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Isaac Goodlow shooting: Carol Stream police officers won't face charges, prosecutors say
CHICAGO - The Carol Stream police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Isaac Goodlow in February 2024 will not face charges. DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin announced the decision not to pursue criminal charges on Wednesday, after a nearly four-month-long investigation. "Every case involving the use of deadly...
DuPage County gives funding boost to 13 local food pantries
The DuPage County Board will be giving a funding boost to local food pantries. On Tuesday, the group voted to provide $626,144.05 to be distributed among 13 pantries, as part of its Local Food Pantry Infrastructure Investment Program. Capital and IT needs for pantries supported by funding. The money will...
Insomnia Cookies coming | Food pantry funding boost | Fine Art & Artisan Fair
A bakery known for serving up sweet treats late into the night is coming to Naperville this summer. Insomnia Cookies plans to open a location near the North Central College campus. Learn more about what they’ll offer and where to find them. Photo courtesy: Insomnia Cookies. DuPage County gives...
Carol Stream officer not charged in shooting death
A Carol Stream police officer will not be charged in connection with the February shooting death of a man during a domestic disturbance call. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said no charges will be forthcoming against the officer who fatally shot Isaac Goodlow of Carol Stream, or any other officers involved in the case.
Carol Stream police officers won't be charged in shooting death of Isaac Goodlow
The DuPage County State’s Attorney will not file criminal charges against Carol Stream police officers in the shooting death of 30-year-old Isaac Goodlow earlier this year. According to a press release from State’s Attorney Robert Berlin, the office will not pursue charges against Officer Daniel Pfingston or two other officers that entered the residence in the February shooting.
Prosecutors decline to charge officers in deadly shooting of Isaac Goodlow
CAROL STREAM, Ill. — The DuPage County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday that they are not charging any officers in the deadly shooting of Isaac Goodlow. Goodlow, 30, was shot and killed in the 200 block of East St. Charles Road at Carol Stream’s Villagebrook Apartments in the early morning hours of Feb. 3 by police.
DuPage County auditor’s office requests help after nearly four years of dysfunction
For nearly four years, the DuPage County Auditor’s office has not provided a quarterly financial report, a detailed accounting of the county government’s revenues, appropriations, expenditures, and encumbrances. The reports, which are mandated by the State of Illinois, came to a halt shortly after a razor thin election in 2020, in which the current auditor Bill White won by a 75-vote margin, ...
He carjacked a man 6 days after a judge took him off electronic monitoring in another carjacking case, officials say
Six days after a Cook County judge removed Isaiah Roach’s ankle monitor in a pending carjacking case, Roach carjacked another driver in DuPage County, officials said today. Roach is getting a much less friendly reception in DuPage County compared to Cook County, where prosecutors didn’t even bother to ask a judge to keep him in custody on their carjacking case.
Police officers won't be charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Chicago-area man in his home
CAROL STREAM, Ill. (AP) — No charges will be filed against suburban Chicago police officers in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in a dark bedroom, a prosecutor said Wednesday. State's Attorney Robert Berlin said he can't prove that a Carol Stream officer “was not legally justified in...
$233.5 million in infrastructure improvements coming to Will and DuPage counties
Building upon the smart infrastructure investments, the Illinois Department of Transportation will invest $233.5 million in road and bridge improvement projects in the area. “Transportation infrastructure is essential to our community as we are a critical juncture for not just Illinois but the country,” said Rachel Ventura (D-Joliet), a supporter of the of the bill. “Joliet is a major transportation hub in Illinois, and much needed investments in our roads is crucial to improving the area.”
Carol Stream officer who killed man won’t be prosecuted
The police officer who shot and killed a man in Carol Stream in February will not be criminally prosecuted, the DuPage County state’s attorney announced Wednesday. However, State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said he is not concluding that the officer was justified in using deadly force. “My conclusion, rather,...
‘Full-time’ Caregiver Sentenced to 50 Years for Murdering Blind, Disabled Nephew in 2020
A 54-year-old “full-time” caregiver who pleaded guilty months ago to murdering his blind and “unable to walk” nephew in a bedroom at his home west of Chicago in 2020 will have to serve the entirety of the resulting 50-year prison sentence, which means he will have to live until he is roughly 100 years old to see the outside of prison again, according to Illinois prosecutors.
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