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A batch of beer brewed to help financially support the recovery of a carjacking victim sold out hours after it was released Friday in suburban Plainfield.

Proceeds from a craft beer named after an Aurora carjacking victim, who was shot and injured last month, will go towards her medical bills. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Police say owners and workers at a bakery and cobbler shop in suburban Indianapolis hurled baked goods and other objects at a masked robber to drive him away.   WISH-TV reported Sunday that 25-year-old Matthew Marshall, of Plainfield, was later arrested and charged with criminal confinement and robbery. The Plainfield Police Department said in a statement that Marshall is accused…

A northern Illinois township supervisor is accused in U.S. District Court of stealing more than a million dollars over six years from the company he founded, according to documents unsealed Thursday. Plainfield Township supervisor Anthony Fremarek has been charged with wire fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. Fremarek was arrested Thursday and pleaded not guilty during...

Several train crossings were blocked in suburban Plainfield Friday evening due to a “railroad grade crossing incident,” the city’s police department confirmed. According to police, the crossings at Naperville Road/Michigan, Route 126, Center Street, Eastern and LaPorte Street were blocked or inaccessible as of 4:19 p.m. Drivers were asked to avoid the area. Specific information about the incident wasn’t...

Three police officers were injured following a pursuit that spanned several suburban communities and ended in a crash Monday afternoon in Plainfield, the Will/Grundy Major Crimes Task Force confirmed. At approximately 1:55 p.m., officers with the Will County Cooperative Police Assistance Team attempted to take a male suspect into custody at which point the individual crashed his vehicle officers’ vehicles and...

Three police officers were injured following a pursuit that spanned several suburban communities and ended in a crash Monday afternoon in Plainfield, the Will/Grundy Major Crimes Task Force confirmed. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the details.

Thirty years ago today, an F5 tornado barreled through Plainfield, killing 29 people and leaving a lasting impact on the town. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

After school board members failed to pass a reopening plan to start the year with remote learning, Plainfield teachers announced they will push against the plan Thursday morning. The Illinois Education Association said the teachers plan to head to the Plainfield School District 202 administrative offices with their concerns over safety starting the school year amid COVID-19. “There are far…

After school board members failed to pass a reopening plan to start the year with remote learning, Plainfield teachers announced they will push against the plan Thursday morning. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres reports.

There is growing concern over sending students back to the classroom in Plainfield School District 202. On Monday, school board members voted down a plan that would have started the school year off with remote learning during the pandemic. It came as a surprise to the Association of Plainfield Teachers, who share concerns over the safety of students and their…

School board members voted down a plan on Monday that would have started the school year off with remote learning during the pandemic. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

A procession and memorial service took place Wednesday in remembrance of Plainfield Police Department K-9 Kody who recently died from cancer.

As the axe-throwing craze continues, it won’t be long before your friends want to give it a try. So … how do you throw an axe and make it stick? The owners of Axe Factor Throwing in Plainfield showed us how.

A 35-year-old woman died and two others were hurt in a crash Thursday in southwest suburban Plainfield. Sarah E. Cruz, of Spring Valley, was a passenger of a vehicle that lost control and crashed into a BMW X5 about 9:10 p.m. to the area of Route 126 between Meadow Lane and Indian Boundary, according to Plainfield police and the Will…

A 25-year-old man has died from dog bites following a weekend pit bull attack that injured four of the dog’s owners and prompted police to kill the dog inside their home in southwest suburban Plainfield. Devin J. White, of Plainfield, died Monday from severe dog bites to his arms, Plainfield police said in a statement. He had been transferred...

Four members of a Plainfield family were reportedly attacked and bitten by their pet Pit Bull Saturday evening, officials said. Plainfield police officers said they responded to a residence just after 9 p.m. Saturday in the 22900 block of Judith Drive after receiving a report that a dog bit several individuals. Authorities, including Plainfield Fire Department personnel, located the victims…

Public health officials are investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease possibly contracted at a senior home in southwest suburban Plainfield.

An off-duty suburban police officer was killed in a crash near suburban Plainfield early Sunday morning. According to Illinois State Police, Charles Schauer, 33, of Glen Ellyn was a passenger in a vehicle traveling southbound on Interstate 55 near U.S. Route 30 at approximately 6:02 a.m. Sunday when the car crashed into a box truck that had been involved in…

An off-duty Berwyn police officer was killed in a crash on Interstate 55, and now his colleagues and city officials are coping with his loss. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the story.