Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 11th of August.
Good morning, Aurora.
A 28-year-old Aurora resident died early Sunday when his Yamaha motorcycle left Washington Street at the intersection with School Street and hit a retaining wall in suburban Naperville just before 2 a.m., police said.
A shooting near a basketball court on the 500 block of Station Boulevard early Sunday injured a 20-year-old man in critical condition and a 19-year-old with minor injuries — Aurora police lifted a stay-in-place order after identifying 24-year-old suspect Aaron Conley, who was last seen wearing all black, as he remains at large.
Aurora police are investigating a shooting that took place on Sunday, August 10th at about 6:08 a.m. on the 500-block of Station Boulevard near New York Street—residents are urged to avoid the area while authorities search for a suspect and report no injuries.
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