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Aurora arrest fee

Northern Public Radio
Published October 11, 2011 at 7:18 AM CDT

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WNIJ news – A new ordinance in the Chicago suburb of Aurora is receiving a lot of attention. It allows police to impose an administrative fee for anyone who is arrested and booked into the city's jail. WNIJ's Mike Moen reports on why Aurora's version of this not-so-new concept is in the spotlight: