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Sprawling over 40 square miles and four counties, Illinois ' second-largest city is transforming its once-industrial downtown and reversing its down-at-the-heels image. Read more about Aurora, IL
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Sprawling over 40 square miles and four counties, Illinois ' second-largest city is transforming its once-industrial downtown and reversing its down-at-the-heels image. Read more about Aurora, IL
Find community news and events at TribLocal Aurora.
Find community news and events at TribLocal Aurora.
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Indiana National Guard soldiers killed in action back on U.S. soil
The bodies of four Indiana National Guardsmen killed in Afghanistan – including one from Starke County – are now back on U.S. soil this morning.
The flag draped caskets of all four arrived at the Air Force base in Dover, Delaware last night....Tags: Afghanistan
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Indiana soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan
WSBT-TV ReporterThe Indiana National Guard says four soldiers with an Indiana-based National Guard unit died in Afghanistan when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb. Indiana Adjutant General Martin Umbarger said Saturday the four members of the Valparaiso-based 713th...Tags: Explosions, Afghanistan, Bombings, Emergency Incidents
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Family of fallen soldier speaks for first time
PLYMOUTH – For the first time since a road side bomb killed four Indiana National Guard members last week, the family of one of those soldiers talks about the loved one they lost.
Spc. Robert Tauteris Junior, 44, was killed in a road side bomb...Tags: Heroism, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Bombings, Human Interest, Emergency Incidents
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2,500 rubber ducks stolen from Illinois police academy
YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A flotilla of yellow rubber ducks intended for a fund-raising event has been stolen from a police academy in suburban Chicago. The Beacon-News in Aurora says Friday that some 2,500 ducks took flight this week from the...Tags: Yorkville (Kendall, Illinois), Chicago, Illinois, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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Women accused of forgery to aid Aurora gym coach found not guilty
Special to the TribuneA DuPage County judge this afternoon found two women not guilty of charges they committed forgery to help the son of one of the women fight accusations that he sexually abused young female gymnasts he coached in Aurora. Judge Robert Kleeman said the...Tags: Punishment, Prosecution, Justice System, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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INSIGHT-FBI relies on secret U.S. surveillance law, records show
ReutersBy John Shiffman, Kristina Cooke and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The FBI has used secret evidence obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to prosecute at least 27 accused terrorists since 2007, according to a Reuters...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Laws, Religion and Belief, Computer Crime, Fort Hood Shootings (2009)
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Police blotter
The following items were taken from police reports. Downers Grove • A 54-year-old Lisle man was arrested for speeding and possession of cannabis June 10. • Someone set fire to a paper lawn bag in the driveway of a residence at the 800...Tags: Police Arrests, Prosecution, Theft, Juvenile Delinquency, Woodridge
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Naperville, Lisle police blotter: June 12
The following items were taken from police reports: Naperville •A 23-year-old woman was charged with battery after a June 1 altercation at a residence in the 1300 block of Duke Drive. •After a June 2 incident at a business in the 1600...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Theft, Drug Trafficking, Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Motorvehicle Accidents
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One hurt in morning accident on I-88
One person suffered minor injuries in an accident that disrupted traffic on Interstate 88 near Farnsworth Avenue in west suburban Aurora this morning, police said. The accident happened about 6:20 a.m., according to Illinois State Police Master Sgt....
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Thousands still without power after storms hit Chicago region
Maintenance crews restored power to tens of thousands of homes overnight after severe thunderstorms in the Chicago region brought powerful winds and reports of funnel clouds Wednesday evening. By 11:30 a.m., of the more than 78,000 customers affected by...
Tags: Metra, Air Transportation Delays, Stanley Cup Playoffs, DeKalb, Shabbona
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FACTBOX-U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut
ReutersJun 13 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies have shut or converted over 15,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired power plants since 2009 and have plans to shut or convert another 35,000 MW over the 10 years or so. Cheap natural gas prices and strict...Tags: Mining, Coal, Metal and Mineral, Edgewater, Edison International
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Metra weighs extending service to Kendall County
Metra officials Friday recommended that the commuter rail agency consider extending service to Yorkville in Kendall County, rather than halting at slightly closer-to-Chicago Oswego, an issue that has been discussed for more than a decade. Board members...
Tags: Metra, Yorkville (Kendall, Illinois), Science and Technology, Oswego
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