Susan Sarkauskas
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St. Irene School in Warrenville to close after 68 yearsJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - St. Irene Catholic School in Warrenville will close at the end of the school year. The Diocese of Joliet announced Thursday it is shutting down the school, citing lo...
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Ex-Joliet Central teacher pleads guilty to sex assault of studentJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - A former Joliet Central High School physics teacher pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a student at a Naperville hotel in May 2017. Thomas Connelly, 34, was...
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Aurora alderman candidate seeks to have 2 others bounced from ballotJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - A candidate for the Aurora alderman-at-large position is trying to get two opposing candidates removed from the ballot, including one he alleges doesn't live in the city...
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Elgin man pleads guilty to beating homeless senior citizenJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - An Elgin man pleaded guilty Tuesday to beating a homeless man in Elgin this summer, causing severe injuries. Isaac Diaz, 19, of the 300 block of Weston Avenue, pleaded g...
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Controversial downtown Batavia project gets new life after mayor's tiebreaking voteJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Thanks to tiebreaking votes by Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke, the controversial $48 million One Washington Place project lives to see an other day. But don't expect constr...
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Appellate court upholds 90-year sentence for Bartlett double murder by teenJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court has again upheld the two concurrent 90-year sentences given to a teen convicted of a 1993 double-murder in Bartlett. The court ...
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The odd cases and unusual suspects of an unprecedented yearJan 01, 2021 4:30 am - The year we officially bid good riddance to at midnight was like no other. From the COVID-19 pandemic, to the killing of George Floyd and the protests it sparked, to a p...
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Itasca historic preservation leader, Hanover Park battalion chief diesDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - Tom Hatzold of Itasca loved preserving buildings of the past. The architect was an original member of the village's Historic Preservation Commission from the 1980s to to...
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Man charged with attempted murder in CarpentersvilleDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - A 39-year-old Huntley man has been charged with attempted murder, accused of stabbing a man Monday in Carpentersville. Charges were filed Wednesday against Joshua Doss. ...
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Wheaton man found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2019 murderDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - Pi Lat was insane when he stabbed his cousin's husband to death in April 2019 in a Wheaton apartment, a DuPage County judge ruled last week. Judge Ann Celine Walsh, who ...