Three Dogs Shot

There was a front-page story in today's Beacon News that three dogs were shot this past weekend in Aurora. The story goes on to say that a suspect has been taken into custody. Now I have to wonder if the Beacon got a story like this without first obtaining a formal "press release" from the Aurora Police Department?

The Kane County Chronicle needed a formal "press release" from the Elburn Police Department to tell them that three "people" were shot in Elburn. That just sounds really strange to me.

Last Sunday, the Kane County Chronicle published an editorial condemning our village officials for not informing their paper of the shootings sooner than we did. Our people focused on their jobs, worked the case and solved the crime. But, I guess we neglected to tell the Chronicle.

Let me get this straight. The Beacon can find out when three dogs are shot in Aurora, but the Chronicle is unable to tell when three "people" are shot in Elburn. Sometimes the "truth" is even stranger than what you read in the newspaper.