Charles Keeshan
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Man shot in downtown Naperville; Person of interest in custody
A person of interest is in custody in connection with a shooting late Saturday night in downtown Naperville, police said Sunday. → Read More
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash in Bartlett
Bartlett police are searching for two drivers involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash Saturday night. → Read More
A flurry of filings as SAFE-T Act fight heads to state Supreme Court
After a flurry of legal filings this week, the opposing sides in the fight over the elimination of cash bail in Illinois are now less than two weeks away from a SAFE-T Act showdown before the state Supreme Court. → Read More
Lake County sheriff's deputy seriously injured in crash after truck runs stop sign
A Lake County sheriff's deputy was seriously injured when the driver of a pickup truck blew through a stop sign Sunday night, causing a crash with her patrol vehicle, authorities said. → Read More
'We hurt our own families': How a purported cryptocurrency scam targeted Latinos in the suburbs
A local group is urging victims of a cryptocurrency scam that targeted Latinos in Chicago and the suburbs to speak up. And it wants the state attorney general to help them get justice. → Read More
Police: Des Plaines teacher physically abused four students
A Des Plaines elementary school teacher faces four misdemeanor battery charges stemming from allegations she physically abused several young students in December and January, police said Thursday. → Read More
5 teens remain hospitalized, one in critical condition, after Hampshire Township crash
Five teens remained hospitalized Sunday, one in critical condition, with injuries suffered in a one-vehicle crash early Saturday near Huntley. → Read More
Lake Zurich pastor again reinstated after archdiocese finds insufficient evidence of abuse
The pastor of a Catholic parish in Lake Zurich has again been reinstated to the ministry after an Archdiocese of Chicago panel found no sufficient evidence he had sexually abused a minor, Cardinal Blase Cupich announced in a letter to parishioners Saturday night. → Read More
Something fishy: Former St. Charles restaurant operator accused of stealing thousands in seafood
The former operator of a St. Charles seafood restaurant and store has been accused of stealing more than $185,000 in seafood as part of an alleged scheme involving workers at a Bensneville wholesaler. → Read More
Lemont mayor Egofske chosen to replace Durkin in state House
Lemont Mayor John Egofske was chosen Sunday to fill the 82nd District Illinois House seat left vacant by last month's resignation of former House Republican Leader Jim Durkin. → Read More
Authorities: Drunk driver rear-ends Lake County deputy's patrol vehicle
A Lake County sheriff's deputy escaped injury Sunday night when a pickup truck driven by suspected drunken driver slammed into a patrol vehicle that was pulled over for a traffic stop, authorities said Monday. → Read More
Catholic parishes in Prospect Heights, Mount Prospect to consolidate July 1
St. Alphonsus Liguori in Prospect Heights and St. Thomas Becket in Mount Prospect will unite as one parish with two worship sites, one pastor and one pastoral team, effective July 1, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced over the weekend. → Read More
Guns in peanut butter and a whole chicken: What TSA agents found during a record-breaking 2022
A record 6,542 firearms were seized at airport checkpoints across the country last year, and you won't believe where some of them were found. → Read More
Sheriff: Long Grove woman caught stealing neighbors' mail
A Long Grove woman is facing felony charges after authorities say she was caught stealing neighbors' mail Wednesday. → Read More
Suburban cold cases solved and unsolved: How DNA has played a role so far
The Brown's Chicken murders isn't the only suburban cold case where DNA is credited with identifying a killer. → Read More
Homicides decline in Cook County, but opioid deaths on record-breaking pace
The number of homicides handled by the Cook County medical examiner's office dropped more than 15% in 2022, but cases of fatal opioid overdoses are likely to top last year's record figure, according to preliminary data released Tuesday. → Read More
Botched police raids lead to change in state's attorney's warrants policy
In the wake of some high-profile cases in which police served search warrants on the wrong location, the Cook County state's attorney's office is making some big changes in how it will require law enforcement to request, process and disclose information regarding warrants. → Read More
Misconduct or a team player? Naperville cop's firing winds up in federal court
Was a veteran police officer fired this fall for misconduct involving falsified traffic stop information, or for failing to play along with a quota system he believes to be illegal? → Read More
Pair charged with fraudulently obtaining $100K in aid during pandemic
A suburban duo are the latest state residents to face charges stemming from a monthslong state and federal investigation into unemployment insurance fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
The suburban prosecutors taking the lead in the legal battle to topple the SAFE-T Act
When more than half of Illinois' state's attorneys go to court in Kankakee County next month in a last-ditch effort to block the controversial SAFE-T Act, the proceedings will have a distinctly suburban flavor. → Read More