Elmhurst

People are being urged to stay indoors – if possible – as below zero temperatures move into the Chicago Area. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen has how residents are preparing for the brutal cold.  

The family of a York High School student with disabilities has determined they will not press charges after a video surfaced of the student being shoved and bullied by another student while others stood by and watched, a press release from the Elmhurst Police Department said.

A school investigation is underway after a “deeply disturbing” video circulating across social media showed a student an Elmhurst high school being physically aggressive towards another student with a disability while a group of peers stood by and laughed, district officials said.

At York Community High School in suburban Elmhurst, a student a with a disability was apparently shoved and bullied by other students during an altercation that was captured on video, officials say. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Trains operating on Metra’s Union Pacific West line have been stopped near Elmhurst after a train struck and killed a pedestrian, according to authorities.

A suburban Chicago man has been charged with spray-painting swastikas on several homes and motor vehicles. Authorities said Wednesday that 25-year-old Joel Jexie of Elmhurst has been charged with three counts of hate crime and one count of criminal damage to property. Elmhurst police on Saturday found swastikas painted on two garage doors of a home and on a car....

Police in suburban Elmhurst have opened a hate crime investigation after three swastikas were discovered spray-painted on a residence and vehicle, according to authorities.

Western suburb commuters traveling to or from Lombard, Villa Park and Elmhurst should expect extensive delays.

Suburban Woodstock reported a case of “The Orbeez Challenge” on Monday, which encourages teens to drive around shooting splatter ball pellets at unknowing bystanders, police warned.

A new social media challenge is encouraging teens to drive around shooting splatter ball pellets at unknowing bystanders, Elmhurst police warned Tuesday.

The FBI has launched a search for the person suspected of robbing a bank on New Year’s Eve in suburban Elmhurst, authorities said Saturday.

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.