Aurora, Illinois police work to improve operations with community feedback surveys
The department has partnered with My90, a community engagement platform, to send post-contact surveys to community members who have requested a police response.
The department has partnered with My90, a community engagement platform, to send post-contact surveys to community members who have requested a police response.
If you can't adopt permanently, shelters are looking for foster parents to clear space.
A resident reported a fire inside a bedroom that was upgraded to a two-alarm by arriving companies after seeing a large amount of smoke while en route, fire officials said.
"Your Voice" is part of a greater effort to redesign the Aurora city website, with a full rollout planned for early next year.
Jennifer was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a police officer, two counts of aggravated battery on a public way, and aggravated assault of a police officer. Sheba was also charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a police officer in addition to aggravated battery on a public way causing bodily harm and resisting a peace officer causing injury.
The design is a nod to the Roman goddess of dawn, also named Aurora.
The design is a nod to the Roman goddess of dawn, also named Aurora.
The growing and dangerous trend of making false calls to trigger big police responses is targeting innocent families.
Aurora police descended on the Adkins family's home at midnight one night with officers telling them to come outside - questioning whether they had weapons and wanting to search their home. CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini reports on the shocking way a false claim was made to send police to their house.
Someone sent a message through the Domino’s Pizza app claiming a man’s wife and kids were being held at gunpoint at an Aurora home. Police then rushed to the house armed with rifles and left the family terrified, as CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini reports.
Video taken just after 2 a.m. showed the massive response at Arbor West Apartments, at 1240 Nantucket Rd. in Aurora.
At the Aurora complex, men in safety suits were seen taking a close look at a barrel marked with the logo of the pool maintenance company Rola-Chem.
Aurora's Todd Elementary School closed in 2019, but it reopened on Wednesday as the new Fox Valley Apartments to house working families.
A couple of shuttered school buildings in Aurora have found new purpose. They'll serve as affordable housing for working people and families. CBS 2 visited the city as doors to one of those schools reopened for the first time in five years.
Aurora police were searching for an individual. The circumstances behind the search are unknown.
The shooting at the Henry Pratt plant took place five years ago Thursday.
Five years after the shooting, former employees, family members, and first responders from that day gathered at the Henry Pratt plant to mark the milestone.
Thursday marked five years since the shooting at the Henry Pratt company in Aurora. The city organized a candlelight vigil on Thursday to remember the five men who were murdered: Russell Beyer, Vicente Juarez, Clayton Parks, Josh Pinkard, and Trevor Wehner.
Five people were killed when a shooter, a disgruntled employee, walked into the Henry Pratt company and opened fire. A sixth employee was shot but survived.
Abigail Ayala was honored with the Award of Valor at an Aurora City Council meeting. T
Abigail Ayala was honored with the Award of Valor.
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin gave him the city's MVP award Wednesday night.
On Saturday, Brian Moreno was working when an 18-year-old man walked into the city's warming center with a gun.
Over the course of four days, the Aurora Fire Department responded to nearly 300 emergency calls.
Over the course of four days, the Aurora Fire Department responded to nearly 300 emergency calls. All were related to the bitter cold, from frozen water lines to fires. CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports.
But as Chicago bakes in its third-warmest year on record, is a species directly cued by soil temperatures warming to 64 degrees being affected by the warming climate?
Dom's Kitchen & Market and Foxtrot Market, suddenly closed their stores on April 23, six months after the chains announced a merger.
It was said that the victim remote started his car and was walking towards it when he was shot by an unknown person.
The Bears' full 2024 schedule will be released at 7 p.m.
Holmes, who is a Dolton village board trustee, has been accused of sexually assaulting a village employee last year.
President Biden and former President Donald Trump will go head-to-head in presidential debates on June 27 and Sept. 10, their campaigns said Wednesday.
Former President Donald Trump's attorneys got their first chance to question Michael Cohen on his second day of testimony and took aim at his credibility.
Chicago Police were on high alert as the two sides met in the heart of the Loop Tuesday, using the event as a dry run for what is expected to be an even more heated Democratic National Convention this summer.
