DuPage County

A woman is facing charges after allegedly helping a man who attempted to fire-bomb municipal vehicles last month in west suburban Lombard. Amanda Wolf, 23, is charged with attempted terrorism and possession of an incendiary device, the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office said. Wolf allegedly supplied Christian Frazee, 25, with materials to make the Molotov cocktail he was seen holding…

Health officials announced a new DuPage county drive-through COVID-19 testing site will open to the public at 7 a.m. on Tuesday. The testing site will be located at the County Campus’s main entrance off County Farm Road. Individuals can be tested Tuesday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. In order to limit person contact, tests will only...

Authorities in suburban DuPage County recovered a body from the West Branch DuPage River in West Chicago Wednesday morning, and an autopsy will confirm whether it is that o an 18-year-old woman who was swept away by the flooded river earlier this month. According to the DuPage Forest Preserve police, the body was found at the Blackwell Forest Preserve Wednesday…

Substance abuse treatment experts say the coronavirus pandemic is having troubling effects on recovering drug users and an increase in overdoses. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports on how a suburban sheriff’s office is fighting back in a new way.

Large festivals and shows will not be allowed in Illinois until the state reaches the final stage of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s phased plan to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic and as a result, several events have gone virtual, been postponed or even canceled. Earlier this month, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled a five-phase plan to reopen the state, with phase five...

A suburban Chicago county has found a way to honor its fallen heroes this Memorial Day, even as the coronavirus pandemic has forced communities to cancel their celebrations. DuPage County has created an interactive, online site for people to share stories, photos and memories to honor loved ones or friends. The website also features poems, quotes and videos, including one in...

With flood waters continuing to rise, authorities in suburban Winfield have called off the search for an 18-year-old West Chicago woman who was swept away by the West Branch DuPage River on Friday. According to authorities, the woman, who has autism, was walking two dogs in the Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve Friday night when she attempted to cross a flooded…

With heavy rains back in the forecast, already-inundated areas are preparing for even more flooding. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria has the story.

The DuPage County coroner is reporting an “unusual spike” in overdose deaths in the past month that may be tied to increased isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last three weeks, 20 people in DuPage have died from opioid overdoses, Coroner Richard Jorgensen said in a statement. Some days saw multiple die from overdoses, he said. By comparison, in…

A group of refugees who have made new lives for themselves in DuPage County are now sewing protective masks for the public’s safety. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has more on how the group is making a difference.

Two nursing home residents in west suburban Carol Stream have died of a COVID-19 infection, DuPage County health officials announced Saturday. A woman who was over 100 years old and a man in his 70s were the county’s two latest deaths, health officials said. Both lived at a long-term care facility in Carol Stream and both had underlying conditions. In…

At a press conference Sunday, President of DuPage Health Dept. Sam Tornatore announced that a ‘Disaster Proclamation’ will be issued effective Monday after a woman tested positive for coronavirus in the suburban county. “We anticipated it,” said Ron Nunziato, CEO of Extended Care LLC. “It wasn’t an ‘if,’ it was ‘when’ a resident would become affected.” On Saturday, officials...

A woman who lives at a long-term care facility in suburban DuPage County has tested positive for the coronavirus, state and local health officials said at a news conference Saturday. The woman, who is in her 60s, was one of an additional 20 cases in Illinois announced Saturday, bringing the total to 66. Illinois Department of Public health officials said…

Child pornography and sexual assault charges have been filed against a man arrested after barricading himself inside a bathroom with a knife Friday in northwest suburban Crystal Lake. Matthew Reder, 24, of McHenry, is charged with two felony counts each of predatory criminal sexual assault, production of child pornography and possession of child pornography, according to a statement from Crystal…

The Chicago-area’s Great Lakes Training Center Navy Base could house travelers who may have been exposed to coronavirus and require quarantine, officials said. The Department of Health and Human Services requested that military installations near 11 major airports in the U.S. be identified as backups for quarantined passengers should HHS facilities fill up. The Great Lakes station confirmed it...

The Chicago couple diagnosed with the coronavirus last month have been discharged from the hospital and made their first public comments on the ordeal, health officials said Friday.

The infant grandson of a Chicago man who was diagnosed with coronavirus and had developed a fever tested negative for the virus, family members told NBC News. The baby and other family members who had close contact with the man were under isolation following his recent diagnosis. The infant was taken to an area hospital after a fever developed, but…

The infant grandson of a Chicago man who was diagnosed with coronavirus has developed a fever and is being tested for the virus, family members told NBC News.

The spouse of a Chicago woman who was diagnosed with coronavirus last week has now tested positive for the virus, marking the first instance of person-to-person spread in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. The latest patient had “close contact” with his wife and recently reported symptoms, health officials said. He was admitted to...

The infant grandson of a Chicago man who was diagnosed with coronavirus has developed a fever and is being tested for the virus, family members told NBC News. The baby and other family members who had close contact with the man were under isolation following the recent diagnosis. The infant was taken to an area hospital after his fever developed,…