Susan Sarkauskas
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Burlington school bus aide found not guilty of punching 8-year-old special needs studentOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - A bus aide for Burlington-based Central Unit School District 301 was found not guilty Tuesday of hitting an 8-year-old boy when he refused to ride a school bus. Kane Cou...
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Batavia could get apartments near Walmart storeOct 18, 2021 1:00 am - Batavia might get more apartment housing if a proposal to build 105 apartments near a Walmart store comes to fruition. Aldermen last week gave an informal thumbs-up to t...
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Glen Ellyn man pleads guilty, gets 33 years in prison for sexual assaultOct 18, 2021 1:00 am - A Glen Ellyn man was sentenced Friday to 33 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman outside a Glendale Heights restaurant in 2019. Kenneth Hatlen, 55, of the 2N0...
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Kane sheriff's department mourns death of retired bloodhoundOct 18, 2021 1:00 am - Erin, a bloodhound who served the Kane County sheriff's office for a decade, has died. The retired dog was 13 years old. "We mourn the loss of K-9 Erin, who under the gu...
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COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on police, but suburban departments avoid vaccine mandatesOct 15, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas Law enforcement professionals and their supporters gathered Thursday night on the National Mall in Washington for a candlelight v...
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Batavia aldermen favor dam options that would keep Depot PondOct 14, 2021 1:00 am - Batavia aldermen have picked two concepts about handling a crumbling 110-year-old dam on the Fox River near the downtown. The first is to remove it, disconnect the nearb...
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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...