Charles Keeshan

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A woman was found dead after firefighters battled a blaze at a Gurnee home Tuesday night. According to the Gurnee Fire Department, firefighters and police officers responded to the home in the 1600 block of Dolcetto Lane at about 9:11 p.m. after several 911 calls reporting smoke and flames. While en route, firefighters were informed that a vehicle belonging to the resident was in the driveway and the person was believed to be inside the home, officials said.

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Charles Keeshan

The Rev. Matt Foley of St. James Parish in Arlington Heights. Courtesy of St. James Parish The beloved former pastor of a Catholic church in Arlington Heights has been cleared of sexual abuse allegations, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Saturday. In a letter addressed to St. Gail Parish in Chicago, Cardinal Blase Cupich writes that the archdiocese’s Independent Review Board found “no reasonable cause” to believe the Rev. Matthew Foley sexually abused his accuser.

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Charles Keeshan |Susan Sarkauskas

Carol Stream police officer Carol Cadle this month will receive the James J. Wade award given to the state’s “Most Outstanding Officer of the Year” by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police. “I’m really humbled by the honor,” she said. Brian Hill/[email protected] She’s known as “Crime Free Carol” around town, but Carol Stream police officer Carol Cadle has a new title to go by this year: Illinois’ top cop.

3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Charles Keeshan

High school students playing the senior assassins game avoided serious injury — but not traffic tickets — after a car chase led to this rollover crash last year in Itasca. Courtesy of Itasca police A year after it led to a serious rollover crash in one suburb and a near shooting tragedy in another, police and school leaders are warning their communities about the “senior assassins” game that’s become a staple of graduation season at local high schools.

3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Charles Keeshan |Susan Sarkauskas

Barbara Glueckert, a 14-year-old from Mount Prospect, went missing after attending a rock concert in 1976 near Huntley. The Elgin Police Department’s Cold Case Unit, which we profiled back in January, scored its first big victory this week with the discovery of a car belonging to Karen Schepers seven feet deep in the Fox River.