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Police, sheriffs to increase enforcement of distracted driving laws in April

Daily Herald report
Mar 28, 2023 7:31 PM - In honor of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the DuPage County sheriff's office, the Illinois State Police, Carpentersville police and about 200 other police departments are increasing enforcement of laws against holding a phone while driving.
New tool in fighting domestic abuse: a QR code that points victims to help

By Susan Sarkauskas
Mar 22, 2023 5:37 PM - DuPage County police, fire and hospital workers have a new tool to help victims of domestic abuse and violence -- a QR code that leads the way to aid.
Expressway shootings are down, but road rage is on the rise

By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
Mar 17, 2023 5:07 AM - The number of shootings along Chicago-area expressways continues to fall this year after a record 310 in 2021, but within that nugget of good news is a worrying trend. Shooting victims are increasingly reporting that road rage is the reason behind the gunfire.
Sleepy Hollow woman accused of leading state trooper on 120 mph chase

By Elizabeth Rymut
Mar 8, 2023 7:21 PM - Bail was set at $25,000 Wednesday for a Sleepy Hollow woman accused of leading a state trooper on chase that reached 120 mph on Interstate 88.
Man charged with drug-induced homicide of fellow DuPage County jail inmate

By Susan Sarkauskas
Mar 6, 2023 12:49 PM - A man is charged with drug-induced homicide of a detainee at the DuPage County jail.
A flurry of filings as SAFE-T Act fight heads to state Supreme Court

By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
Mar 3, 2023 5:00 AM - 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.
3 charged with stealing $1,668 in perfume from Walgreens store, fleeing police

By Susan Sarkauskas
Feb 1, 2023 6:28 PM - Three people have been charged with stealing perfume and other items from a Walgreens store in Willowbrook on Tuesday, then leading police on a chase through several communities that ended in a crash with a patrol vehicle.
Guns in peanut butter and a whole chicken: What TSA agents found during a record-breaking 2022

Jan 20, 2023 5:00 AM - 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.
Sheriffs draw lines at what they will -- and will not -- enforce with new weapons law

By Barbara Vitello
Jan 13, 2023 8:14 PM - Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg had a message for gun owners concerned about Illinois' new ban on the purchase, sale and manufacture of some high-powered weapons and large capacity magazines: Read the law and "take a deep breath."
Suburban cold cases solved and unsolved: How DNA has played a role so far

By Charles Keeshan And Susan Sarkauskas
Jan 13, 2023 8:19 AM - The Brown's Chicken murders isn't the only suburban cold case where DNA is credited with identifying a killer.

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Slogan: Home to Pabst Brewing Co., brewers of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.
Population: 33,305
Year Incorporated:1959
Zip Codes:60517
Town Geo-center: 41.744582, -88.043869

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