Susan Sarkauskas
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Algonquin flooding a reminder of tragedy for village's police forceJul 21, 2017 5:30 am - Watching the floodwaters rise in downtown in Algonquin this week got us thinking about one of the most tragic events in the village's history: the drowning of veteran po...
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Police investigating message on pizza box sent to jurors in murder trialJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - A message in a pizza box threw the Daniel Rak murder trial for a loop Friday. Fifteen jurors were questioned, individually, about whether seeing the phrase “They're inno...
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MAP grant money arriving for last year's Waubonsee studentsJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - Waubonsee Community College students who were supposed to receive MAP grants last fall will get them now, a college official says, as the state has finally sent the mone...
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Judge considering dismissing Geneva election complaint caseJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - A Kane County judge could rule at any time whether the Geneva Ethics Commission should have done more with an election-related complaint filed against Mayor Kevin Burns ...
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Horses off to the races as Kane County Fair is underwayJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - A patient Bear stood calmly as an electric fan blew his gleaming coat dry. He had had a bath early Thursday afternoon, to wash off mud kicked up in the equitation class ...
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Attorney: Light 'bop' from son didn't kill Burlington Township manJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - An earlier version misspelled the name of witness Brittani Decker. Was Jeffrey Rak punched in the face, or merely "bopped?" And was the brain injury found at his au...
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Geneva police, fire, school to practice response to shooterJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - The Geneva police and fire departments will practice how they respond to a report of a school shooting from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday. It will take place at Heartland El...
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Woodstock man gets almost 6 years for robbing banks, payday loan storeJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - A Woodstock man was sentenced to almost six years in prison Monday for robbing three banks and a payday loan store. Shawn M. Rank, 48, was sentenced to 70 months in pris...
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Hawthorn Woods man wants to find stolen 5-foot 'Reggie the Rooster' statueJul 14, 2017 5:30 am - Richard Kirshner wasn't sure what kind of reaction he'd get six months ago when he installed a 5-foot-tall rooster statue just inside the gate to his Old McHenry Road pr...
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Fox River flooding closes forest preserves, trail; Lauzen declares disasterJul 14, 2017 1:00 am - Towns in Kane and McHenry counties continue to keep a wary eye on the rising Fox River, expected to crest Tuesday. Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen issued a disas...