Naperville

Naperville mayor and residents speak out after at least 30 businesses were vandalized by looters Monday night. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

A total of 11 people were arrested in suburban Naperville after a group of nearly 300 people moved through the downtown area, vandalizing and looting numerous businesses, according to public officials. Police say that multiple officers were injured after a person in the crowd threw an explosive device at officers. All injuries are minor, and all officers are expected to…

Amid reports of damage, unrest and shootings in Cicero, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois State Police were called to assist local law enforcement.

Video Tuesday morning shows the aftermath of a night of unrest in Naperville. Many residents came out to help clean up.

Protesters spent Monday evening on the streets of Naperville to express outrage following the death of George Floyd. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Naperville Police Department Monday following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis after being pinned down by an officer. While many protests were peaceful, civil unrest — including looting, destruction of buildings and violence — has been reported in Chicago, the suburbs and communities nationwide….

Several areas across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs have been under siege by looting and vandalism born out of the second day of protests calling for change after the death of George Floyd. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports

Retail stores across Illinois are preparing to open Friday when most of the state shifts into phase three of the reopening plan. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports

Police are investigating after someone sprayed racist and gang-related graffiti at a park over Memorial Day weekend in west suburban Naperville. “White Pride,” gang symbols and other phrases were spray painted between 7 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday at Cantore Park, 2507 Warm Springs Ln., according to Naperville police and Crime Stoppers. The messages were found on a partition…

A Naperville family is mourning the loss of a couple married more than 70 years that died within two days of each other after battling COVID-19. Harilal Thakkar, 90, and his wife, Padmaben, 87, were married for 71 years and passed away earlier this week. “My grandparents were humble. They were selfless,” said granddaughter Julie Thakkar, whom they helped raise….

A Naperville family is in mourning after Harilal Thakkar, 90, and his wife, Padmaben, 87, who were married for 71 years, passed away two days apart this week after battling COVID-19. NBC 5’s Michelle Relerford reports.

The Naperville Park District will reopen some of its facilities and programs on June 1 and plans to take legal action in an effort to reopen on its own timeframe, rather than in adherence with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s coronavirus recovery plan for Illinois. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

The Naperville Park District will reopen some of its facilities and programs on June 1 and plans to take legal action in an effort to reopen entirely on its own timeframe, rather than in adherence with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s coronavirus recovery plan for Illinois.

Two men are in custody and a woman remains at large after an armed robbery at a Naperville motel early Sunday morning, according to police. In a press release, Naperville police said the suspects broke into a motel room where a woman was staying in the 1600 block of Naperville-Wheaton Road. Police said the victim was struck in the head…

Several people were displaced and a firefighter was injured after a fire broke out Saturday at a west suburban Naperville home. Authorities were called at 1:25 a.m. for reports of the fire at the two-story home in the 1700 block of Baybrook Lane, according to a statement from the Naperville Fire Department. Crews found the fire in the walls of…

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has now revealed details on a five-phased plan to reopen Illinois as the state remains under a stay-at-home order through May 30.

The state-wide stay-at-home order has limited the amount of available resources and forced rehab facilities to limit who they can accept during the coronavirus pandemic. NBC 5’s Chris Hush Reports.

The coronavirus pandemic has hit especially hard for those in substance recovery programs across Illinois. The state’s stay-at-home order has limited the amount of available resources and forced rehab facilities to limit who they can accept. Some, like Banyan Treatment Center Chicago Director of Operations Brad Gerke, also fear the risk of overdosing has increased during the pandemic. “Relapse...

A North Central College residence hall will be open for public safety employees needing to self-quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to the college community, President Troy D. Hammond said the college and the City of Naperville had partnered to provide backup housing for the city’s public safety workers. Geiger Residence Hall will provide housing for 40…

A pastor at Calvary Church of Naperville has died a week after testing positive for COVID-19 and being hospitalized with pneumonia, the church announced Monday. “It saddens my heart to tell you that Pastor Angel Escamilla has passed away from this life,” lead pastor Martyn Sloan wrote on the church’s Facebook page. “I know that we prayed for his...