Susan Sarkauskas
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‘Compelling, interesting and tragic case’: Lemak continues to seek clemencyMar 04, 2024 5:15 am - Marilyn Lemak was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing her three children 25 years ago. Now, she wants clemency.
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‘You don’t want to go in there’: 25 years ago, the Lemak murders left Naperville and its officers reelingMar 03, 2024 7:51 am - Marilyn Lemak murdered her children 25 years ago in Naperville. In the aftermath of the crime, mandated counseling changed the way the department deals with trauma.
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Woman charged with fleeing Bensenville police at speeds over 100 mphMar 01, 2024 2:46 pm - A woman is being detained pretrial on charges of aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer and reckless driving in Bensenville. Mariyah Moore, 23, of the 2800 block...
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Carol Stream police release video in fatal shooting of man by officersMar 01, 2024 11:52 am - The Carol Stream Police Department has released body camera videos from the fatal shooting of a man by two of its officers. According to a news release, the videos repres...
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Can working less lead to happier, healthier and better cops?Mar 01, 2024 5:15 am - Can fewer hours on the job lead to better policing and healthier, happier law enforcement officers? A police department in the Denver suburbs is trying to answer that que...
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Woman charged after son brings gun to elementary schoolFeb 28, 2024 5:05 pm - A Carol Stream woman whose child brought a gun to school is being detained pretrial. Betty Hughes, 27, was not supposed to have a handgun, according to the DuPage County ...
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Batavia man charged with sexual exploitation of childFeb 28, 2024 4:49 pm - A Batavia man has been accused of sexually exploiting a child over the last six years, including daring them to send sexual photographs, according to a news release from the Batavia Police Department.
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Family of man killed by Carol Stream police files lawsuitFeb 28, 2024 1:45 pm - The sisters of the man Carol Stream police shot to death earlier this month are suing the officers, saying they used excessive force and murdered him. The lawsuit - filed...
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Ex-Elmhurst University music instructor sues, saying school discriminated against him because he is JewishFeb 27, 2024 6:58 pm - A former instructor for Elmhurst University is suing the school, saying it did not re-hire him because he is Jewish. Louis Yoelin of La Grange Park filed the suit in fede...
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Man faces gun charges after shot fired through floor of Wood Dale residenceFeb 27, 2024 1:42 pm - A DuPage County judge has denied pretrial release for a man accused of illegally possessing a gun. Charles Starnes, 50, of the 0-100 block of North Avenue in Northlake, i...