Susan Sarkauskas
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2018's odd crimes and imperfect criminals in the suburbsDec 28, 2018 4:30 am - They say there's no such thing as a perfect crime. This year, we saw plenty of accused criminals who seemed determined to prove that adage true. From the bank robbery su...
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Advisory referendum to ask if Aurora library branch should stay putDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - Residents who want the West Branch of the Aurora Public Library to stay put are asking voters to weigh in. They will present petitions Friday morning to West Aurora Scho...
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How suburban cops and the ATF are teaming up to track guns used in crimesDec 21, 2018 4:33 am - Every time someone shoots a semi-automatic gun, the weapon's firing pin, breech face and ejector leave unique marks on the casing of the bullet's cartridge. Like a finge...
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Elburn seeks OK to raise local sales taxDec 21, 2018 12:00 am - Editor's note: A previous version of this report said Elburn sought to institute a sales tax. The village already taxes sales of general merchandise at 7 percent. E...
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Geneva blogger, political strategist convicted of domestic batteryDec 19, 2018 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Ballot set: Unopposed races for presidents of Wayne, Pingree GroveDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - Filing ended Monday for people seeking to become the next presidents of several Fox Valley villages. Wayne President Eileen Phipps filed her paperwork last week for re-e...
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Carpentersville man charged in crash that killed pregnant womanDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man has been charged with reckless homicide, accused of causing a crash in May that killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child. Frank Ruiz, 19, of th...
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$7.9 million settlement in Delnor Hospital hostage lawsuitDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - An earlier version incorrectly stated how Tywon Salter and a nurse entered a decontamination room. He forced her in to the room. A Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hosp...
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Why suburban police have high hopes for new Batman-worthy restraint gadgetDec 14, 2018 4:30 am - Catching bad guys might never be the same. At least that's the hope for police in Aurora, where they're testing a new nonlethal restraint tool they say can safely immobi...
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Suburban bomb threats likely part of nationwide threat scamDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - Bomb scares targeting several government buildings and businesses in Geneva, Aurora and elsewhere in the suburbs likely were part of a nationwide spate of threats made i...