Susan Sarkauskas
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Chicago woman charged with DUI in I-355 crash that killed babyOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago woman has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence causing death after a June crash that authorities say killed a 5-month-old boy. Alexus K. Si...
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Aurora wins award for CHANGE police reform initiativeOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - Aurora's CHANGE reform program won the Best Innovation Award at the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference's Municipal Innovation Celebration. The program - Community Hel...
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Family of slain Elgin teen wants harsher charges. What would it take for that to happen?Oct 08, 2021 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the state's attorney's decision to drop the misdemeanor charge. The family of an Elgin teen stabbed to death last w...
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Hampshire High to go remote-only for two weeks to fight COVID spread, but sports still onOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - Hampshire High School will close for two weeks to fight the spread of COVID-19. The school announced on Friday the Kane County Health Department put it on "adaptive paus...
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Man killed in head-on crash near Pingree GroveOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - A man was killed Thursday in a crash on Plank Road near Pingree Grove, the Kane County sheriff's office reports. The crash occurred at about 12:15 p.m. between Bahr and ...
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Bensenville teen guilty of involuntary manslaughter in shooting death of boyOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - A Bensenville teen was found guilty Thursday of involuntary manslaughter, for shooting a 13-year-old boy to death in 2019. DuPage County Judge Brian Jacobs also found th...
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DuPage auditor race recount uncovers sealed vote-by-mail ballots, candidate saysOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - A recount of the 2020 DuPage County auditor race has found instances where vote-by-mail ballots were left in sealed envelopes and may not have been counted, according to...
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Trial begins for Bensenville teen accused of killing friend accidentallyOct 06, 2021 1:00 am - On Aug. 8, 2019, two panicked 14-year-old boys called 911 in Bensenville. "Someone got shot in the head," one of them said. "I think he's dead." As the operator tried t...
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Lawyer picked to fill Batavia City Council vacancyOct 06, 2021 1:00 am - A 29-year-old lawyer will fill the 4th Ward vacancy on the Batavia City Council. At a committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, aldermen picked Thomas M. Connelly. "I b...
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Stray zebras from Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch cause two-hour chase near Pingree GroveOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - People in Pingree Grove late Sunday afternoon weren't hallucinating. There really were two zebras on Route 47. And getting them back to their home in a zoo at the Goebbe...