Charles Keeshan
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Cook County’s new top prosecutor continues to target retail theftJun 13, 2025 4:30 am - The renewed focus on retail theft from Cook County’s top prosecutor has gone national. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced this week that a nationwide campaign, spearheaded by her office to target organized retail theft crews, has led to more than 500 arrests since May 30.
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New Aurora police chief hopes to keep positive momentum goingJun 06, 2025 4:30 am - From the streets to the big desk: New Aurora police chief talks about his career and what he wants for the department.
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‘I was in fear for my life’: Reports, video tell story of Rolling Meadows sergeant’s road rage arrest in ElginMay 30, 2025 4:45 am - A Rolling Meadows police sergeant arrested after a driving dispute turned violent in Elgin last month told investigators officers he was in fear for his life. But some eyewitnesses provided a different account.
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Florida truck driver charged in Gurnee road-rage shootingMay 25, 2025 11:12 am - A Florida man is behind bars in Wisconsin awaiting extradition to Illinois in connection with a road-rage shooting earlier this month in Gurnee.
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Police say attackers called her a slur. Why aren’t the suspects charged with a hate crime?May 23, 2025 5:15 am - A young woman was badly beaten May 13 at a Carpentersville restaurant, after police said her attackers called her a derogatory name based on her sexual orientation. The suspects have not been charged with a hate crime.
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Suspect in Gurnee road-rage killing ordered detainedMay 21, 2025 8:01 pm - A Chicago man accused of killing a college student in a 2021 road-rage shooting in Gurnee was ordered held in jail Wednesday while awaiting trial.
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Pair charged after fight in Carpentersville restaurant leaves woman seriously injuredMay 18, 2025 10:27 am - A 19-year-old Elgin man and a juvenile face multiple felony charges after authorities say they attacked a woman at a Carpentersville restaurant last week after making derogatory remarks about her sexual orientation.
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Why dangerous TikTok challenge has schools, police all fired upMay 16, 2025 6:00 am - What do you get when you cross the worst elements of social media with the most reckless instincts of kids? These days it’s the “Chromebook Challenge,” a TikTok-fueled fad that has students across the country intentionally setting fire to their school-issued laptop computers.
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Driver injured, charged with DUI after crashing into Des Plaines homeMay 15, 2025 1:20 pm - A 55-year-old Park Ridge man faces multiple charges after police say he crashed his pickup truck into a Des Plaines home Wednesday while driving intoxicated.
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Gurnee man gets 12-year sentence on fentanyl, cocaine chargesMay 14, 2025 1:59 pm - A Gurnee man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison on federal drug and firearms charges alleging he trafficked fentanyl and cocaine.