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1 person dead in Aurora house fire, another displaced
12+ hour, 43+ min ago (83+ words) Updated on: June 22, 2026 / 6: 38 AM MDT / CBS Colorado One person is dead after a house fire in Aurora. Aurora Fire Rescue crews rushed to the burning home in the 18600 block of East Bates Circle just before 10 p. m. Sunday." According to investigators, one…...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois' $56 billion budget for new fiscal year
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (505+ words) June 16, 2026 / 11: 42 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed'Illinois' $56 billion budget for the upcoming 2027 fiscal year, which begins July 1. It's the largest budget in state history. The spending plan does not increase state income taxes or sales taxes,…...
Aurora police search for victim after 2 teen suspects arrested in RTD station attack
3+ week, 4+ day ago (231+ words) Updated on: May 27, 2026 / 1: 50 PM MDT / CBS Colorado Police in Aurora are searching for the victim in an attack that happened last week at the RTD Florida station. According to investigators, the victim left before help arrived. Officers responded to the…...
Illinois lawmakers considering ban on guns like Glocks
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (631+ words) May 21, 2026 / 3: 07 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that a major gun rights organization says would effectively ban one of the nation's most popular types of firearms. The House Gun Violence Prevention Committee voted 9-5 along party lines on…...
Illinois lawsuits accuse tech giants of "stealing" voices of well-known journalists, voice actors to train AI
1+ mon, 2+ day 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…...
City of Aurora encouraging neighbors to host permitted block parties, form connections
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (557+ words) May 15, 2026 / 7: 58 PM MDT / CBS Colorado Aurora's block party permit program officially opens Friday, allowing residents to legally close off residential streets for neighborhood gatherings through Oct. 31. City leaders hope the program helps rebuild connections in a time when many people…...
Northern lights bring colorful show to North Georgia skies: Here's how you can see them
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (388+ words) November 12, 2025 / 11: 55 AM EST / CBS Atlanta Lucky night owls across the United States had the chance to see one of nature's most colorful phenomena: the northern lights on Tuesday night. The aurora borealis, caused by bursts of energy from solar storms,…...
Aurora development boom hits gas service snag, leaving schools and builders in limbo
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1173+ words) May 7, 2026 / 3: 31 PM MDT / CBS Colorado One of Aurora's fastest-growing areas is running into an unexpected and confusing obstacle: uncertainty over whether natural gas service will be available for thousands of new homes and a school already under construction. Along the…...
Aurora UFC fighter enters the octagon for first ever main event match
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (559+ words) April 26, 2026 / 1: 56 PM MDT / CBS Colorado A man raised in Aurora is making a name for himself in the UFC. Saturday, Youseff Zalal stepped into the octagon to prove to the world and himself that he has become the fighter he…...
Illinois surpasses 100 tornadoes for fourth year in a row
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (291+ words) April 22, 2026 / 1: 39 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Severe weather season has been off to a very active start in Illinois, with everything from flooding, hail, and damaging winds " and more than 100 tornadoes statewide. As of April 22, the preliminary count for tornadoes across…...