Charles Keeshan
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Good news for students, bad for teachers in crime-in-schools reportApr 06, 2018 5:33 am - Students are assaulting and committing other criminal acts against one another at the lowest rates in more than two decades, according to a new federal report about crim...
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Police: Driver in Rand Road crash left injured girlfriend behindApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - A 29-year-old man is facing multiple charges alleging he was driving drunk early Monday when his car crashed into a wooded area in Des Plaines, then fled the scene, leav...
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Why a convicted killer claimed he got off easy with 47-year sentenceMar 30, 2018 5:00 am - Why would a convicted murderer file an appeal arguing that his 47-year prison term is too light? In the case of Adam D. Belmont - locked up for the 2012 slaying of forme...
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Skunks fought the Round Lake Park law, and no one wonMar 23, 2018 5:33 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas In his decadeslong law enforcement career, Round Lake Park Police Chief George Filenko has faced off against killers, hardened ga...
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DuPage judge's legal woes provide fodder for lawyers' 'Hannibal O'Shea' skitMar 16, 2018 5:00 am - The DuPage County Bar Association's Judges' Nite Show began 43 years ago as a roast of the people in black robes. And the skewer was a sharp one at this year's show, esp...
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Four teens arrested after unfounded threats at Palatine High SchoolMar 14, 2018 1:00 am - Four juveniles, three of them Palatine High School students, are facing charges stemming from threats made on social media last week that sparked fears of a mass shootin...
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Police: Algonquin man pulled gun on employees during car dealership disputeMar 12, 2018 1:00 am - An Algonquin man apparently upset over the service a vehicle received at a Crystal Lake auto dealership pulled a gun on its employees Saturday, but did not fire any bull...
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Man doesn't deserve new trial just because prosecutor called him a liar, court saysMar 09, 2018 4:30 am - Is calling a defendant a “lying liar” in front of jurors and sarcastically referring to him as “John Wayne over here draped in the American flag” enough to win him a new...
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Police: Day care teachers gave kids gummies containing sleep aidMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Three teachers at a Des Plaines day care center face multiple charges alleging they gave children gummies made with melatonin to help them sleep at nap time, police said...
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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...