Robert Sanchez

Assistant City Editor
  • Phone(630) 955-3511
  • Emailbsanchez@dailyherald.com

Robert Sanchez is a lifelong suburbanite who joined the Daily Herald in 1995 as a weekend police and Warrenville reporter. He has since done the rounds in the newspaper's DuPage County bureau, covering the communities of Lombard, Villa Park, Oakbrook Terrace, Oak Brook, Lisle, Winfield and Wheaton.

During that time, Sanchez chronicled the rise of the Cantera development in Warrenville, the demise of the DuPage Theatre in Lombard, and Kelly Jo Kuharski's heartbreak during the fourth season of "The Bachelor."

As a metro writer from 2004-07, Sanchez covered a variety of issues related to DuPage County government and politics, including various budget battles and efforts to build a western access road to O'Hare International Airport. He was named Assistant City Editor in 2007.

Sanchez graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a journalism major and a political science minor. He lives in Bolingbrook with his wife and their three children.

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Borizov guilty on all counts in triple murder

May 14 2013 | 10:32 pm - More than three years ago, Jacob Nodarse broke into a home in an upscale Darien neighborhood armed with a .40-caliber Glock firearm and killed three members of the Kramer family. On Tuesday night, a DuPage County jury ruled that Johnny Borizov, one...

How DuPage forest officials discovered scam

May 13 2013 | 1:37 pm - Two former administrators charged with scamming the DuPage County Forest Preserve District out of more than $150,000 avoided suspicion for years, officials say, until their loyalty to a vendor seeking a computer contract triggered an internal...

Specifics sought in DuPage IT contract-rigging case

May 13 2013 | 6:21 pm - Two of the three men charged in a contract-rigging scandal at the DuPage County Forest Preserve District have requested — and are expected to receive — a more detailed explanation of some of the charges they are facing. Attorneys...

Des Plaines man faces drug charge in DuPage County

May 13 2013 | 3:15 pm - A Des Plaines man is facing a felony drug charge after firefighters discovered a marijuana growing operation while extinguishing a house fire in Glen Ellyn, officials said. Timothy O'Brien, 46, of 491 Ironwood Drive, has been charged with one count...

Police: Roselle man sexually abused peacock

May 11 2013 | 12:22 am - DuPage County authorities say a Roselle man sexually abused his pet peacock, which later was found dead in his garage. David Beckmann, 64, of 645 E. Devon Ave., was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty after Roselle police said they learned about...

District 10 program cuts likely despite parent donations

May 09 2013 | 4:21 pm - Itasca Elementary District 10 officials are pursuing plans to eliminate some middle school programs next year, despite tens of thousands of dollars in community donations and a much lower-than-expected budget deficit for this year. The tentative...

St. Francis makes renewed push for DuPage land

May 07 2013 | 10:23 pm - Following years of failed attempts to acquire land for a parking lot from the DuPage County Forest Preserve, St. Francis Catholic High School officials are appealing to a higher power: the Illinois legislature. Officials at the private school in...

Future in doubt for historic West Chicago house

May 05 2013 | 7:53 am - Time appears to be running out for the Joel Wiant House. After being a fixture in downtown West Chicago for more than 143 years, the redbrick building at 151 W. Washington St. has been vacant for years and fallen into disrepair. The city, which owns...

CoffeeCon to celebrate morning favorite

May 02 2013 | 2:19 pm - CoffeeCon returns to Warrenville Saturday to give consumers the opportunity to see and compare different coffees and coffee-making equipment. "I'm hoping that consumers will have better coffee the morning after," said Kevin Sinnott, the coffee...

DuPage flood damage estimates top $6.5 million

May 01 2013 | 6:07 pm - Cleaning up the aftermath of last month's widespread floods will cost communities throughout DuPage County at least $6.58 million. The estimate provided Wednesday more than doubles the $3.16 million threshold DuPage needed to reach to qualify for a...

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