Susan Sarkauskas
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Algonquin man charged with grooming a minor for sexApr 04, 2020 1:00 am - An Algonquin man was charged Friday with trying to meet a minor for sexual gratification, after a suspicious bystander flagged down police at a Starbucks on North Avenue...
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Most crime is down during COVID-19 pandemic, but there's reason for concernApr 03, 2020 5:00 am - If there's an upside to being locked down - besides slowing the spread of the coronavirus - it's this: Several law enforcement agencies told us this week that they're re...
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Does wearing makeshift masks help, work? We asked a Central DuPage doctor.Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - By now we have all seen it: Friends and neighbors wearing masks while shopping for groceries. Or pulling their turtleneck collars up around their noses. Or sporting a ba...
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Aurora looking at hiring freeze, other cuts, due to COVID-19 revenue losses.Apr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Aurora is bracing for a loss of as much as $27 million by the end of September, depending on how long coronavirus-related business shutdowns last. The city council recei...
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West Chicago man accused of carjacking half-hour after release on another chargeApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - A West Chicago man is accused of carjacking a motorist at knife point, less than a half-hour after he had been released on a no-money bond on another criminal charge. Du...
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Aurora chief won't be Chicago's next top copApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Aurora police Chief Kristen Ziman will not be the next Chicago police superintendent. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot chose former Dallas police Chief David Brown instead. ...
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68-year sentence upheld in Willowbrook rape, stabbing caseApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - An appeals court has upheld a 68-year prison sentence for a man who tried to murder a woman during a 2015 home invasion in Willowbrook, according to the DuPage County st...
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Salsa Verde closing Batavia locationMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - The Salsa Verde restaurant in Batavia is closing at the end of business today after a four-year run. Owner Carlos Arechiga stressed that the decision is unrelated to the...
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Authorities: Man charged with hate crime after using racial slurs, fighting hospital workersMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - A Downers Grove man is charged with a felony hate crime, accused of telling a black hospital security officer that he was "going to hang him from a tree," authorities sa...
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Elmhurst man charged with sex assault on childMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - An Elmhurst man has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault, video-recording the attack and disseminating it, according to DuPage County court records. Ernes...