Top Stories of 2011: Man Dead after Domestic Battery Incident

This week we’ll look back at some of the most-read stories published on Des Plaines Patch in 2011. Each day we’ll add to this list of the top 10 stories.

Edward Berend, 46, was found dead in his home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, following a domestic battery incident with his wife late at night on Sunday, June 12, according to a report from the . The woman was taken to the hospital for multiple injuries including a bleeding nose. For the No. 5 pick in our countdown of the top stories of 2011, published June 13, .

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