Susan Sarkauskas
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Berwyn man gets six months for not reporting fatal crash near LombardDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - A Berwyn man pleaded guilty to felony failure to report an accident causing death for an August 2019 crash that killed a pedestrian near Lombard. Luciano Pantaleon, 50, ...
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Judge reimposes 79-year prison sentence, but with parole, for 'depraved' Aurora killerDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - A Kane County judge Tuesday refused to lessen the 79-year sentence of an Aurora man who at 15 raped and murdered a neighbor in 2001. But Judge D.J. Tegeler ruled that Jo...
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'This is a miracle': Bensenville cop shot in line of duty returns homeDec 18, 2021 12:00 am - Bensenville police officer Steven Kotlewski thought he might cry Saturday, as he came home for the first time since he was shot six weeks ago. Instead, he could not stop...
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How Lake County police are taking a new approach to people in mental health crisisDec 17, 2021 4:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas copsandcrime@dailyherald.com Since 2018, Lake County sheriff's deputies have had more than 2,100 encounters with people suffering...
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Blackberry Township to have referendum on garbage pickupDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - Blackberry Township residents will decide in June whether to have one company pick up all residential garbage in unincorporated areas. The township board voted earlier t...
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Man shoots dog to save woman from attack near St. CharlesDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - A woman sustained serious injuries Tuesday morning when she was attacked by two large dogs near St. Charles, the Kane County sheriff's office reported. She was saved whe...
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Texas men plead guilty to burglarizing Wheaton Chick-fil-A restaurantDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: A previous version gave an incorrect length of the prison sentences. Two Houston men have pleaded guilty to burglarizing a Chick-fil-A restaurant in ...
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Villa Park teen accused of posting shooting threat against Willowbrook High SchoolDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - A 15-year-old boy has been charged with felony disorderly conduct for threatening Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, according to the DuPage County state's attorney'...
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Sex offender pleads guilty to trespassing at Elmhurst schoolDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - A sex offender who was at the center of a Lake Park High School football controversy in 2019 has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor trespassing at an Elmhurst elementary scho...
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Elgin woman killed in crash near HampshireDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story had an incorrect spelling of the name of the woman who was killed. An Elgin woman was killed Tuesday morning in a cr...