Alex Keown

Syrian mourners attend a funeral ceremony in the Sayyida Zeinab mosque on the outskirts of Damascus on April 26, 2017, for the victims of a bombing that targeted buses carrying evacuees from the besieged government-held towns of Fuaa and Kafraya. The blast on April 15 hit a bus convoy carrying residents from the northern towns of Fuaa and Kafraya as they waited at a transit point in rebel-held Rashidin, west of Aleppo, during their evacuation. At least 68 children were among the 126 people killed in the attack, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Former CIA agent says Syrian unrest rooted in drought, politics and fight for survival

May 16, 2019 at 11:06 a.m.

Although he spent decades in and around Syria, former Central Intelligence Agency operative Robert Baer said he still has trouble figuring out the problems in that country. Baer, who spent...

Three charged with DUI in Glen Ellyn, police say

May 10, 2019 at 3:35 a.m.

Three people were charged in late March with driving under the influence in Glen Ellyn, police said. Michael C. Berndt, 33, of the 300 block of Craig Place in Lombard,...

Naperville’s Harvest Bible Chapel to rename itself Highpoint on Easter

June 5, 2018 at 12:28 p.m.

Same church, new name. That's the tag line for Highpoint Church, soon to be the church formerly known as Harvest Bible Chapel of Naperville. On Easter Sunday, the church and...

Two from Chicago charged with credit card fraud in Wheaton: police

May 9, 2019 at 12:34 p.m.

Two people from Chicago were charged with credit card fraud last month after being arrested in Wheaton, police said. Malika S. Lee, 24, and Tyeria Tart, 21, were also charged...

Police: 2 accused of heist at Dunkin’ Donuts in Glen Ellyn where they once worked

May 10, 2019 at 3:35 a.m.

Two people are in custody, accused of committing an armed robbery early Monday at a Dunkin' Donuts in Glen Ellyn where they previously had worked, police said. Lauren M. Petty,...

Woman pulled from car submerged in College of DuPage campus pond

May 23, 2019 at 4:14 a.m.

A Glen Ellyn police officer rescued a 61-year-old woman from a submerged car Friday night. Authorities said that when Officer Kevin Riggle responded to a call in the 400 block...

Wheaton man accused of child pornography possession, police say

May 10, 2019 at 3:35 a.m.

A Wheaton man is due back in court in April after being charged late last month with two counts of child pornography possession, police said. John Maurer, 47, was charged...

Additional burglary charges filed against real estate agent, cops say

May 10, 2019 at 3:35 a.m.

A Roselle woman was charged last month with burglary for allegedly entering a Glen Ellyn home in her role as a real estate agent and stealing several pieces of jewelry,...

Wheaton police: Ex-loan processor charged with scores of financial crimes

May 10, 2019 at 3:35 a.m.

A Schaumburg resident and former loan processor allegedly used access to information about clients to operate a financial crimes enterprise, Wheaton police said. Karolina Klambatseas, 34, who formerly lived in...

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Man injured during robbery of computer he planned to sell at Glen Ellyn coffee shop

May 10, 2019 at 3:35 a.m.

Two people suffered minor injuries during an armed robbery Thursday at a Starbucks in Glen Ellyn, police said. One of the people injured was a 22-year-old man who was robbed...

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