Susan Sarkauskas
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How the DuPage County sheriff is turning to inmates for diversity trainingJun 19, 2020 5:30 am - DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick says he wants to improve how his deputies relate with people of diverse backgrounds. And to learn how to do that, he's turning to a ...
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Aurora to publicize complaints about police officers on websiteJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - Aurora officials are inviting residents to attend forums next month to review the police department's use-of-force policies and training programs. In addition, the depar...
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Family remembers Wheaton North student killed in Carol Stream crashJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - Jorge "George" Acosta-Flores was the youngest of four brothers. But he wasn't afraid to stand up to them, his brother, Emilio Canseco-Acosta, said Thursday. "He wasn't e...
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Lombard man pleads guilty to using charity money for himselfJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - A Lombard man was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday for using money meant to help veterans for himself. Todd Olshefski, 51, pleaded guilty to one count of use...
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Aurora police release dash camera footage of controversial traffic stopJun 15, 2020 1:00 am - Aurora police have released a 20-minute dashboard camera video of a controversial arrest made Saturday of a black couple, saying it provides necessary context - unlike a...
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Annual baby-remembrance ceremony goes online at Arlington Heights hospitalJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - Northwest Community Healthcare refused to let COVID-19 pandemic precautions prevent it from helping parents grieve the loss of infants. It conducted its annual ceremony ...
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Illinois' COVID-19 infection rate declines againJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - The COVID-19 test positivity rate in Illinois has dropped to 3%, the state health department announced Saturday. The department announced 673 new confirmed cases of the ...
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Pair charged with animal cruelty agree to give up remaining petsJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - A former Naperville woman charged with animal abuse and cruelty agreed Friday to give up one of the dogs she is alleged to have abused, as well as a cat and two kittens ...
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Downers Grove man charged with sexually assaulting teen girlJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Bail has been set at $500,000 for a Downers Grove man charged with sexually assaulting and abusing an adolescent girl who was known to him. Joseph A. Gutierrez, 38, of t...
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Jail detainees accused of attacking man who kicked grocery baggerJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Other inmates objected to comments about Floyd, authorities say