Aurora man convicted of sex abuse of child
An Aurora man has been convicted of having sexual contact with a child he baby-sat in 2007. Late Tuesday, a Kane County jury convicted Jerald Spring, 63, of felony predatory criminal sexual assault and felony aggravated criminal sexual abuse, prosecutors said.

2 guilty in Naperville murder-robbery
A Will County judge on Wednesday convicted two Aurora men of murder for their participation in an armed robbery in Naperville that resulted in the shooting death of a man.

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Clothing theft tally tops $13,000
AURORA -- More than $13,000 worth of clothing was recovered from the trunk of a man who was seen shoplifting at Chicago Premium Outlets, according to Aurora police.

Fire destroys SW Naperville garage
No one was seriously injured in an early-morning fire that destroyed a garage and the car inside it on Naperville's southwest side and left smoke damage throughout the. The fire at 3013 Crystal Rock Road, southwest of 95th Street and Route 59, was centered mostly on the garage.

Archive: Inside a killer's mind
Dec. 2, 2007 archive:On April 4, 1983, Kathryn Pollock was supposed to meet friends for a regular dinner at 6 p.m. She never showed up. Police found her dead in her home, beaten to death, and the case since has remained unsolved. Some 20 years later, Aurora police Detective Mike Nilles took another look at the case.

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Police believe teens connected to car burglaries
Aurora police have charged two teenagers with breaking into two unlocked vehicles in late October. Elwin Delacruz, 18, of the 2200 block of Exeter Court; and Jeremy Vermilyer, 17, of the 2300 block of Twilight Drive, Aurora, were charged Nov. 4 with two felony counts of burglary to a motor vehicle and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor, Aurora police said.

11th conviction gets man a stint in federal prison
Christopher Mosby, 44, was sentenced this week to five years in federal prison on drug charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago. Mosby was one of eight people arrested in 2008 during "Operation Land O' Lakes" -- a reference to "butter" made by drug dealers.

Jury finds Aurora man guilty of beating girlfriend
A jury needed less than an hour Tuesday to find an Aurora man guilty of the brutal beating of his girlfriend in 2007, and he now faces up to seven years in prison.

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Fire burns out pallet company building
Aurora firefighters contained a fire Tuesday evening at Interstate Pallet Company on Mitchell Road in Aurora, just north of Indian Trail. No injuries were reported.

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