Charles Keeshan
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Why the public’s confidence in police is on the reboundAug 02, 2024 5:15 am - After bottoming out in the wake of George Floyd’s killing and the summer of 2020, the public’s confidence in law enforcement is on the rise, according to a new Gallup poll. What have police done to improve the public’s confidence? We asked some suburban police chiefs.
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Pritzker: Bears stadium deal this fall is ‘near impossible’Jul 30, 2024 12:10 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker poured more cold water Monday on the Chicago Bears’ hopes of legislation this year providing public money for a proposed $4.7 billion stadium project on the city’s lakefront.
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Domestic violence deaths more than doubled in Illinois last year, new report showsJul 26, 2024 5:15 am - Deaths stemming from instances of domestic violence rose a staggering 110% in Illinois last year, according to a new report from advocates who cite the lingering effects of the pandemic and easy access to guns for the spike.
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Credit agency upgrades Cook County’s bond rating to AAJul 24, 2024 12:37 pm - Cook County officials announced Wednesday that Fitch Ratings has upgraded the county’s bond rating from AA- to AA, the third ratings upgrade in less than three years.
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Man found shot to death in Arlington Heights apartmentJul 21, 2024 7:24 pm - Arlington Heights police are investigating the death of a man found fatally shot Sunday in the apartment of a woman who had obtained an order of protection against him.
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Aqua Illinois issues boil order for Hawthorn Woods customersJul 21, 2024 9:41 am - Aqua Illinois water customers in Hawthorn Woods are being urged to boil their water before drinking, or use bottled water instead, in the wake of a broken water main.
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What’s behind one suburb’s 184% increase in DUI arrests? ‘Unwavering commitment’Jul 18, 2024 5:42 pm - West Chicago increased its focus on arresting drunk drivers last year. The result? Nearly triple the arrests in 2023 compared to 2022.
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Sentenced to life for gruesome Barrington killing, he’s now free at 49. Here’s whyJul 11, 2024 3:49 pm - Less than three decades after he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for a grisly suburban murder, Paul Modrowski quietly left the Stateville Correctional Center a free man last week. The release of the 49-year-old convicted of murdering a man found decapitated in Barrington, and the reasons for it, raise complicated questions about equal justice, rehabilitation, disability bias and survivors’ rights.
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Prosecutors: Elmhurst armed robbery suspect found wearing a wig to evade captureJul 07, 2024 12:10 pm - A Chicago man accused of robbing another man at gunpoint outside an Elmhurst apartment complex was ordered detained Sunday while awaiting trial. He was captured wearing a wig in an apparent attempt to evade detection.
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Sheriff: Driver of stolen car killed fleeing from police, 8 others injuredJul 07, 2024 9:25 am - A Wisconsin man driving a stolen vehicle was killed Saturday and eight others, including four children, were injured when he crashed while fleeing police in northern Lake County, authorities said Sunday.