Eligible homeowners and business owners would be able to have their water bills lowered if they can prove their higher bill is the result of leak in the underground service line.
Liberal justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court showed signs Monday of being willing to overturn a ruling that all but eliminated the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in the swing state.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
With more and more such companies popping up, and salespeople showing up on doorsteps, who is making sure they're legitimate?
It also happens that the contractor was on a list specifically provided by the state.
Alderpeople are looking to try to stop rogue towers from making thousands off drivers who thought they were signing their car away to someone they could trust.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
So far, there have been eight cases of invasive meningococcal disease in Chicago in 2024 to date.
Researchers hope their findings will inspire action to make hearing aid devices more affordable since they can cost over $1,000 per ear.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Biden campaigned in the spot where Trump, to much fanfare, lauded a plan by Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn plan to build a $10 billion manufacturing facility that was supposed to eventually employ 10,000 people. Except it was never completed.
The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to notify workers of mass layoffs 60 days in advance.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The company announced Tuesday that it received a stalking horse bid to purchase its operating assets.
Steve Buscemi was allegedly punched in the face in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood last week.
This will be the first baby for Hailey and Justin Beiber, who announced their pregnancy after more than five years of marriage.
Brian Fox, a fellow producer and engineer at Albini's Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, confirmed Albini passed away Tuesday night from a heart attack.
For the past three months, a cast of 10 Asian American/Pacific Islander comedians has been working on the new program, "Youth in Asia (Are You Proud of Me Yet?)"
The stars came out for the the 2024 Met Gala in New York City. See some of the most eye-catching outfits of the night.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Ed Curran has a check on the rainy forecast.
Less than a month after suddenly closing their stores, Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen & Market filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to documents filed in Delaware bankruptcy court.
Dozens of wildfires are burning, and some are threatening homes. The fires have burned tens of thousands of acres and thousands of people are being forced to evacuate.
After more than a year in hospice care, former President Jimmy Carter is near the end, according to his grandson, who says the 99-year-old is at home in Georgia, and is calm.
Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial took a fiery turn on Tuesday, as his former attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen, took the stand. Defense attorneys are attempting to paint Cohen as motivated by vengeance. Cohen is expected back on the stand on Wednesday.
Nina Sanders was brought on to build relationships between the team and the Native American community. But instead, she said she was pushed out.
Tasia Glass has not been getting the answers she wants from the Chicago Public Schools.
Police are searching for the shooter.
But as Chicago bakes in its third-warmest year on record, is a species directly cued by soil temperatures warming to 64 degrees being affected by the warming climate?
Dom's Kitchen & Market and Foxtrot Market, suddenly closed their stores on April 23, six months after the chains announced a merger.
Nina Sanders was brought on to build relationships between the team and the Native American community. But instead, she said she was pushed out.
Eligible homeowners and business owners would be able to have their water bills lowered if they can prove their higher bill is the result of leak in the underground service line.
Expert panel discussion centers the focus on the disparity that 1 in 3 victims of crime in Chicago is a Black woman
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Anthony Robinson's attorney said his previous defense lawyer failed to present evidence that showed it was physically impossible for him to be the shooter.
The Bears' full 2024 schedule will be released at 7 p.m.
Fedde allowed three hits, struck out six and walked none.
Matt Olson hit a three-run homer and drove in four, Chris Sale pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0 for their second straight shutout in the series.
Shannon led the Illini to their first Elite Eight in two decades this past season, and he's now one of dozens of players in Chicago for the NBA Draft Combine.
Right-hander Adbert Alzolay, who opened the season as the Chicago Cubs' closer, has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain.
Chicago Police have connected three people to more than 30 burglaries since the start of the year.
The beating happened around 11:14 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the Polk Street station in the Illinois Medical District.
With more and more such companies popping up, and salespeople showing up on doorsteps, who is making sure they're legitimate?
A group of men has broken into businesses and work vehicles by smashing windows and doors.
The three are due for a detention hearing on Tuesday.