6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (291+ words) Updated on: February 20, 2026 / 9:40 AM EST / CBS News Destructive storms blasting through parts of the Midwest spawned tornadoes that hit Indiana and Illinois, as near-hurricane force winds swept parts of the region. A violent tornado ripped through southeastern Illinois on Thursday,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (587+ words) May 19, 2026 / 2:14 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Over hundreds of pages in legal filings this week, a group of well-known Chicago-based journalists, podcasters and voice actors accused tech giants like Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others of "stealing" their voices to train…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (496+ words) April 10, 2026 / 3:38 PM MDT / CBS Colorado When Aurora comes to mind, many people may not think of cycling, but the city actually has a great bike infrastructure with hundreds of miles of bike trails. What they don't have are many local…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (405+ words) April 5, 2026 / 1:35 PM MDT / CBS Colorado The Aurora City Council no longer reads proclamations in order to make more time for public comment, except on Monday, April 6, because they appreciate what some Aurora teens are doing on their time off. High…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (177+ words) February 1, 2026 / 3:45 PM MST / CBS Colorado On Sunday afternoon, residents across Aurora began reporting widespread outages across the area. The Xcel Outage Map does not yet show the outages, but Xcel Energy has confirmed it is aware of the issue. A…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (318+ words) January 31, 2026 / 3:14 PM MST / CBS Colorado Casa Vallarta Mexican Restaurant in Aurora has survived a lot of trials since it opened its doors in 1998. It made it through major construction projects on Parker Road, the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 Pandemic....

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (130+ words) Updated on: January 16, 2026 / 1:05 PM CST / CBS Chicago Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is warning residents after an uptick in DMV text scams claiming to enforce a January 17 deadline. According to Giannoulias, the texts claim to be from the "Illinois…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (312+ words) November 24, 2025 / 9:08 PM CST / CBS Chicago Two people who were killed in a shooting inside a restaurant in Aurora, Illinois, over the weekend were identified on Tuesday evening. Police responded to the shooting Saturday just after 9 p.m. at the Two Brothers Roundhouse,…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (149+ words) November 15, 2025 / 5:05 PM MST / CBS Colorado Aurora police have arrested a man they say is responsible for a fatal crash overnight. According to the Aurora Police Department, 41-year-old Cornelius Thomas of Aurora was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe east on E. Jewell Avenue…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago   (87+ words) November 11, 2025 / 11:22 AM MST / CBS Colorado Aurora police on Tuesday said officers found a girl without her parents on Tuesday morning and are hoping to locate her parents or guardians. The girl has brown hair and brown eyes and is about…...