Libraries in Chicago, suburbs receive bomb threats Libraries in Chicago, Aurora, Addison and Evanston are targeted by threats. The incidents were investigated and deemed unfounded. No one was hurt. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 12, 2023
No charges filed in shooting death of 14-year-old who told police: ‘Stop please, you got me’ Jor’Dell, 14, was shot and killed on 1 June in Aurora, Colorado following a convenience store robbery when responding officers believed he was armed with a 9mm pistol The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
Chicago-area Christkindlmarkets to open Nov. 17 with new ‘fast-entry’ ticketing available The beloved holiday shopping markets will return to Daley Plaza, Gallagher Way and to Aurora’s RiverEdge Park. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 16, 2023
Mexican cartel crew leader from Aurora tried but couldn’t get out. Now, Pablo Vega Cuevas is hoping for leniency for helping feds. He’s seeking a reduced sentence of 15 years for his role in Guerreros Unidos. In 2014, he asked the drug cartel to let him leave, but his bosses told him to keep unloading heroin hidden on buses, prosecutors say. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 11, 2023
They were 2 Chicago pizza delivery guys. Then, they ran a Mexican drug cartel, feds say The Guerreros Unidos cartel that authorities say brothers Adan and Mario Casarrubias Salgado led fed Chicago’s appetite for heroin and is blamed for the massacre of 43 students in Mexico. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 4, 2023
Another harrowing escape puts attention on open prostitution market along Seattle's Aurora Avenue The kidnapping of a woman who authorities say escaped her abductor by punching her way out of a cinder block cell in Oregon has focused attention on the area where authorities say she was taken: Aurora Avenue in Seattle, an urban stretch of state highway lined with box stores and… The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023
Immigrants at Colo. detention center face excessive solitary confinement, advocacy groups allege DENVER -- Immigration advocacy groups allege abuse of solitary confinement and discrimination against people with disabilities at the Aurora, Colorado, immigration detention center in a complaint submitted Thursday to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s oversight entities. The Denver Post · Jul 13, 2023
A 'double punch' of solar storms could smash into Earth and spark widespread auroras this week As the U.S. celebrated July 4, the sun hosted its own fireworks display in the form of a coronal mass ejection "double punch" that NASA predicts could strike Earth on Friday (July 7). Space · Jul 5, 2023
Field of Bears suitors grows to five: Aurora joins rush to lure team with new stadium With the team’s Arlington Heights proposal in flux, an Aurora spokesman said Bears representatives “responded quickly and positively” to their entreaty, which follows others from Naperville and Waukegan. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 28, 2023
Five recent mayoral elections in America’s largest cities have been decided by fewer than 1,000 votes As Ballotpedia prepares for August’s mayoral elections, we wanted to pause and take a look at some trends we’ve noticed across the top 100 largest cities by population. Analyzing each city’s most recent mayoral election results, ranging from 2019 to 2023, we found that the top five competitive general elections… Ballotpedia · Jun 27, 2023
Police in Colorado release additional footage related to fatal shooting of Jor’Dell Richardson DENVER — Aurora police on Monday released five additional videos of the events leading up to the shooting of 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson earlier this month. The Denver Post · Jun 27, 2023
Intel's most powerful supercomputer is ready to be switched on Over 60,000 GPUs and 20,000 CPUs give Aurora a massive two exaflops of supercomputing power. TechRadar · Jun 24, 2023
Ex-Proud Boy from Aurora gets more than three years in prison for Jan. 6 Capitol assault James Robert Elliott claims he was “filled with frustration, at the government, at Trump, at law-enforcement and also at myself” in the days after the riot. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 22, 2023
2 ExaFLOPS Aurora Supercomputer Is Ready: Intel Max Series CPUs and GPUs Inside Argonne National Laboratory completes installation of Aurora supercomputer blades: 63,744 Data Center GPU Max and 21,248 Xeon CPU Max inside. Tom’s Hardware · Jun 22, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · May 29, 2023 Freelancers, a new Illinois law says you have the right to be paid on time A recently passed bill, similar to a New York City law, would provide pay protections for freelance workers. An Aurora-based freelancer urges Gov. J.B. Pritzker to sign it and make Illinois the first state to extend such protections on a broad scale.
Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2023 Suspect on the lam for days killed in shootout with police in Geneva Police say a man who was sought by various suburban agencies this week stole a car in Aurora and fled. Later, he engaged in a shootout in Geneva and was killed.
Chicago Sun-Times · May 13, 2023 High school basketball notebook: Jeremiah Fears leaves, new coaches at West Aurora, Lockport, Stevenson Jeremiah Fears has joined what is becoming a lengthy list of high-level basketball prospects from Illinois who have left the state.
Chicago Sun-Times · May 4, 2023 Aurora man bragged Proud Boys promoted him after U.S. Capitol attack: prosecutors Prosecutors want James Robert Elliott, 25, to serve nearly three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in the Capitol riot, where he “seemed to view himself as the star of a war movie” and repeatedly uttered a cry from the movie “300.”
Chicago Sun-Times · May 4, 2023 Aurora man charged with threatening to kill Gov. J.B. Pritzker Steven Woletz, 46, allegedly called the governor’s constituent service office April 15 and left a threatening message, authorities say. He is free on $10,000 bail.
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023 Natural Light by Julian Bell review – the forgotten German artist who inspired Rembrandt and Rubens This engrossing history explains why the extraordinary – and tiny – paintings of Adam Elsheimer, who died in poverty in 1610 aged only 32, were revolutionary
Daily Record · Apr 20, 2023 Scotland to see Northern Lights as aurora borealis 'likely' over tonight's skies You may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights this evening as the phenomenon is set to light up the skies above Scotland.
ABC News · Apr 13, 2023 Chinese investors call for mandatory translation of property rules, as fallout at one of Australia's largest apartment buildings continues Chinese investors call for mandatory translation of property regulations and proxy vote forms, amid ongoing disputes at the Aurora apartment complex.
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 4, 2023 Hail bigger than golf balls falls in west, northwest and southwest suburbs The largest hail reported in the area was in Boulder Hill, south of Aurora, at 2.75 inches in diameter. A golf ball’s diameter is 1.68 inches.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2023 A House of Call/Aurora Orchestra review – a dazzling parade of musical imagery The London Philharmonic were superb in the UK premiere of Heiner Goebbels’ 15-movement work, which is studded with found recordings, while the Aurora Orchestra performed Héloïse Werner’s touching new piece, For Mira
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023 Colorado dentist is charged with murder for allegedly poisoning wife who complained of headaches for weeks James and Angela Craig had been married for two decades and have six children together