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Aurora's CHANGE reform program won the Best Innovation Award at the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference's Municipal Innovation Celebration.

Two towns outside Chicago recovering from civil unrest   Posted6/20/2021 7:00 AM AURORA, Ill. -- One year ago, Elias Akwo and Chaz Nieponski dropped everything and raced to their Aurora storefront to find the windows smashed and an entire display of crystal merchandise shattered across the floor. The Wheaton couple had been watching the civil unrest unfold on TV when they received a dreaded phone call that their downtown business, The Crystal House, was among those being vandalized the night of May 31, 2020.   Neighbors tried to stave off the destruction as best they could, Akwo r...

The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last year led to calls for change around the country, including a push for police reform in Aurora.

A year after the civil unrest in Aurora and Naperville, the physical evidence has vanished. But long after the plywood was taken down and the foot traffic picked up in the downtown streets, some small business owners and residents are still feeling the emotional and financial effects.

Aurora officials believe civilian review board is a major step   The Aurora Police Department. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer, September 2018 Richard Irvin Posted12/14/2020 5:30 AM In late June, Mayor Richard Irvin promised Aurorans the city was going to improve relations between them and the police. Six months later, Irvin and other city officials are proud a civilian review board has been created; that police plan to wear body cameras; and that it is now easier for people to see data about complaints against police officers.   But critics say the review board will be usel...