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.
Wheaton North High School teacher Edwin Klemm is charged with criminal sexual assault of a student, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Darien police reports, March 5-8
Hinsdale police reports, March 5-13
Downers Grove police reports, March 1-10
Here is an item involving a Lisle resident on March 12.
Woodridge police reports, March 12-14
Woodridge police reports, March 8-10
Here is an item involving a Lisle resident on March 14.
Here is an item from the Village of Lisle Police Department blotter on March 14.
The Downers Grove homeowner let one man into his home, but then spotted another near the bedrooms. Here's what happened.
All pictures were released by the Darien Police Department and taken when the accused were booked from Feb. 22-24.
All pictures were released by the Lisle Police Department and taken when the accused were booked from March 8-12.
Wheaton police reports, March 12-15
Wheaton police reports, Feb. 25-March 11
Downers Grove police reports, March 8-10
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
Get the details in this week's roundup.
Here's this week's roundup of local drunken driving arrests.
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
Clarendon Hills police reports, March 1-3
