Charles Keeshan
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President's proposed budget could be costly for suburban jailsMar 24, 2017 5:10 am - President Donald Trump's proposed budget includes as much as $4.5 billion in new spending to enforce immigration laws. But its elimination of one immigration-related pr...
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Mount Prospect police mourn death of veteran officerMar 19, 2017 1:00 am - Mount Prospect police are mourning the loss of longtime Officer Larry Rosenbarski, who left life in the corporate sector nearly two decades ago to pursue a calling to se...
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Survey of cops says ... public doesn't understand risks they faceMar 17, 2017 5:05 am - We've heard a lot over the past few years about what we citizens think about our law enforcement officers. But what do they think about us? Pew Research Center this year...
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Violent end for suspect in brutal Elgin robberyMar 10, 2017 4:10 am - The case of a former Hanover Park man accused of beating a robbery victim with a brick in downtown Elgin has come to an abrupt and violent end. The accused, Brandon K. T...
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Wheeling cop opens new battlefront in war on scammersMar 03, 2017 4:00 am - As regular readers of this column know, there's no shortage of warnings and tips from police and consumer advocates about how to avoid getting scammed. And yet people -...
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Driver cited after SUV plunges into Round Lake Beach pondFeb 26, 2017 10:00 pm - Editor's note: This story was updated to say Hook Drive. Round Lake Beach police have issued a pair of traffic tickets to a 45-year-old man who they say fell asleep...
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How law-and-order suburban sheriff became a deaconFeb 24, 2017 4:40 am - Former Kane County Sheriff Ken Ramsey is a tough guy. Fighting in the Vietnam War, serving as a firefighter, and working 35 years in law enforcement, Ramsey saw violence...
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What does Rudd indictment mean for Melissa Calusinski?Feb 17, 2017 4:10 am - For two years, former Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd has been a driving force behind the push to win Melissa Calusinski a new trial on charges she murdered a 16-mon...
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Mundelein high school putting cops in the classroom - as teachersFeb 10, 2017 4:10 am - Cops have been in suburban high schools for years, working as "school resource officers" who deal with criminal matters on campus, taking action against unauthorized peo...
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Author: Search for Michael Mansfield's remains long overdueFeb 03, 2017 4:00 am - Police didn't say exactly what led them to a vacant Joliet-area home last week seeking clues to the final resting place of Michael Mansfield, but a writer intimately fam...