After studying journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Charles worked for almost three years right after graduation at the Wausau Daily Herald newspaper in Wisconsin, covering K-12 and higher education.
Before that Charles honed his skills as an intern at the Naperville Sun and then the Kane County Chronicle.
Charles has lived in DuPage County for most of his life. He is back on familiar turf and ready to tell your stories.
Also this week: a man is charged in a DUI crash that injured two kids, a community rallies to support a beating victim and a guy standing on a fountain yelling at people is busted for drugs.
Michael Kohs, 22, fled the crash scene barefoot and resisted police, according to a report. The family at the home was displaced due to the damages.
Check out some of the most interesting posts we found for the DuPage County area this week.
John Spira's sister and DuPage detectives scoured wooded areas in Wheaton and Glen Ellyn last week. Spira was last seen on Feb. 23, 2007 near West Chicago.
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
Patch researched the question. Here's what we came up with.
The two-part series will be held on Aug. 17 and Sept. 7 at the Glenside Public Library in Glendale Heights.
Here's this week's roundup of local drunken driving arrests.
Get the details in this week's roundup.
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
Gov. Pat Quinn signed new laws Thursday "to protect the health of Illinois youth."
The enforcement period starts Aug. 16 and continues through Labor Day. Buckle up and drive sober!
Darien police reports, July 7-11
Woodridge police reports, July 26
Clarendon Hills police reports, July 30-Aug. 7
Lemont police reports, Aug. 3-10
Downers Grove police reports, Aug. 9-11
Wheaton police reports, July 4-13
Woodridge police reports, July 28
