Seventh-grader brings loaded gun to Aurora middle school

A 13-year-old boy who brought a loaded .357 handgun to his middle school in west suburban Aurora told police he just wanted to show it to his friends. Now the seventh-grader at Waldo Middle School in Aurora is facing two felony charges and will be held... »

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Crews working to clean major diesel fuel spill in Fox River

Approximately 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from the Federal Aviation Administration facility in Aurora Wednesday morning. Several departments from the city, along with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, were working with a hazardous m... »

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Baptismal gown worn by five generations

On a brisk December Sunday, five-month-old Madelynn Marie Miller was gently placed into a beautiful, handmade baptismal gown and, in the presence of loved ones, welcomed into the Catholic faith at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Auror... »

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