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Kane County Sheriff's Detective Brian Anderson is facing a long and difficult recovery -- one that'll be measured in years, not days or weeks -- from devastating injuries suffered in an on-duty crash Oct. 23. But colleagues say he's up to the challenge, and maintaining a positive outlook.
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Evanston police officer Random Johnson’s partner is a 4-year-old from the Czech Republic. Every day, he rides along in Johnson’s patrol car, responds to calls with him and even returns to Johnson’s house when the day is over. Aston, a black German Shepherd, is Evanston Police Department’s current K-9 police dog. Johnson, EPD’s resident K-9...
An Elgin detective testified on Wednesday he saw reddish stains on the carpet in Gail Peck's bedroom when he arrived at her Elgin townhouse on Oct. 27, 2017, in response to Brian Peck's 911 call reporting his mother missing.
Sailor the Poodle and Norman the Briard are no strangers to performing tricks, and their talents have landed them a Guinness World Record. Sailor's owner, Alex Rothacker, adopted the pup when he was just 6 months old, after a vet told him that the pup was too aggressive. After rescuing Sailor, the experienced dog trainer started teaching him a variety of tricks and balancing stunts. Sailor currently holds five world records. Rothacker couldn't be more proud of his pooch. "When you do a world record, you're the only one in the world that has accomplished that. And I don't do it for fame and...