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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.

The Denver Post · Jul 20, 2022

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

The cause of her death remains unknown.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 16, 2022

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.

Benzinga · Jul 7, 2022

For these performers, drag is king

DENVER -- On a sweltering June Saturday in the parking lot of a mall in Aurora, Colorado, a performer with a beard, mustache and hair the color of a blue Jolly Rancher made his way onto a stage that had been set up for a “Drag Picnic” Pride Month event…

The Denver Post · Jun 21, 2022

Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Downstate farmer Bailey racks up double-digit lead over Aurora Mayor Irvin in gov race

If the numbers hold, it would represent a brutal repudiation by Illinois’ Republican voters of Irvin, his mainstream party endorsements and, pointedly, his $50 million benefactor, Chicago hedge fund tycoon Ken Griffin.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 10, 2022

Saudi-backed LIV golf tour tees up geopolitical intrigue and moral quandaries

CHICAGO — Rich Harvest Farms, a lush private golf course near Aurora, might not seem like a natural setting for geopolitical intrigue and moral quandaries, but they will arrive as surely as the morning dew when the LIV Golf Invitational Series comes to Illinois in September.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 10, 2022

Darren Bailey’s Chicago ‘hellhole’ comment and the issue of crime become focus in debate among GOP candidates for governor

State Sen. Darren Bailey doubled down on his comments he considered Chicago a crime-ridden “hellhole” during a debate Thursday night of the Republican candidates for governor as he also sought to aggressively label rival Richard Irvin a “corrupt Democrat.”

Chicago Tribune · Jun 3, 2022

Republican Richard Irvin goes on defense against Darren Bailey, other primary rivals in ABC 7 debate

Bailey frequently interrupted Irvin and the others as they spoke. At one point, during a question about COVID-19 mandates, Bailey told Irvin he shouldn’t be elected governor because he’s a “corrupt Democrat.” Irvin fired back, “I won’t be lectured by someone like Darren Bailey who had a mask…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 3, 2022

Republican Irvin vows to take the ‘handcuffs off the police’ by repealing law that Democrats insist he supported

The Aurora mayor vowed to repeal “anti-police pro-criminal policies” in a bill that Pritzker signed into law last year. Pritzker’s campaign says a letter that Irvin sent to one of the sponsors shows he actually supported the criminal justice reforms — but Irvin’s campaign says he was just “being…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2022

Irvin, Bailey to square off on TV in first debate with all six Republican candidates

The debate Thursday evening will be the first chance for voters to see the apparent frontrunners, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin and state Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, go head-to-head.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 31, 2022