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Woman Pulled From Car In St. Charles River Charged With DUI
CHICAGO (CBS) — A woman whose car plunged into the Fox River in a park Monday night in west suburban St. Charles had been drinking, according to police. Jeannette Geskie, 26, faces one count of DUI,...
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Police Search For Thief Who Stole Jewelry From Van In St. Charles
CHICAGO (CBS) – St. Charles Police continue to search for the thieves who stole about $500,000 worth of jewelry from a van. Police believe it was a targeted heist. Gopal Kapoor had just finished a day...
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19 Fire Departments Respond To St. Charles Garage Fire
CHICAGO (CBS) — Nineteen fire departments responded Monday afternoon to a west suburban garage fire that tore through the attic of a home, a neighbor’s garage and three vehicles in two separate...
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Prosecutors: St. Charles Man Stabbed His Father More Than 100 Times
(STMW) — Bond was set at $2 million Tuesday for a 22-year-old man who allegedly stabbed his father more than 100 times early Sunday in west suburban St. Charles. John Shenko is charged with two counts...
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Fire Causes $200K In Damages To St. Charles Home; No Injuries Reported
CHICAGO (CBS) — No one was injured when a fire tore through a house early Monday in west suburban St. Charles, causing an estimated $200,000 in damages. Firefighters responded at 2:52 a.m. to a...
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Suburban Theater Owner Plans Chicago Music Hall Of Fame
CHICAGO (AP) — The owner of a suburban music venue plans to open a Chicago Music Hall of Fame next year. Ron Onesti is the owner of the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. He tells the Daily Herald that...
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House-Sitter Shot During Attempted Burglary In St. Charles, High School...
UPDATE: St. Charles Police Say House Sitter’s Story Of Burglary, Shooting Was False CHICAGO (CBS) — St. Charles Police are investigating a residential burglary on Thursday after a person was reported...
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St. Charles Police Say House Sitter’s Story Of Burglary, Shooting Was False
CHICAGO (CBS) — Reports of a suspect on the loose after an alleged armed home invasion yesterday turned out to be false, and police are now reassuring the public there is no threat. Thursday afternoon,...
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St. Charles Woman Beat Sleeping Husband With Baseball Bat: Police
(STMW) — A west suburban woman is facing several charges after she attacked her sleeping husband with a baseball bat early Sunday in their St. Charles home. Donna J. Black, 58, was charged with...
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Gunshot Victim In St. Charles Now Accused Of Staging Home Invasion
(CBS) — A court hearing awaits a 28-year-old Yorkville man, whom police now say shot up his parents’ home in St. Charles. When Timothy Fay first called police about 2:30 p.m. Thursday and said an armed...
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Man Touched, Tried To Rob 13-Year-Old Girl At Bus Stop In St. Charles
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man has been charged with attempting to rob a 13-year-old girl and then touching her on her way home from her bus stop Monday afternoon in the western suburbs. About 4 p.m. Monday,...
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Domino’s Pizza Robbed At Gunpoint In St. Charles
CHICAGO (CBS) — A pizza restaurant was robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday in west suburban St. Charles. The robbery was reported at 12:17 a.m. at the Domino’s Pizza at 1450 W. Main St. in St. Charles,...
View ArticleScammers Targeting St. Charles Residents Using City’s Caller ID Number
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — If you live in west suburban Saint Charles and someone calls you demanding immediate payment for city services, don’t do it. It’s a scam, as WBBM’s Bob Roberts reports. The...
View ArticleSt. Charles School District Considering Closing Elementary School
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A decline in enrollment is prompting a move to close one of the elementary schools in St. Charles District 303. District 303 has been losing enrollment at its elementary...
View ArticlePerson Injured In St. Charles Apartment Fire
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A person was injured in a fire late Thursday at an apartment building in west suburban St. Charles. Fire crews responded at 10:39 p.m. to a fire alarm at the Carroll Towers...
View ArticleOfficer, Suspect Hospitalized After Police-Involved Shooting In St. Charles
CHICAGO (CBS) — A St. Charles police officer and a suspect were taken to the hospital, after an officer-involved shooting Thursday afternoon. Police said the shooting happened shortly after noon near...
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St. Charles Man Gets 63 Years For Child Sex Assaults
Chicago (CBS) — A St. Charles man has been sentenced to 63 years for sexually assaulting a child he knew. (Credit: Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office) Kane County Circuit Judge Clint Hull sentenced...
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St. Charles Man Charged With Heroin Possession After Allegedly Falling Asleep...
Chicago (CBS) — A St. Charles man has been charged with heroin possession after he allegedly fell asleep while driving in Elgin last month, police said. Mark Zivic, 24, was charged with one felony...
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Brian Quartuccio Charged In Crash That Injured St. Charles 7-Year-Old
CHICAGO (CBS) — Brian Quartuccio, who police say took off after hitting a 7-year-old girl riding her bike Sunday in St. Charles, has been charged with multiple felonies, authorities say. Lexi, whose...
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$500,000 Bond For Brian Quartuccio In Hit-And-Run That Seriously Injured...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Bond was set at $500,000 on Tuesday for 42-year-old Brain Quartuccio, the man accused of hitting a 7-year-old girl with his pickup truck and fleeing the scene on Mother’s Day, after a...
