Kevin Beese

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Staff Writer at Chronicle Media

Kevin Beese is a writer and editor.

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Articles

Migrants charged with stealing from Oak Brook stores

4 days ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

Five Venezuelan migrants, all male juveniles residing in Chicago, have been charged with stealing from two Oak Brook stores. All five juveniles appeared at detention hearings Tuesday where Judge Chantelle Porter ordered three of them detained. Each of the juveniles was charged with one count of burglary, a Class 2 felony.
Police shoot suspect on West Side

4 days ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

Chicago police shot a suspect Saturday night on the city’s West Side. Shortly after 10:35 p.m. Saturday, police responded to a call for service on the 1900 block of North Austin in the city’s Austin neighborhood. Upon arrival, officers dispersed a large group of individuals. One male fled in the opposite direction, police said. As officers pursued the suspect, he turned on them with a firearm in hand, according to police. One officer discharged a weapon, striking the suspect in the legs and hand.
Chicago man sentenced for kidnappings

4 days ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for conspiring to abduct several victims at gunpoint in the suburbs. Sedgwick Williams, 48, participated in kidnappings in Naperville and Westchester in Fall 2019. Williams and a co-conspirator also attempted a third kidnapping in South Holland, but they were unsuccessful and were arrested fleeing from the intended victim’s residence.
Man killed in Downers Grove shooting

5 days ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

A 24-year-old man died Saturday night from injuries sustained in a Downers Grove shooting. The man, whose identity was being withheld pending notification of his family, was involved in a fight shortly after 6:50 p.m. Saturday on the 2100 block of Prentiss Drive. A preliminary police investigation indicates that two men were in an altercation with another man when several gunshots were fired.
Reward offered in Frankfort bank robbery

5 days ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

The FBI has announced a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the offenders in the robbery Thursday of a Frankfort bank. Three men robbed the BMO bank at 19500 S. Harlem Ave. after making demands for funds and implying that they had a handgun. The robbers were described as three black males – two about 6′ tall, the other shorter. They wore dark sweatpants, hooded sweatshirts, dark facial coverings and dark gloves.
Bradley series spotlights local residents' artwork, stories

5 days ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

PEORIA – A dozen students of Bradley University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute crowded around a horseshoe of tables in a conference room at Peoria NEXT Innovation Center on a recent Tuesday afternoon to witness presentations from two local artists with divergent styles and mediums, but a shared love for the arts.
Chicago police fatally shoot man

5 days ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

Chicago police fatally shot a man Thursday after two officers were shot in Hammond, Indiana. Fourth District officers responded to a call of a person with a gun shortly before 5:50 p.m. Thursday on the 13400 block of South Baltimore Avenue. Police identified the offender as someone wanted for an aggravated battery. Police said the individual entered a vehicle, fleeing the area and crashing his vehicle at Dearborn and Gostlin Street in Hammond.
Educators honored during Teacher Appreciation Week

1 week ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

Video: https://vimeo.com/chicagocubs/review/1081688846/447df6b521The Illinois State Board of Education is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week this week to honor the contributions of Illinois teachers. ISBE is releasing video messages and launching a social media campaign to lift up Illinois’ educators. Additionally, Illinois’ 2024 Teacher of the Year Rachael Mahmood will had an honor at the Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field.
Puttshack aims to be inclusive experience

1 week ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

With one-in-four individuals living with an invisible disability, leaders of a local entertainment venue want to make sure their facility is as inclusive as possible. Puttshack Oak Brook, a tech-infused golf experience, has become Sensory Inclusive-certified through KultureCity, a nonprofit focused on sensory accessibility and inclusion. “We are 100 percent committed as a staff to assist people who may have sensory issues,” said Lauren Bradley, director of operations at Puttshack Oak Brook.
Boomers fans getting another round of improvements

1 week ago | chronicleillinois.com | Kevin Beese

When he joined the Schaumburg Boomers in 2007, Michael Larson would meet Schaumburg residents who didn’t even know there was a minor league baseball team in their community. “We were second fiddle (to the Kane County Cougars),” said Larson, executive vice president and general manager of the Boomers. He and Boomers ownership set out to change that. They did everything from undertaking massive improvements at Wintrust Field to re-branding the ball club to staying staffed through COVID-19.