Wheaton

Cantigny Park in Wheaton has unveiled a new art installation featuring imaginary creatures inspired by Mexican folklore. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter spoke with the artist behind the colorful sculptures.

New developments have emerged following an armed robbery at a cell phone store in west suburban Wheaton. Police audio recordings revealed the tense moments when employees were tied up and officers raced to the scene. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

A recent graduate from suburban Wheaton College put his thrifting skills to use, flipping an unlikely find into a fortune.

A vaccination clinic previously open during the height of vaccine efforts earlier this year will reopen Wednesday to offer booster shots in DuPage County, health officials said.

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.

The father of a Medal of Honor recipient from suburban Wheaton who was killed in battle in Afghanistan in 2008 said he is experiencing strong emotions following the end of America’s longest war and the evacuation of US troops and allies.

St. Michael Catholic Church in Wheaton held a prayer vigil Wednesday for the U.S. soldiers who gave their lives fighting the war in Afghanistan. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

A professional skateboarding star from California has been charged with murder after he beat and kicked a man at a Comfort Suites in Oakbrook Terrace last week.

A gardening class at the DuPage County Jail is cultivating rehabilitation and college credit for some inmates, and the community is benefiting from their hard work. The eight-week course is a partnership between the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office and the College of DuPage. In the program, participating inmates are learning how to plant and tend to vegetables and herbs....

A gardening class at the DuPage County Jail is cultivating rehabilitation and college credit for some inmates, and the community is benefiting from their hard work. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has the story.

A family of 13 foxes has been calling one Chicago suburb home over the past few weeks.

A fox family of 13 made a new home in suburban Wheaton in the backyard of one resident. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Kathleen Zellner, Chicago area attorney featured in the “Making a Murderer” docuseries, and her husband Robert sold their Wheaton mansion for $1.75 million this month.

Wheaton police are on the lookout for a burglar who has broken into several vehicles this week in the western suburb. Several vehicles were burglarized Wednesday and Thursday in the area of Naperville Road and Danada Drive, according to Wheaton police. The burglar went through unlocked vehicles, and in one instance, used a garage door opener in a vehicle to…

A drive-thru coronavirus testing site in DuPage County reached its 600-test limit within minutes Thursday morning – 41 minutes to be exact.

Wheaton police said they are investigating after possible human remains were found at an area cemetery. Authorities said they were called just before 5 p.m. Wednesday to the Wheaton Cemetery on Warrenville Road after employees discovered bones and decayed remains outside of the burial plot area. Wheaton police said evidence technicians processed the area overnight and the DuPage County...

Hundreds of students gathered at a suburban rally Tuesday, calling for a return to in-person learning and a return to the athletic field. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando has more.

Members of a Wheaton church came together in a show of unity Thursday after vandals damaged several signs in support of Black Lives Matter. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Church congregations and religious leaders gathered in a show of unity in suburban Wheaton on Thursday after vandals damaged several signs in support of Black Lives Matter and Jacob Blake. Hope Presbyterian Church and Bethel New Life Church held a vigil on the grounds of their shared facility, where earlier in the week, someone knocked over a Black Lives Matter…

A church community in Wheaton said its messages in support of Black Lives Matter and Jacob Blake, the Black man shot by a police officer in Kenosha, have a hit a nerve. Someone knocked over a Black Lives Matter sign and destroyed a Jacob Blake sign on the grounds of Hope Presbyterian Church early Monday, according to church members. A…