Charles Keeshan
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Joyous reunion in South Elgin also a reminder of suburban teens who remain missingMay 19, 2023 5:30 am - “Kayla Unbehaun Found Safe!” the home page of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children declared this week, announcing that the South Elgin girl who went mi...
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Another tool in high-speed chases: GPS darts that Oak Brook police can shoot onto fleeing vehiclesMay 12, 2023 5:00 am - An alarming surge in drivers' fleeing from police across the suburbs, often at dangerous speeds, has law enforcement leaders troubled, state lawmakers searching for answ...
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Cook County plans to erase nearly $80 million of residents' medical debtMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County has acquired and erased more than $25 million in medical debt owed by about 45,000 residents, and intends to eliminate an additional $54 million in coming we...
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What's behind the 'epidemic' of drivers recklessly fleeing from police?May 05, 2023 5:30 am - On April 14, a trio of suspected shoplifters fleeing an Oak Brook store led police on a high-speed chase that zipped past York High School in Elmhurst just as school was...
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Cook County correctional officer charged in deadly Niles shootingApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - A Cook County correctional officer faces a first-degree murder charge stemming from the deadly shooting of an acquaintance early Sunday outside a Niles nightclub, police...
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Northbrook man in custody after fatal shooting outside Niles nightclubApr 23, 2023 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Northbrook man is in custody in connection with a deadly shooting early Sunday morning outside a Niles nightclub. According to Niles police, officers and f...
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Appeals court tosses probation sentence for operator of kennel where 29 dogs diedApr 21, 2023 5:30 am - When DuPage County Judge Robert Miller sentenced a suburban kennel operator on charges stemming from a 2019 fire that killed 29 dogs, he acknowledged there was nothing h...
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Former judge sentenced notorious killers, but his legacy is as an advocate for mental healthApr 14, 2023 5:00 am - As a Kane County judge for 16 years, Donald C. Hudson presided over trials for some of the suburbs' most notorious killers. They included Luther Casteel, sentenced to de...
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Do long prison sentences prevent crime? New study questions conventional wisdomApr 07, 2023 5:00 am - A new report from a bipartisan panel of criminal justice experts questions whether sending people to prison for 10 years or more is necessary or cost-effective. "How...
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Trooper injured when SUV fails to move over along I-94, state police sayApr 03, 2023 1:00 am - An Illinois State Police trooper was injured Friday night when an SUV struck a squad vehicle parked along Interstate 94 near Northfield to block off a flooded portion of...