Aurora

Several people were taken into custody after an hours-long standoff with police which was sparked by a fatal shooting Friday in suburban Aurora. Officers responded to the shooting about 4:45 p.m. in the 300 block of South Spencer Street and found a man with gunshot wounds, Aurora police said in a statement. The man was pronounced dead at the scene,…

Aurora police reported officers are investigating a fatal shooting Saturday after a man was shot and killed on the city’s east side Friday evening.

Prosecutors say suburban Denver police officers who detained four Black girls by gunpoint after wrongly suspecting they were riding in a stolen car this summer won’t be charged

More than 500 coronavirus vaccine doses were discarded after vials of the Moderna drug were intentionally removed from the refrigerator of a Wisconsin hospital, and authorities have been notified in the event they choose to open an investigation, officials with Aurora Medical Center say. According to a press release, 57 vials of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine were removed from a…

Additional charges were filed against a couple from Guatemala that allegedly used two undocumented girls as slaves in suburban Aurora.

A 26-year-old Aurora man is charged with firing shots, but not hitting anyone, on Christmas Day in the western suburbs. Michael Corral allegedly made threats to the victim before driving past the victim’s home in the 1200 block of Fifth Street in Aurora Township and firing shots, the Kane County sheriff’s office said in a statement. Deputies used home...

Aurora police responded to an apparent murder-suicide Tuesday afternoon in the western suburb.

A suburban man is facing felony charges of reckless homicide and aggravated DUI after allegedly losing control of his car and crashing into a tree earlier this week. According to Aurora police, officers were called to the intersection of Mountain Street and Austin Avenue following reports of a one-car crash. When officers arrived, they found a car that had apparently…

Owners of a suburban Chicago restaurant say they will have to close for good if they cannot open their dining room, and they are speaking out about their decision to reopen their restaurant. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

One of the largest outdoor displays of holiday lights in northern Illinois has opened for its 14th year.

Aurora officials were brought to tears Thursday as Mayor Richard Irvin recited a nurse’s viral plea after the area saw a rapid coronavirus surge.

Illinois’ Tier 3 mitigations aren’t another stay-at-home order, but the state’s governor warned that if they don’t work, another order would be next.

All of Illinois will enter Tier 3 coronavirus mitigations under the state’s plan as hospitalizations and cases continue to rise, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday.

How long will Illinois be under Tier 3 mitigations? According to Gov. J.B. Pritzker it all comes down to the numbers.

Nov. 17, 2020: Dr. Ngozi Ezike detailed why the state must move to Tier 3 mitigations as coronavirus hospitalizations continue to rise and some hospitals reporting beds aren’t available for patients.

Illinois is set to see a new set of restrictions beginning Friday across the state.

All of Illinois will enter Tier 3 coronavirus mitigations under the state’s plan as hospitalizations and cases continue to rise, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday.

Amid questions over whether his family will be celebrating in Florida, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he is still not sure where he will be for Thanksgiving, even as he and state officials urge residents to avoid travel and stay home for the holiday.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to make an announcement on statewide coronavirus restrictions during his daily coronavirus press briefing Tuesday, sources told NBC 5.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued an urgent warning Monday about hospitals in Illinois as facilities across the state continue to see overwhelming numbers of coronavirus cases. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.