Charles Keeshan
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When and where state troopers have been hit this yearMar 22, 2019 5:20 am - Already this year, 14 Illinois State Police patrol vehicles have been hit by passing vehicles as they were stopped along a road with emergency lights flashing. That's al...
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14 in 11 weeks: More Illinois troopers hit on the road already this year than in all of 2018Mar 22, 2019 5:00 am - The message was simple, a bit humorous and deadly serious: “Today is 'Don't Drive Like a #Knucklehead Day,'” Illinois State Police said in a Twitter post March 3. In a f...
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The Momo Challenge is a hoax, but real online threats are out thereMar 08, 2019 4:33 am - Everybody, it seems, is warning us about the online "Momo Challenge," or telling us it's a hoax. The grotesque "Momo" - a bug-eyed human/bird creature created by a Japan...
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Buffalo Grove appeals controversial firefighter pension rulingMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - Saying there is no sufficient evidence to link firefighting with colon cancer, Buffalo Grove officials on Wednesday filed an appeal to overturn a ruling awarding line-of...
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What honor Mundelein chief has in common with John McCain, Nancy PelosiMar 01, 2019 4:35 am - What does Mundelein Police Chief Eric Guenther have in common with the late Sen. John McCain, former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, ex-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and S...
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Report: Accusers of Bill Hybels are credible, Willow Creek board failedFeb 28, 2019 12:00 am - Allegations of sexually inappropriate words and actions by Willow Creek Community Church founder the Rev. Bill Hybels are credible, according to a report issued by an in...
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Aurora police response strategy - go right in, right away - goes back to ColumbineFeb 22, 2019 4:25 am - After hearing reports of gunfire and injuries at the Henry Pratt Co. facility in Aurora last Friday, the first police officers to arrive at the scene rushed right into t...
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Why police in suburbs, nation are facing a shortage of new recruitsFeb 15, 2019 4:03 am - With its sweeping drone shots, slickly produced action sequences and a heartwarming subplot, the latest Illinois State Police recruitment video could reasonably be mista...
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Series on 'Smiley Face Killers' shines light on Elgin man's mysterious deathFeb 08, 2019 4:25 am - The Smiley Face Killers - a much-discussed, -debated and (some say) -debunked theory about a band of serial murderers targeting young men near waterways across America -...
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Durty Nellie's moving closer to reopening after fireFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - Downtown Palatine landmark Durty Nellie's is inching closer to reopening, at least partially, two weeks after fire broke out in the popular bar and music venue. And, per...