Susan Sarkauskas
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3 charged with trying to murder Aurora police officer in June attackJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - Three people accused of attacking an Aurora police officer in June are now also charged with trying to murder him by strangling him. A Kane County grand jury on Friday i...
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Man convicted of murder 17 years after shooting in CarpentersvilleJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - A former Carpentersville man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2004 shooting death of a construction worker in Carpentersville. Jesus Lechuga, 38, was ...
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Unpopular request to build gas station at Wheaton Mariano's withdrawnJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. has withdrawn its request to build a gasoline station near its Mariano's grocery store in downtown Wheaton. The city announced the withdrawal ...
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Sleepy Hollow man pleads guilty to sexual assault, attempted murder in attack on teensJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - A Sleepy Hollow man who sexually assaulted and stabbed a 19-year-old woman, and stabbed her 17-year-old brother when he tried to intervene, has pleaded guilty to two cou...
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DuPage officials asking residents how they want money spent in budgetJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage County is conducting an online survey to solicit feedback from the public on budget-related issues before drafting a proposed spending plan for the next fiscal ye...
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Toiletries drive makes Aurora police officer a hero to domestic violence shelterJul 17, 2021 1:00 am - In comic books, costumed heroes perform superhuman feats to save people. But Aurora police Officer William Whitfield helps by making sure people escaping domestic violen...
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Help instead of handcuffs: Kane County launching pre-arrest diversion programJul 16, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas copsandcrime@dailyherald.com Anyone who's seen an episode of "Cops" knows how it goes: Police respond to the scene of a crime, fi...
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Case against man accused of trying to kidnap girl in Carol Stream droppedJul 09, 2021 5:30 am - It was a pretty stunning case last summer. A man ran up to a 13-year-old girl, grabbed her around the waist and tried to carry her away on Aug. 7, 2020, near a Carol Str...
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Chicago man pleads guilty to Carpentersville robbery where accomplice was killedJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to robbing a Carpentersville business at gunpoint in September 2016, in a case where another suspect was shot and killed by one of the b...
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Man charged with reckless homicide for West Dundee crashJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Carpentersville man has been charged with reckless homicide, accused of killing a man in a car crash May 8 in West Dundee. Bail was set at $100,000 Tuesday...