Elmhurst

A suburban family is in mourning after a 24-year-old man was hit and killed on Interstate 88 while trying to help another motorist late Monday night.

A suburban man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing items from an Elmhurst residence, including an urn containing the ashes of the victims’ child.

An Elmhurst private school’s status has been reinstated Friday after being previously revoked due to academic officials considering beginning the year with optional masking.

A private school in Elmhurst that considered beginning the school year with optional masking said it will comply with the state’s mandate on face coverings in the classroom, after the Illinois State Board of Education sent a letter to the school removing its recognition status.

A private school in Elmhurst that considered beginning the school year with optional masking said it will comply with the state’s mandate on face coverings in the classroom, after the Illinois State Board of Education sent a letter to the school removing its recognition status. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin has filed multiple felony charges against a Cook County teen who allegedly stole a car at gunpoint while taking it for a test drive in Elmhurst. According to authorities, the teen and another individual responded to an ad on the website OfferUP in regard to purchasing a vehicle they saw on the site....

Bond was set at $25,000 Friday for a 42-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a teenage employee at an Elmhurst gym and exposing himself at the facility, as well as at a library, prosecutors said.

Comcast cable and internet services were restored Monday evening to most affected areas in Chicago’s western suburbs following an outage caused by a construction crew that knocked over a utility pole.

A former employee of Elmhurst Hospital allegedly stole more than $218,000 from the hospital cafeteria by entering fake refunds into its registers.

A new art installation in Elmhurst explores the fight for housing equality in the suburb and in the surrounding area, including the influence of Dr. Martin Luther King on the struggle. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has the story.

Elmhurst police were investigating Monday after two nooses were found hanging near the football field outside York Community High School, authorities said.

Police in the western suburbs responded to at least three carjackings over the weekend, including a man whipped with a replica gun in Elmhurst and a woman shot in Aurora.

Elmhurst police are investigating a roadway shooting near St. Charles Road and the exit to the I-290 expressway Saturday.

Hybrid learning is back in session at Elmhurst District 205, but many parents are expressing concerns about snack time at the elementary schools. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Hybrid learning is back in session at Elmhurst District 205, but many parents are expressing concerns about snack time at the elementary schools. Monday’s “feels like” temperature was 15 degrees when combined with the windchill. “My daughter came home and she was telling us that her fingers were so cold that she couldn’t even open her snack, so of course…

A dog that was left inside a stolen car last week in Elmhurst was found safe and returned to her owner. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

A dog that was left inside a stolen car last week in Elmhurst was found safe and returned to her owner. A Chicago woman contacted Elmhurst police Tuesday and said she found a Terrier Shi Zu wandering near 13th Street and Kostner Avenue that matched the description of the missing dog and took her home, Elmhurst police said. When police…

A car was stolen with a dog left inside it Tuesday morning at a parking lot in suburban Elmhurst.

There’s still time to see a holiday light show before the season comes to an end and 2021 begins.

The Lake County Health Department recommended Tuesday that schools transition to remote learning in light of a “substantial” transmission of coronavirus cases in the community. Health officials said the recommended virtual learning for both private and public schools should protect students, staff and their families from the virus. “We have been seeing ‘substantial’ community transmission of COVID-19 in Lake County…