DuPage County

Based on newly released data, DuPage was ranked the healthiest county across Illinois, with Kendall, Lake and McHenry counties following closely behind.

DuPage County moved to Phase 1B Plus of its COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday, expanding eligibility to residents age 16 or older with specific health conditions and disabilities, officials announced.

Illinois health authorities are reminding residents to be cautious of bats and other animals that could have rabies as the weather warms

The state of Illinois released new details on its COVID mitigation rules and its vaccine eligibility rules, and NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen has the story.

The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed felony election fraud charges against five individuals in connection with the 2020 general election. According to the state’s attorney’s office, all five individuals are facing one felony charge of perjury in connection to the election code. Two of the individuals also face forgery charges in connection with the election, according to...

Here are the top headlines you need to know as you start your day on March 9, 2021.

There’s a growing shortage of vaccine across the suburbs of Chicago and the delay could last for weeks. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports

Health officials in suburban DuPage County say that over the next three weeks there will be a large reduction in the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses available to residents seeking their first dose of the vaccine. According to a press release from the DuPage County Health Department, officials only expect to receive 2,450 vaccine doses for those individuals seeking their…

DuPage County is opening its mass vaccination site at the fairgrounds in suburban Wheaton on Wednesday. Jen DeSalvo has details.

As the DuPage County Health Department’s community vaccination clinic relocates to the county fairgrounds in suburban Wheaton, many residents of the area hope that the move will help make the COVID-19 vaccine more accessible to a wider swath of people. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has more details.

A suburban DuPage County judge set bond at $150,000 Saturday for a Bellwood police commander who was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography. According to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, John Trevarthen, 45, of Lombard, used a personal IP address as well as an IP address owned by the village of Bellwood to view child pornography…

More than 50,000 people have signed up for a vaccine portal started in the Chicago suburbs that allows residents to receive the latest coronavirus updates and register for the vaccine. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.

More than 50,000 people have signed up for a vaccine portal started in the Chicago suburbs that allows residents to receive the latest coronavirus updates register for the vaccine.

A Michigan couple returned to DuPage County Saturday to reunite with their beloved dog more than years after she disappeared while on a family trip. In Oct. 2017, Debra Mejeur and her husband were visiting friends in Elk Grove Village when Lola, who is Mejeur’s service dog, escaped from their friends’ fenced in backyard. “I was completely devastated,” Mejeur recounted….

As a response to rising coronavirus metrics and a need for testing, DuPage County health officials announced the department will open a second community-based testing site Monday.

A drive-thru coronavirus testing site in DuPage County reached its 600-test limit within minutes Thursday morning – 41 minutes to be exact.

Tens of thousands of suburban residents are facing new coronavirus restrictions, and word of the new rules has business owners worried and customers wondering what will come next in the fight to stop the spread of the virus. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.

A DuPage County election judge was arrested and is facing charges after allegedly stealing political signs from a property in Villa Park. Beverly Johnston is charged with misdemeanor counts of theft and criminal damage to property, Villa Park police said in a statement. On Wednesday, officers responded to a business on North Avenue for reports of stolen signs, police said….

An election judge in suburban DuPage County has been fired after allegedly stealing political signs from outside a business in Villa Park, according to police and county officials. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police were called to a business on North Avenue where they viewed surveillance video from earlier that morning, on which an individual was seen getting out…

What started out Thursday as an investigation into irregularities with nine vote-by-mail applications added a tenth on Friday. In all cases, the applications, which arrived in the office of the DuPage County Clerk in September, appear to be hewing close to a time-honored Chicago tradition: dead voters.