Charles Keeshan
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School safety more than a calling for archdiocese's new anti-violence chiefMar 02, 2018 4:30 am - Like everyone else, school safety is on Phil Andrew's mind a lot these days. But for Andrew, the former FBI agent recently named director of violence prevention initiati...
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Guns, grenades and deadly gadgets: What TSA found in carry-ons last yearFeb 23, 2018 4:30 am - Are air travelers more scared than ever, or just less informed? That's the question we found ourselves asking after seeing a recent report from the Transportation Securi...
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Appellate ruling deals blow to Lake County RICO caseFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Lake County prosecutors will turn to the Illinois Supreme Court in hopes of saving what's left of a much-publicized racketeering case that led to the arrests of nearly t...
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How suburban college students hope to solve desert cold caseFeb 16, 2018 4:00 am - Aspiring model Ryan Singleton vanished in July 2013 while driving through California's Mojave Desert on a trip from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. When joggers found the 24-y...
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Suburban case helps end state's gun ban near parksFeb 09, 2018 4:30 am - A suburban case involving a man who threw a gun onto a recreational trail while evading police is at the center of an Illinois Supreme Court decision declaring a key sta...
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What's 'ATM jackpotting'? And why are banks in the suburbs on the lookout for it?Feb 02, 2018 4:30 am - An ATM spewing out a seemingly endless stream of $20 bills might seem like a dream come true, but for banks “ATM jackpotting” is a new nightmare brought to American shor...
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Buffalo Grove mourning loss of veteran firefighterJan 29, 2018 12:00 am - The village of Buffalo Grove is mourning the loss of veteran firefighter/paramedic Kevin Hauber, who bravely fought colon cancer for four years before succumbing to the ...
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FBI report: Bank robbers are working the night shiftJan 26, 2018 4:30 am - Maybe bank robbers aren't quitting their day jobs. That's one take-away from a report issued by the FBI's Chicago office this week detailing the facts and figures behind...
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Big brother's murder led new Aurora cop to his career choiceJan 19, 2018 4:33 am - Jason Contreras was just 3 years old in November 1996 when a stray bullet intended for an older relative flew into his house on the east side of Aurora and killed his 6-...
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Are police behind the wheel as distracted as the rest of us?Jan 12, 2018 4:30 am - Between cellphone calls, incoming texts, GPS navigation, onboard "infotainment" systems and plain old car stereos, it's no wonder the National Highway Traffic Safety Adm...