Elmhurst

After the announcement a year ago, Elmhurst College finally changed its name to Elmhurst University effective Thursday. The Elmhurst College Board of Trustees approved the new name on June 15, 2019 in an effort to more accurately reflect the school’s current educational system. “At this pivotal time in our history, less than two years away from our 150th anniversary in…

When he set up his “Restore Illinois” plan, Gov. J.B. Pritzker divided the state into four regions, so that key metrics could be monitored for reopening businesses and life in general, but not everyone likes the club they’ve been added to. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers has the story.

Outdoor pools in Elmhurst will not open for the summer, the western suburb’s park district announced Monday, and registration for all summer programming will remain closed as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

The mayor of suburban Elmhurst has asked Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to reconsider portions of his plan to reopen Illinois, particularly including the city and DuPage County in the same health care region as Cook County. The Northeast region, which includes Cook County, as well as McHenry, Lake, Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Grundy, Will and Kankakee counties, is the only...

Ill. Gov. J.B. Prizker on Monday said the coronavirus peak in the state could happen in mid-June as he remains under quarantine at home. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

May 11 briefing: Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered his daily coronavirus press briefing from home as he and his employees remain in self-isolation after a senior staffer tested positive for coronavirus while asymptomatic last week.

An Illinois State Police trooper was injured in a crash while blocking traffic for a stalled truck Saturday on I-290 in west suburban Elmhurst. The trooper was in a squad car about 4:40 a.m. Saturday blocking the two left westbound lanes of the expressway near York Street when a gray Nissan rear-ended the squad car, according to a statement from…

A family of five is fighting to add a second full bath to their historic home but is facing pushback from the city.

Rosie and Mark Anglewicz hoped to build a second bathroom to accommodate their growing family. The proposal was initially denied due to an ordinance limiting structure size to 30% of the lot, but on Tuesday night, the city council voted in favor of a variance that will let them build the addition.

A family of five is fighting to add a second full bath to their historic home but is facing pushback from the city. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

A Harvey man previously convicted of murder was charged Saturday with burglarizing a home in Elmhurst and stealing an urn holding the ashes of an infant.

A suburban Chicago couple whose house was ransacked this week is begging whomever made off with some belongings inside to return just one thing: The small white box containing the ashes of their infant son. “It happened five years ago, but this brings it all up,” Sue LaDeur said of the 2014 death of her 10-day-old son, William “Billy” Pax…

An Elmhurst teen is charged with sexually assaulting a girl at a party last week in the western suburb.

A man from west suburban Elmhurst has been charged with videotaping a 17-year-old girl in a restroom without her knowledge.

An Elmhurst police officer fired a gun Tuesday afternoon when a suspect allegedly drove at the officer during a traffic stop in the western suburb, authorities said.

Police are still searching for suspects following a report of a burglary and hit-and-run crash in Elmhurst Monday morning, police said.

Police are still searching for suspects following a report of a burglary and hit-and-run crash in Elmhurst Monday morning, police said. Christian Farr reports.

Several people of interest are being questioned by Elmhurst police following a possible road rage incident resulted in a shooting on Saturday.

When Elmhurst police were called to a car crash on Saturday, they discovered a man who had suffered a gunshot wound to his face.