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7-Year-Old Girl Home From Hospital After Hit-And-Run
CHICAGO (CBS) — The 7-year-old girl who was hit by a pickup truck driven by 42-year-old Brian Quartuccio on Mother’s Day is home from the hospital. A post on the Kane County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook...
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Elgin Man Charged With Drug-Induced Homicide In St. Charles Overdose
CHICAGO (CBS)–A man is facing drug-induced homicide charges in a fatal drug overdose in suburban St. Charles last month. Jose Charles, 25, of Elgin, was charged with one count of drug-induced homicide...
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Man Charged In Connection With St. Charles Home Invasion, Sexual Assualt
CHICAGO (CBS)– A man has been charged in connection with a home invasion and sexual assault that occurred at a residence in St. Charles on Friday. Credit: St. Charles Police Department St. Charles...
View ArticleSt. Charles Public Meeting To Discuss Pot Sales
CHICAGO (CBS) — With the legalization of recreational marijuana coming to Illinois in January, suburban St. Charles is asking its people if the sale of pot should be allowed within the city limits....
View ArticleEx-Marine Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges Linked To Death
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Camp Lejeune Marine has pleaded guilty to distributing drugs which were linked to the death of a fellow Marine. The U.S. Department of Justice says...
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Man Wanted For Pointing Gun At Woman Outside St. Charles Walmart
CHICAGO (CBS) — St. Charles police have released a surveillance image of a man accused of pointing a handgun at a woman outside of a Walmart Thursday night. The victim told police she was approached by...
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Man Charged For Pointing Gun At Woman Outside St. Charles Walmart
CHICAGO (CBS) — A St. Charles man was taken into custody after allegedly pointing a gun at a woman outside of a Walmart in the western suburb Thursday night. Frederick J. Murphy II, 61, has been...
View ArticlePeople Reportedly Thrown From Car In St. Charles Crash
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (CBS) — People were reportedly thrown from a car when it crashed into a tree in St. Charles Thursday afternoon. The accident happened at Weber Road and Fox River Drive. Crews were on...
View ArticleFamily Says They Were Scammed By St. Charles Dog Breeder Who Was Also A...
PALATINE, Ill. (CBS) — Chandra Klem comes from a family of dog breeders, and people trusted her – putting down large payments for the dogs they wanted. But some said they never got a dog, or they got...
View ArticleFamily Says They Bought Rottweiler Puppy From Breeder Chandra Klem, Got...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A puppy switch-up – a local family said they were expecting a Rottweiler, but they were sold a different dog from a completely different breeder. CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar on Thursday...
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St. Charles Police Search For Driver In Hit-And-Run That Killed 88-Year-Old...
CHICAGO (CBS) — St. Charles police are searching for a driver who hit and killed an 88-year-old woman in a wheelchair Friday afternoon. Shortly after 4 p.m. police responded to 3rd and West Main...
View ArticleSt. Charles Man Charged In Hit-And-Run Fatality Of Woman In Wheelchair
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (CBS/AP) — A suburban man who police say drove off after striking and killing an elderly woman as she cross the street in her wheelchair has been arrested. St. Charles Police say that...
View Article1 Killed, 3 Injured In Shooting At Trilogy Nightclub In St. Charles
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (CBS) — One person died and three others were injured in a shooting at a St. Charles nightclub early Sunday morning. According to St. Charles Police, the shooting happened at Trilogy...
View ArticleMichael Carwell, 22, Charged In Shooting That Killed 1 Man, Injured 3 Others...
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (CBS) — A suspect has been charged with killing one man and injuring three others outside a nightclub in St. Charles over the weekend. Michael D.V. Carwell, 22, was charged with two...
View ArticleJacob Kreuger, 22, Charged In Accidental Shooting Of Guest At His St. Charles...
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (CBS) — A man was charged with the accidental shooting of a guest at his St. Charles home this week, and was police said he was also found with illegal marijuana. At 3:31 p.m....
View ArticleAuthorities Searching For Escaped Inmate Hugo Avila In West Suburban St. Charles
CHICAGO (CBS) — A manhunt is underway in west suburban Kane County, after an inmate escaped from custody Tuesday afternoon. Elgin Police said Hugo Avila, 21, was being transported to the Kane County...
View ArticleWest Suburban Man Sentenced To 7 Years After Pleading Guilty To Aggravated...
By Mary Chappell CHICAGO (CBS) — A St. Charles Township man was sentenced to seven years after he pleaded guilty to two counts of felony aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, officials said....
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Gold Coin Worth $1,800 Dropped Into The Salvation Army Red Kettle In St. Charles
CHICAGO (CBS)– A gold coin worth approximately $1,800 was dropped into one of The Salvation Army red kettles in St. Charles. According to officials, the coin was a 1oz gold South African coin. Someone...
View Article911 Outage Leaves Four Western Suburbs Without Emergency Service
CHICAGO (CBS) — A outage has left residents in four western suburbs unable to call 911 in an emergency. According to Sugar Grove village officials, the outage affects Elburn, Sugar Grove, La Fox and...
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St. Charles Woman Files Suit Against Dog Owners, Says Rottweilers Attacked...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Kane County family on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the owners of two Rottweilers who viciously attacked a 51-year-old woman in December. The Cavanagh Law Group said the injuries...
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