Charles Keeshan
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Two die after car hits embankment, goes airborne for 200 feet, in northern Lake CountyMar 08, 2020 1:00 am - Two men were killed early Sunday when a car traveling at an excessive speed struck an embankment in northern Lake County, sending the vehicle airborne for about 200 feet...
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13 years after businessman's disappearance, DuPage detective gives case a fresh lookMar 06, 2020 4:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas More than 13 years ago after John "Chicago Johnny" Spira vanished from his workplace near West Chicago, a DuPage County sheriff's...
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Antioch man charged with homicide in fatal Wisconsin motorcycle crashMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - An Antioch man faces up to 25 years in prison after Wisconsin authorities charged him Tuesday in connection with a weekend motorcycle crash that killed his passenger. Al...
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Wauconda men charged with 'friendly fire' shooting of teenagerMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - A pair of Wauconda men are accused of opening fire on a vehicle in Waukegan last week but instead hitting a teenager riding in the same car with them. Marc Sanchez, 20, ...
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Appeals court again denies new trial for killer of McHenry County sheriff's deputyFeb 28, 2020 4:30 am - It was different argument, same result this week for Scott Peters, the Holiday Hills man serving a 135-year prison term for shooting a pair of McHenry County sheriff's d...
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Embattled Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher resigns from Illinois Civil Service CommissionFeb 23, 2020 12:00 am - Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher resigned from his post on the Illinois Civil Service Commission on Friday, a day after federal prosecutors named him as one of 10 defendants...
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Police leaders say a new state law is leading to less training for officersFeb 21, 2020 4:30 am - Call it the law of unintended consequences. The law in this case - House Bill 4594, aka The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act - was billed as a much-needed check on es...
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There's progress a year after Pratt exposed gaps in gun seizures, but 'much more to be done'Feb 14, 2020 4:30 am - Illinois State Police faced harsh criticism last year when it was revealed the agency knew the gunman behind the mass shooting at the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora shouldn't...
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Could carrying lifesaving drug cost first responders their life insurance?Feb 07, 2020 4:31 am - As the opioid crisis claimed hundreds of victims in the suburbs, and tens of thousands nationwide, cartridges of the overdose-reversing agent naloxone became nearly as e...
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Lawsuit alleges abuse by former District 220 teacherFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - Lawsuit seeks $25M in damages, says crimes occurred at schools