Susan Sarkauskas
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Pro skateboarder charged with murder in death of Wheaton manAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - A pro skateboarder from California has been charged with first-degree murder of a Wheaton man in an assault in Oakbrook Terrace. Terry W. Kennedy, 36, of Long Beach is b...
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Families of two Pratt shooting victims back new Illinois gun ownership lawAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - In 2019, state and Aurora authorities had to admit that an Aurora man should not have been able to buy the gun he used to kill five of his co-workers, injure another, an...
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Murder most fowl? DuPage man accused of killing neighborhood roosterJul 30, 2021 5:30 am - A chicken fight has led to a dead rooster in DuPage County and criminal charges for the man accused of killing it. Richard Meyers, 68, of the 1N0-99 block of Prince Cros...
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Campton Hills man admits to involuntary manslaughter for beating mother to deathJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - A Campton Hills man pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter, for beating his mother to death with a baseball bat in 2019 when he drunkenly mistook her for a...
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Chicago man accused of trying to rob delivery driver at a Naperville storeJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - Bail was set at $750,000 Wednesday for a 31-year-old Chicago man authorities say tried to rob a beverage truck driver Tuesday in Naperville. Frederick Holmon, of the 100...
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Rockford teen charged after stolen-vehicle chase near Campton HillsJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - A 15-year-old boy from Rockford faces possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated fleeing and eluding police charges, after a police chase near Campton Hills ear...
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Police: Man charged with trying to rob Glendale Heights storeJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - A 19-year-old man has been charged with trying to rob a Glendale Heights store early Saturday morning. Glendale Heights police announced Tuesday that they arrested Santi...
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Wheaton man charged with firing gun toward car from apartment balconyJul 26, 2021 1:00 am - A Wheaton man has been arrested in connection with a shooting Thursday near his home. Anthony M. Holland, 23, of the 1300 block of North Main Street, is charged with agg...
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How a St. Charles officer's quick actions saved a shooting victim's lifeJul 23, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas cops crime@dailyherald.com St. Charles patrol officer Steve Mattas was about halfway through his midnight shift June 27 when a bu...
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DuPage County awards $125,000 in grants to help fight opioid epidemicJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen had grim, but not surprising, news to share on Friday: Drug overdose deaths so far this year are on par to match those in 2020, w...