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Aurora police shoot person armed with knives who allegedly made threats

The person lunged at an officer while holding multiple knives during a confrontation in the 900 block of Colorado Avenue, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker announces $13 million expansion of pre-apprenticeship program designed to promote diversity, inclusion

“We’re ensuring that Illinoisans across the state have access to the resources and wraparound support that sets them up for success,” Pritzker said in marking the second year expansion at St. Augustine College in Uptown. St. Augustine’s Aurora and Grayslake locations received $1 million in funding…

Chicago Sun-Times

Colorado officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s death plead not guilty as cases progress toward trial

DENVER — The three Aurora police officers and two paramedics charged in Elijah McClain‘s death pleaded not guilty in Adams County court Friday afternoon as the case progresses toward trial.

The Denver Post

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Downtown Christkindlmarket to close Thursday for the season — 2 days early

The Aurora location will also close ahead of schedule due to the poor weather forecast, while the Wrigleyville market will close for the weekend but reopen next week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial: How casinos broke their promises to the struggling downtowns of Illinois

Back in 1992, William Weidner, then president of Hollywood Casino of Aurora Inc., set out to Springfield to kill then-Mayor Richard M. Daley’s plans for a $2 billion “mega-casino” in downtown Chicago.

Chicago Tribune

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to gain stake in cannabis trade

The music and fashion mogul will acquire stores in Chicago and Villa Park and a growing operation in Aurora in a deal with Cresco Labs and Columbia Care.

Chicago Sun-Times

Proud Boys member from Illinois pleads guilty to assaulting officers in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

An Aurora, Illinois, man who is an admitted member of the far-right group Proud Boys pleaded guilty Wednesday to using a flagpole to assault officers trying to hold back the violent mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, then later bragged in a text message that he’d…

Chicago Tribune

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Proud Boy from Aurora bragged he ‘bonked 2 cops,’ pleads guilty to Jan. 6 role

James Robert Elliott is the only known member of the Proud Boys from Illinois charged in connection with the Capitol riot. He admitted his membership in the group as part of his plea Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lawyer says Benedictine monk sexually abused him as a teen at Marmion school and Catholic order covered it up

‘Treat it as a dead subject,’ the victim says the dean of the Catholic school in Aurora told him. The Benedictines are still keeping secrets about clergy sex abuse, a Sun-Times investigation has found.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hollywood Casino Aurora owners want to move out of downtown, rebuild by I-88

The new casino complex would have a 200-room hotel with about 10,000 square feet of meeting and event space.

Chicago Sun-Times

Amended Autopsy Finds Elijah McClain Died From Ketamine Injected By Paramedics Called By Cops

Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, was forcibly detained by police in Aurora Colorado while walking home from a local supermarket following a 911 call that his behavior was ‘sketchy.’ McClain w

Benzinga

Man dies after paramedics inject him with ketamine in police custody after violent arrest

Elijah McClain died after a violent arrest in Aurora, Colorado, in August 2019. Forensic pathologist Stephen Cina said he was given an excessive injection of ketamine

Daily Mirror

1 dead, another wounded in Aurora shooting

A 29-year-old man was killed in a shooting Saturday in the 300 block of Center Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times

Colorado man Elijah McClain died from OD of sedative given by paramedics, autopsy shows

Elijah McClain, an unarmed Black man killed in 2019 after an encounter with police in Aurora, Colorado, died of an overdose of the powerful sedative ketamine that was injected by paramedics, a new autopsy report released on Friday concluded.

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The Denver Post

Citing death of Elijah McClain, Aurora officials take hard look at sedatives

DENVER — Aurora officials are debating how to regulate the use of sedatives by paramedics following the high-profile 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who died after a violent encounter with police that ended with paramedics injecting him with ketamine.

Reason

Brickbat: Very Protective

Robin Niceta, a former child protection case worker in a Arapahoe County, Colorado, is facing a felony charge of retaliation against an elected official and a misdemeanor charge of making a false report of child abuse as a mandatory reporter. Police said Niceta anonymously reported that Aurora City Council member…

The Denver Post

Three killed, nine injured in weekend shootings in Aurora, Denver, Greeley

Three people were killed and nine people were injured in at least seven weekend shootings in Aurora, Denver and Greeley.

Belfast Live

Bangor Aurora Leisure Centre's Leisure Waters to reopen after storm damage

The leisure centre was damaged during Storm Arwen in November 2021

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In new book 'Aurora,' theater shooter’s psychiatrist tells her side of the story

Editor’s note: The Denver Post respects the wishes of Aurora theater shooting victims and their families that the assailant’s name not be repeated in news stories. In this article, his name is only mentioned in direct quotes by the author.

The Denver Post

Police in Colorado fatally shoot Ga. homicide suspect after long standoff

DENVER — After hours of negotiation attempts, a standoff between a homicide suspect and Aurora police ended early Tuesday after the man emerged from the home with a rifle and was shot and killed by police, authorities said.

Chicago Sun-Times

20-year-old Aurora man arrested, charged with murder after his mom was found dead

The cause of her death remains unknown.

Benzinga

Schwazze Debuts Star Buds Brand Evolution With The Remodel Of Star Buds Aurora, Colorado

Schwazze (OTCQX: SHWZ) (NEO:SHWZ) is evolving the Star Buds brand with the remodel of two Star Buds cannabis dispensaries in Colorado.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Downstate farmer’ plows through the field — Darren Bailey handily wins six-candidate GOP governor’s race

With 96% of precincts counted statewide, Bailey had 57.4% of the vote compared to 15.7% for downstate venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan and 15% for third-place candidate Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin.

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles; Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto; Wake by Shelley Burr; Sun Damage by Sabine Durrant; Aurora by David Koepp

Chicago Sun-Times

Going to Disney World: No sour grapes in billionaire Griffin’s exodus to Sunshine State as Illinois election clouds loom?

The announcement came rather awkwardly just five days ahead of the June 28 primary — a primary in which Griffin has contributed $53 million to the campaign of Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, who is dropping in the polls.

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