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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Tax increase questions on several DuPage ballots

Feb 10 2013 | 1:07 am - Voters in several DuPage County communities will weigh in this spring on an array of ballot questions from governmental entities, including five that are seeking more tax money.

Second probe into horse neglect claims at Danada

Feb 08 2013 | 11:51 pm - DuPage Forest Preserve Commissioners quietly have launched their own investigation into claims of mistreatment of horses at Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton. The new probe comes 10 months after the issue apparently was settled when a veterinarian...

Suspect called 'Beauty Salon' bandit faces charges in DuPage

Feb 08 2013 | 9:04 pm - An Evanston man whom authorities dubbed the "Beauty Salon" robber is facing additional criminal charges in connection with the robbery of four DuPage County businesses. Jason Logsdon, 41, of 900 Chicago Ave., was charged Friday with the DuPage...

Wheaton write-in candidate sparks legal challenge

Feb 06 2013 | 4:18 pm - It wasn't enough to have Wheaton's electoral board remove Frank Garcia's name from the spring ballot. Officials now are seeking a court order to prevent the city council candidate from pursuing a write-in campaign. They say the step is necessary...

DuPage forest preserve considers McKee House study

Feb 05 2013 | 5:40 pm - Before local preservationists can attempt to save a landmark structure at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve, they first must know how much money they'll need to raise. Acknowledging that dilemma, the DuPage Forest Preserve Commission might hire an...

Warrenville considers TIF plan to spur development

Feb 03 2013 | 5:14 pm - About six years ago, officials worked with residents to draft a plan to transform Warrenville into a city with riverfront paths, multistory condominium buildings and a roundabout intersection. Now the city council is looking to create a new tax...

Warrenville mayoral candidates debate flooding

Jan 29 2013 | 7:11 pm - The candidates in Warrenville's mayoral race have differing views on whether Fawell Dam near Naperville should be removed to address flooding problems upstream in Warrenville. "We're doing a lot more in terms of flood mitigation and prevention than...

Winfield warned again about meeting procedure

Jan 28 2013 | 12:34 pm - For the second time in five months, the Winfield village board has been chastised by the DuPage County state's attorney's office for violating the Open Meetings Act. The state's attorney's office has been monitoring the board's actions since it...

Suburban schools not ready for armed teachers

Jan 28 2013 | 4:46 am - In the days following last month's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, concerned parents started calling local educators to see what more could be done to keep their kids safe. Suburban school officials say they have no plans to arm their...

Ronald McDonald House coming to Winfield

Jan 27 2013 | 11:50 am - The first Ronald McDonald House in the western suburbs will open in 2015 across from Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, providing a "home away from home" for families of hospitalized children. It will provide low-cost and often free temporary...

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