Susan Sarkauskas
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How a Wheaton officer reunited boy with a treasured autographed baseballMar 24, 2023 5:30 am - Brian Lipowski is the property control officer for the Wheaton Police Department, but maybe he ought to be a detective. Lipowski put his sleuthing skills to good use re...
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Batavia may go to flat monthly fee for garbage pickupMar 24, 2023 1:00 am - Batavia may eliminate selling garbage stickers, switching residents to a flat-fee monthly toter rental program. "Refuse sticker program is ending July 1," the city annou...
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New tool in fighting domestic abuse: a QR code that points victims to helpMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - DuPage County police and paramedics can now offer victims of domestic violence and abuse a more discreet way to learn about help - a QR code that, when they scan it with...
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Teen charged with reckless driving in a stolen car in chase that began in Oak BrookMar 20, 2023 1:00 am - Police used a helicopter to locate a suspect driving a stolen car last Friday night in Oak Brook. A 16-year-old Chicago boy has been charged with one count of felony unl...
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Expressway shootings are down, but road rage is on the riseMar 17, 2023 5:00 am - The number of shootings along Chicago-area expressways continues to fall this year after a record 310 in 2021, but within that nugget of good news is a worrying trend. ...
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Bail denied for man charged in shooting in downtown NapervilleMar 17, 2023 1:00 am - Bail has been denied for an Aurora man accused of shooting a person outside a Naperville bar Saturday. James Barnett, 27, of the 0-100 block of Root Street, was arrested...
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Lisle university student charged with using Kik to disseminate child pornographyMar 16, 2023 1:00 am - A Benedictine University student has been charged with disseminating child pornography via the Kik messaging app. Joseph Wilke, 20, of the 5600 block of College Road in ...
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Man pleads guilty to fatal DUI crash in Aurora that killed one person, injured two othersMar 16, 2023 1:00 am - A previous version gave an incorrect town for Nicholas Roepke. A Geneva-area man faces a potential 14-year prison sentence for killing a man in a drunk-driving cras...
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20-year sentence for man who tried to carjack woman at gas station in Downers GroveMar 16, 2023 1:00 am - A man who tried to carjack a woman at a Downers Grove gas station was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison. Demario Butler, 31, pleaded guilty in January to attempte...
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Aurora man found not guilty by reason of insanity in attempted murder of parentsMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - An Aurora man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of trying to murder his parents. Saul Gonzalez Jr., 22, will remain in custody while undergoing a psychiatr...