Susan Sarkauskas
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Frank spiritual talk about sex, or exploitation? Judge weighs difference in pastor's exploitation caseSep 24, 2019 1:00 am - Could youth pastor Paxton Singer's text messages to a 15-year-old congregant at Harvest Bible Chapel be construed as a frank spiritual discussion about sexual matters? A...
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Woman who attacked baby grandson seeks release from psychiatric hospitalSep 24, 2019 1:00 am - An Elmhurst woman accused of attacking her infant grandson because she believed he was the anti-Christ is asking for conditional release from a state mental-health hospi...
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Man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in 1994 Lisle caseSep 23, 2019 1:00 am - A Peoria man pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter for the 1994 death of a 71-year-old Lisle woman during a break-in at her home. Murder charges against Thom...
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How a new state law tackles rise in law enforcement suicidesSep 20, 2019 5:30 am - Back in June, we told you about the rise in suicides by law enforcement officers and how Buffalo Grove Police Chief Steve Casstevens is helping lead the charge to revers...
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Naperville man charged with showing pornographic video to minor at churchSep 20, 2019 1:00 am - A Naperville man has been charged with distribution of harmful material, accused of showing a sexually oriented video to a minor at a Wheaton church. James R. Povolo, 75...
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Authorities: St. Charles man stole $500,000-plus from Aurora companySep 20, 2019 1:00 am - The former vice president of Diamond Envelope of Aurora has been charged with stealing more than $500,000 from it and another company owned by his family. Michael P. Jan...
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Woman deemed insane in daughter's slaying soon could be released from hospitalSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - A woman who fatally stabbed her 4-year-old daughter in Bloomingdale in 2010 because she feared Satan was trying to kidnap the girl soon could be released from a state me...
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Winfield man charged with shooting at West Chicago houseSep 16, 2019 1:00 am - A Winfield man has been charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm after authorities said he shot three times at a house at 10:26 p.m. Sept. 13 on the 300 block of E...
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Lake Michigan a boon in climate change era, but faces some risksSep 14, 2019 1:00 am - It's easy for Illinois residents to take Lake Michigan for granted. Only a sliver of the state fronts it, unlike Michigan and Wisconsin. Many residents might have only s...
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How suburban state rep got hotels joining the fight against human traffickingSep 13, 2019 5:22 am - Hotel and motel employees are being enlisted in the fight against human trafficking in Illinois under a new state law authored by a suburban legislator. Loquaciously cal...