Aurora

UPDATE: Micaela Flores, 69, has been located in Lemont, IL and is safe, according to police. Aurora police are asking for help in the search of an endangered missing woman. 69-year-old Micaela Flores was last seen at Harbor Freight on State Route 59 in Aurora at 3:54pm on July 9, according to police. Flores, who is Hispanic, 5-foot-2 and 120…

Three people were shot Sunday in west suburban Aurora. The shooting happened in the 100 block of Trask Street, according to a tweet posted by Aurora police at 5:35 a.m. The three victims are being treated for their injuries at Aurora-area hospitals, police said. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call investigators at 630-256-5500.

Three men from Aurora are facing federal charges after allegedly trying to steal from an ATM in the west suburb amid national protesting against police brutality in late May. Fermin Ocampo-Tellez, 27, Diego Vargas, 24, and 19-year-old Michael Gomez are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank theft, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of…

Aurora police located 17-year-old Amanda Lopez after she had been missing the past week. Officials located Lopez in her home Thursday and determined that she left and returned on her own accord. Lopez had been seen walking June 25 around 3:30 p.m. near Bent Oak Trail and Eastwood Drive in Aurora, according to police. Lopez, who is Hispanic, 5-foot-6 and…

Hate Mondays? Maybe you should consider moving to Colorado. A school district in the Centennial State has cancelled school on Mondays in favor of a four-day school week. But Garfield-like attitudes is not why school district 27J, located outside Denver, made the decision. The district, which serves 18,000 students in Brighton, Commerce City, Henderson, Thornton and Aurora, believes that the...

Aurora officials announced Monday that a teen who was reported missing and endangered has been “safely located.” Sandra Torres reports.

Aurora police were responding to a barricade situation in the western suburb early Wednesday. At around 2 a.m., officers responded to the 500 block of Bangs Street for a report of a person with a gun and shots fired at another person, Aurora police said. The initial call reported shots had been fired, but the caller later said the man…

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Police in west suburban Aurora on Sunday night released dashcam footage of an arrest in which officers pulled a Black man and woman from a vehicle, both screaming and the woman shouting that she couldn’t breathe, after an altercation that escalated when the woman refused to give officers her birth date.

Police in west suburban Aurora on Sunday night released dashcam footage of an arrest in which officers pulled a Black man and woman from a vehicle, both screaming and the woman shouting that she couldn’t breathe, after an altercation that escalated when the woman refused to give officers her birth date.

Officials in suburban Aurora have canceled a 10 p.m. curfew for the second day in a row, saying that no additional curfews are scheduled at this time. According to a press release from city officials, the decision was made after reviewing conditions in the city and in surrounding communities. In addition, travel restrictions through downtown Aurora have also been lifted,…

Eleven people are facing felony charges in connection with demonstrations that occurred between May 31 and June 1, in west suburban Aurora, according the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office. The eleven arrestees range in age from 19 to 36, the state’s attorney’s office said. One person was charged  with arson and criminal damage to government property for allegedly setting fire to an...

Authorities in suburban Aurora say that the city’s mandatory curfew and travel restrictions will remain in effect Wednesday night due to “pending demonstrations,” according to a press release. According to officials, the curfew will go into effect at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and will end at 6 a.m. Thursday. During that time, residents are asked to remain at home, and...

As protests against police brutality continue amid the coronavirus outbreak, Americans have donated millions of dollars to the Floyd Memorial Fund and civil rights groups. But such giving may also lead to scams and illegitimate organizations trying to take advantage of the situation. Here’s how to avoid them.

The city of Aurora has extended its curfew for another night, and travel restrictions will be put in place as police and safety officials look to quell civil unrest in the town. According to authorities, the curfew will resume at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night and will end at 6 a.m. Wednesday. Residents are asked to remain in their homes, and…

Amid reports of damage, unrest and shootings in Cicero, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois State Police were called to assist local law enforcement.

Chicago’s suburban Aurora takes preventative measures Monday night after looters took to the streets damaging local businesses. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Video shows a police squad car on fire in Aurora as protests escalated in the city, prompting an emergency curfew to be issued.

Five-year-old Ella didn’t get a kindergarten graduation because of coronavirus, so her 10-year-old brother held one for her in their Aurora home – and the video is absolutely adorable.

An Aurora man was arrested after allegedly trying to set his ex-girlfriend’s belongings on fire and barricading himself inside a home Wednesday in the west suburb. Michael Paige, 27, is charged with felony counts of aggravated arson, residential arson and arson, Aurora police said in a statement. Officers were called about 10:30 a.m. to the 500 block of North Lake...