Charles Keeshan
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Will eliminating cash bail lead to more defendants skipping court?Sep 15, 2023 1:00 am - This column has been updated to clarify what was posted for the release of Jose Godinez, Enrique Ruiz and Michael Buhrman from jail. Critics of Illinois' eliminatin...
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Dent scammers are at work in the suburbs. Here's what you should knowSep 08, 2023 5:30 am - Picture yourself driving home from the store, minding your own business, when another driver urges you to pull over because your vehicle is damaged. You stop and, before...
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Dozens of chickens, other birds killed in McHenry County barn fireSep 03, 2023 1:00 am - Dozens of chickens and other birds were killed early Saturday when fire broke out in a McHenry County barn, authorities said. Woodstock Fire/Rescue District firefighters...
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Three dead after car, motorcycle collide head-on in Kane CountySep 03, 2023 1:00 am - A head-on collision between a motorcycle and a car left three people dead Saturday night in far west suburban Big Rock, authorities said Sunday. Pronounced dead at the s...
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'A passion project for us': Kane County jail's Recovery Pod makes Amazon Prime time in documentarySep 01, 2023 5:00 am - Fernando Marin, in a cocaine-fueled mania, once fired a gun over the head of Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain as Hain was trying to arrest him. It wasn't an ideal start to t...
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Best high schools in U.S.: Stevenson, Lake County schools lead the way in IllinoisAug 29, 2023 12:00 am - When it comes to high school education in the suburbs, Lake County schools are at the top of the class, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of near...
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'Flat-out lied': Ex-Gurnee man imprisoned 29 years on bad conviction sues police, prosecutorsAug 25, 2023 5:00 am - Herman Williams spent almost three decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted of his former wife's 1993 murder. Now the former Gurnee resident and Gulf War veter...
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Cricket is booming in the suburbs. Here's a chance to check it out.Aug 23, 2023 11:00 pm - With new pitches — i.e. fields — in the works in Buffalo Grove and South Barrington, it's hard not to notice that the sport of cricket's popularity continues to surge in...
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Arlington Heights suspends smoke shop's business license for selling to minorsAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - Arlington Heights has suspended the business license of a local vape and smoke shop after it sold tobacco products to underage customers on at least three occasions, off...
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Why is there a police officer shortage, and what are the solutions?Aug 18, 2023 5:30 am - If you want to fill the ranks, you better think outside the box. That's the message from a law enforcement think tank's new report that examines the staffing crisis affl...