Susan Sarkauskas
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Bread knives and energy drinks with a bang: Here are the TSA’s most unusual findsFeb 08, 2024 5:54 pm - You’ve heard “the best thing since sliced bread?” This may be the worst thing done with sliced bread. A passenger at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport attempted to board a plane the day before Thanksgiving with a knife hidden deep inside a loaf of bread.
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Aurora unveils improvements to police, fire emergency dispatch centerFeb 08, 2024 3:36 pm - New equipment, more space at consoles, reconfigured layout touted
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Complaints about new Kane County voting system are investigated, deemed unfoundedFeb 07, 2024 8:16 pm - The Kane County state’s attorney and sheriff say they have investigated several complaints about Kane County’s new voting machines and determined them to be unfounded. S...
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Kane County to offer ‘vote anywhere’ for March primaryFeb 07, 2024 8:04 pm - It’s also the debut of new voting machines, featuring paper ballots
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‘They shot my son down like he was a dog’: Mother of man killed by Carol Stream police speaks outFeb 05, 2024 5:54 pm - The family of a man killed Saturday by Carol Stream police say he was not a violent person and are demanding answers from authorities.
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Returning stolen heritage: Federal agents give seized antiquities back to El SalvadorFeb 02, 2024 7:15 pm - Figurines, fossils, some with ties to Mayans, are 800 to 1,700 years old
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Pre-trial release denied, again, for Campton Hills man facing child pornography chargesFeb 02, 2024 6:09 pm - A Kane County Judge has denied a second request for pre-trial release for a Campton Hills man charged with child pornography crimes. At a hearing last week, Liam Dixon, t...
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Man charged after ‘traffic altercation’ ends with one man shot, another stabbedFeb 02, 2024 1:38 pm - A man is facing criminal charges in connection with an altercation that left him shot and another person stabbed on Randall Road in Elgin. Sattar Alfayadi, 52, of the 150...
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Cavern excavation completed for Fermilab-based neutrino experimentFeb 02, 2024 10:22 am - Workers have finished excavating the caverns in South Dakota that will house four particle detectors for the Fermilab-based Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. The thre...
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‘We needed to support one of our own’: How Huntley police are rallying around officer’s daughterFeb 02, 2024 5:15 am - We first met Huntley Police Officer Brock Larkin back in 2018 while reporting about how police officers and police dogs deal with excessive heat during the summer. Larkin...