Charles Keeshan is the deputy managing editor for news at the Daily Herald, helping to lead the day-to-day operations of the newsroom, planning for enterprise reporting and projects, and directly overseeing coverage in the Cook County suburbs. He also co-writes the Daily Herald's weekly "Cops and Crime" column focusing on law enforcement and criminal justice issues.
Prior to his current role, he served as a city editor, leading the Daily Herald's coverage in parts of Cook and Lake counties. He joined the Daily Herald in 1997 as a reporter in the newspaper's Fox Valley bureau, concentrating primarily on coverage of legal affairs, crime, local government and politics.
A graduate of Marquette University, he worked for the Moline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus, covering state and federal law enforcement and court systems in Illinois and Iowa, before coming to the Daily Herald.
He grew up in Arlington Heights, attending St. James Elementary School and St. Viator High School. Among his earliest work experiences was as a Daily Herald carrier. He now lives in Cary.