Charles Keeshan
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Naperville man charged with sex assault at DuPage Co. Crisis CenterJun 23, 2024 11:32 am - A 34-year-old Naperville man was ordered detained Saturday after his arrest on accusations he sexually assaulted a woman at the DuPage County Crisis Center in Wheaton.
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School’s out, but there’s no summer vacation for resource officersJun 21, 2024 6:59 am - Summer break means family trips, dips in the pool and more time hanging out with friends for thousands of suburban students. But for the police officers who monitor their hallways and help resolve their conflicts during the fall, winter and spring, duty still calls when school’s out.
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Cook County projects $218.2 million gap in 2025 budgetJun 19, 2024 9:17 pm - Citing rising payroll costs, the impact of inflation and an increase in pension funding, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is projecting a $218.2 million gap in next year’s budget.
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Exonerated former Gurnee man receives certificate of innocenceJun 18, 2024 5:00 pm - Three decades after he was wrongly convicted and sent to prison for the 1993 murder of his ex-wife, former Gurnee resident Herman Williams is officially an innocent man.
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Why Glen Ellyn police chief says Jimmy Buffett saved his lifeJun 14, 2024 5:15 am - The late Jimmy Buffett is best remembered for tropical rock hits like “Margaritaville” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” but Glen Ellyn Police Chief Philip Norton fondly recalls the singer for more personal reasons. “Jimmy Buffett saved my life,” Norton told his village board last month.
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Suburban serial killer Mark Smith set to appear before parole boardJun 13, 2024 7:07 pm - A confessed serial killer who murdered two young women and a teenager in the suburbs in 1970 is scheduled to appear before a state parole board early next month.
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Juvenile charged with reckless homicide in deadly Elk Grove crashJun 10, 2024 5:56 pm - A juvenile driver faces reckless homicide and other charges stemming from crash last month in Elk Grove Village that killed a 45-year-old Des Plaines woman on her way home from work.
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Round Lake man convicted of DUI in crash that killed 2 passengersJun 09, 2024 11:20 am - A 30-year-old Round Lake Beach man faces up to 28 years in prison after a jury convicted him last week of charges alleging he was driving drunk when he caused a 2020 crash that killed two of his passengers.
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How Arlington Heights police are taking drones ‘to the next level’Jun 07, 2024 6:57 am - Five years after helping to pioneer the use of drones in suburban law enforcement, Arlington Heights police are at it again.The department in May deployed its first — and believed to be the region’s first — Drone Response Vehicle, a specially fitted SUV from which an officer can launch a drone in less than a minute.
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73-year-old man charged with attempted murder in Palatine knife attackMay 29, 2024 5:02 pm - A 73-year-old Arlington Heights man faces attempted murder and other charges alleging he stabbed his former roommate inside a Palatine apartment last month.