Naperville

The owner of a Naperville bridal boutique is giving away 26 bridal gowns to frontline and essential workers throughout the month of March.

A Chicago woman gifted frontline workers with free bridal gowns after their battle with the coronavirus pandemic. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

A motorist died after their vehicle collided with a semitrailer Monday morning on Route 59 in west suburban Naperville.

Three men were arrested in suburban Naperville Thursday and charged in connection with at least two armed carjackings in Chicago.

A man accused of shooting a stranger in the face in West Chicago allegedly searched online for unsolved murders before carrying out what prosecutors called a “random” attack.

After 64 years of marriage, a couple from Naperville shared their secrets to love and happiness ahead of Valentine’s Day weekend.

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.

The Naperville Police Department responded to an armed carjacking Saturday afternoon in which a female victim was approached by two male suspects, one of whom was armed with handgun, according to authorities.

Two Chicago men are accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of booze from a grocery store in west suburban Naperville.

The Illinois State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of a house fire that killed a pregnant EMT a day before Thanksgiving. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen has the story.

A trio of convicted felons allegedly posed as police while abducting and robbing people at gunpoint in 2019. Their victims included a Naperville business owner and other wealthy people targeted in other suburbs, including Westchester and South Holland, according to a federal indictment. The defendants — Sedgwick Williams of Chicago, Ivan Ayers of Chicago, and Tai Hon La of Beach…

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday voiced concerns that people are not following mitigations meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus, citing the case of Naperville’s mayor, who revealed he recently traveled to Florida for his daughter’s wedding. At his daily coronavirus briefing, Pritzker stopped short of identifying Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico by name, but said “I even...

A woman identifying herself as Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico’s niece posted on Twitter Sunday calling out her uncle for attending a family wedding in Florida.

Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico is defending his decision to attend a family wedding out of state after a photo of the mayor circulated widely on social media. In the photo, Chirico can be seen standing in a group at his daughter’s wedding, which took place recently in Naples, Florida. None of the individuals in the photo were wearing masks....

Officials in Naperville are engaged in a debate over what to do to slow the spread of coronavirus as the world waits for an effective vaccine to be distributed, and a local ordinance on the matter is generating plenty of comments and controversy. The Naperville City Council is evaluating its options amid a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths in…

Officials in Naperville are engaged in a debate over what to do to slow the spread of coronavirus as the world waits for an effective vaccine to be distributed, and a local ordinance on the matter is generating plenty of comments and controversy. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.

A horrific crash left a car split in two and shut down a Naperville intersection for at least two hours, officials said Friday.

Suburban communities are cleaning up after a series of powerful thunderstorms struck the area. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has more details.

Several Naperville restaurant owners are expressing concerns that prolonged coronavirus restrictions could force their closure within months. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has the story.

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…