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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Key Wester stabbing called a hoax
The Aurora man who told Naperville police he had been beaten and stabbed in an armed robbery outside the Key Wester restaurant last weekend was lying, officials said, and he now faces a misdemeanor charge of filing a false police report.

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Faulty heater caused fire in Waubonsie building
AURORA -- A faulty heater was the cause of a fire that did $500,000 in damage to a Waubonsie Valley High School storage building during Saturday's homecoming dance.

Fines for Aurora's red-light cameras to begin Tuesday
Starting on Tuesday, motorists will be fined $100 for running red lights at three city intersections that are equipped with camera enforcement systems, police warned Thursday.

Heater caused school fire
A faulty heater was the cause of a fire that did $500,000 in damage to a Waubonsie Valley High School storage building during Saturday's homecoming dance.

Crash closes Butterfield Road
Butterfield Road near Eola Road on Aurora's northeast side was closed early Thursday afternoon after a car crashed into a pick-up truck. The drivers were taken to area hospitals with apparently minor injuries.

Another cold-case acquittal
A Kane County judge has acquitted another defendant from Operation First Degree Burn, the massive 2007 sweep that charged 31 men in Aurora murders dating back two decades. Judge Tim Sheldon this week found Juan Verdugo, 27, of Aurora, not guilty in the Dec. 21, 2003, murder of 17-year-old Robert Rem.

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Fire causes $500,000 damage on Waubonsie campus
AURORA -- Fire did an estimated $500,000 in damage to a Waubonsie Valley High School storage building and its contents Saturday night.

Fire does $500,000 damage at Waubonsie
Fire did an estimated $500,000 in damage to a Waubonsie Valley High School storgage building and its contents Saturday night in a blaze that erupted while the homecoming dance was taking place at the nearby Aurora school.