DuPage County

Police in Illinois have been searching for an inmate who was allowed to leave jail to attend his brother’s funeral but did not return. Bruce T. Berrier’s ankle monitor was discovered at Arlington Cemetery in Elmhurst after he missed his deadline to go back.

Sixteen cases of the omicron variant have been identified in DuPage County, the first known cases of the variant in the county, health officials announced Monday.

A suburban woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to dumping boiling water on her boyfriend while he slept on a couch, while recording the attack on social media.

A DuPage County non-profit is raising funds to purchase an entire hotel to convert it into a homeless shelter and resource center for those in need.

Six people, four adults and two juveniles, have been arrested for allegedly stealing nearly $15,000 worth of cologne from the Ulta Beauty store in suburban Oak Brook, according to a news release from the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office.

The owner of a suburban kennel that was found guilty of animal cruelty and other charges in connection with a Jan. 2019 fire that killed 29 dogs has been sentenced to 20 days in prison, far less than what prosecutors sought in the case.

This year could bring a higher-than-usual number of coyote sightings to the Chicago area, according to local forest preserve experts.

The mystery behind Jake Cefolia’s disappearance reached a tragic point over the weekend.

Human remains discovered at Waterfall Glen forest preserve Friday have been identified as Jake Cefolia, the United Airlines executive who went missing last year. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Human remains discovered at Waterfall Glen forest preserve Friday have been identified as Jake Cefolia, the United Airlines executive who went missing last year, according to officials. DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen identified Cefolia, 50, after an autopsy performed Saturday, though a cause and manner of death have not yet been determined and remain under investigation, according to a release….

Human remains were found at a suburban forest preserve Friday, the same location where a missing United executive’s car was found in 2020. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Contractors discovered human remains at a Lemont forest preserve Friday, the same location where a missing United Airlines executive’s SUV was discovered last year. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.

Following Cefolia’s disappearance, a search team with bloodhounds was put together using his pullover and a pair of glasses as scent for the dogs to search the woods.

Police are investigating after apparent human remains were found in the Waterfall Glen forest preserve Friday, authorities said.

A snake native to Africa has been removed from a suburban Chicago nature preserve after a visitor found the reptile coiled beneath her car

A vaccination clinic previously open during the height of vaccine efforts earlier this year will reopen Wednesday to offer booster shots in DuPage County, health officials said. Sandra Torres reports.

A vaccination clinic previously open during the height of vaccine efforts earlier this year will reopen Wednesday to offer booster shots in DuPage County, health officials said.

The owner of a suburban kennel is facing multiple charges of animal cruelty after a fatal fire killed 29 dogs earlier this year.

New information is slowly emerging in the disappearance of a United executive, but plenty of mystery remains. NBC 5 Investigates’ Rob Stafford has more.

New information has surfaced in the disappearance of United Airlines executive Jake Cefolia. What happened at his suburban Chicago home right before he went missing? NBC 5 investigates.