Susan Sarkauskas
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Few new details in Aurora police shooting of man said to attack with knivesFeb 06, 2023 12:00 am - Aurora police released little new information Monday about an officer's shooting of a man wielding knives Sunday morning. The man who was shot remains in critical condit...
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'Pinnacle of a career': New chief of Chicago FBI office says there's a lot to be doneFeb 03, 2023 4:00 am - The new person in charge of the FBI's Chicago field office seems to be a modest man. "I don't suffer from overconfidence," Robert "Wes" Wheeler Jr. said during an introd...
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Former president of Elmhurst church charged with stealing from donationsFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - A former president of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Elmhurst has been accused of stealing from its donations. Bail was set at $100,000 Friday for Peter Barkouli...
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Man gets 67 years for trying to kill ex's new boyfriend in AuroraFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - A man who tried to murder his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend was sentenced Friday to 67 years in prison. Enrique Jaquez, 43, of the 300 block of Pearl Street in Montgomer...
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Second man sentenced to 50 years in prison for West Chicago slayingFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - A man was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison for killing a West Chicago man he thought was a member of a rival gang. Juan Calderon, 25, of Aurora will have to serve ...
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'He was a sweetheart': Aurora zoo mourns death of Tonka the cougarFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - Whether playing with a toy, sitting on top of the entrance to the cat building, or lounging in the shade of his den, cougar Tonka was a favorite of visitors to the Phill...
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Man gets 4½-year prison term for DUI crash that killed babyFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison for a crash that killed a baby. Kane County Judge Salvatore LoPiccolo pronounced the sentence Jan. 27 for ...
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Man gets 3½ years in prison for punching woman in Geneva barFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - A man tried and convicted in absentia on charges he sucker-punched a woman in a Geneva bar has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison. Kane County Judge David Kliment pron...
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Man charged after threatening to hurt himself with scissors at Kane County courthouseFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - A Batavia man was arrested Wednesday at the Kane County Judicial Center in St. Charles after authorities say he grabbed a pair of scissors at the public defender's offic...
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3 charged with stealing $1,668 in perfume from Walgreens store, fleeing policeFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - Three people have been charged with stealing perfume and other items from a Walgreens store in Willowbrook on Tuesday, then leading police on a chase through several com...