Susan Sarkauskas
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How Kane County is helping the public track cashless bailOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Illinois is almost a month into its new pretrial release, i.e. cashless bail, system - and the Kane County Circuit Court is crunching the data and putting it out for all...
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No implosion for dilapidated former Pheasant Run Resort towerOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - The room tower at the former Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles will be taken down bit by bit, not by a big blast. Adam Rome, a lawyer for the receiver in charge of the ...
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New Batavia bar asks for video gambling licenseOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - The new JT's Tavern and Tap in Batavia - set to open in early November - has asked for a video gambling license. But at least five aldermen oppose the idea. Aldermen Ton...
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Man charged with falsely reporting bomb, fleeing police in AuroraOct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - An Indiana man has been charged with falsely reporting that a man was holding a bomb in a van he was driving. Raul Gutierrez Jr., 37, of the 1900 block of Koehne Street ...
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Judge denies pretrial release in medication theft caseOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - A DuPage County judge has denied pretrial release for a man accused of robbing a friend of anti-anxiety medication. Xavier Garcia, 20, of the 3300 block of Oak Avenue in...
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'Hate has been mainstreamed': Report details surge in extremism in IllinoisOct 06, 2023 5:00 am - From the vandalism of a Lake in the Hills bakery to prevent a drag performance to antisemitic comments shouted at Deerfield High School soccer players to white supremaci...
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The great pumpkin state: When it comes to pumpkins, Illinois is No. 1Oct 01, 2023 1:00 am - Illinoisans can't brag much about sports this fall (search “Chicago Bears abysmal,' “Cubs wild-card desperation,” and let's not even talk about the White Sox.) But we ca...
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DuPage County judge ousted over 2017 gun incident found guilty of aggravated assaultSep 29, 2023 5:30 am - A former DuPage County judge removed from the bench over allegations he lied to police about a shooting has been found guilty of threatening two neighbors with a shotgun...
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Man arrested in Aurora child sex trafficking sting pleads guilty to lesser chargeSep 29, 2023 1:00 am - A man whose conviction on several child sex crimes was overturned has now pleaded guilty to a lesser crime instead of having a second trial. Shane R. Lewis, 44, of Kenne...
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St. Charles seeking court permission to raze Pheasant Run ResortSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - The city of St. Charles is seeking a judge's permission to demolish the vacant, heavily damaged Pheasant Run Resort. It filed the request in DuPage County court Tuesday....