Wheaton

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.

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…

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. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

A pair of home invasions early Sunday in Wheaton and Lombard have startled residents in the two suburbs and prompted a police investigation. According to police, residents in the 1700 block of Evergreen in Wheaton were outside at about 5 a.m. Sunday investigating suspicious activity when an individual confronted them with a gun. Officials said that another person entered the…

A middle school student battling a rare condition received a surprise on Friday when a parade of honking cars and excited friends and family members helped her celebrate her thirteenth birthday. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

A middle school student battling a rare condition received a surprise on Friday when a parade of honking cars and excited friends and family members helped her celebrate her thirteenth birthday. Emily Rominski of Wheaton has Atypical Progeria Lipodistrophy, a condition in which she has almost no fat and her body ages rapidly. Her mother, Kristina Rominski, said Emily has…

A west suburban man has a message for others suffering from the coronavirus, after he was readmitted to the hospital days after being released. Thirty-year-old Jonathan Davila of Addison was diagnosed with the coronavirus in March. He was released from Elmhurst Hospital in May after spending 44 days in the Intensive Care Unit. Just four days later, Davila was readmitted,…

Though he hasn’t tested positive for the coronavirus since March, one patient returned to the hospital with ongoing complications. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

As more businesses prepare to open doors entering phase three of the governor’s reopening plan, Cantigny Park in Wheaton will began its phased reopening starting June 1. As of next Monday, grounds-only access to the park will be open for Cantigny Park members and Honors Club members from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. every day. Cantigny said it will limit…

A man tried to lure a girl into his car Monday in west suburban Wheaton, police said. She was walking about 6:38 p.m. in the 1200 block of North Main Street when the man approached her in a “smaller” black SUV, Wheaton police said. He asked the girl for her name, phone number, address and to get into his vehicle,…

Liam Zilch’s sixth birthday party was canceled because of the COVID-19 outbreak in Illinois. So his Wheaton neighbors decided to gather at a safe distance outside his home to sing happy birthday to him through a fence.

Seven juvenile Wheaton North High School students face mob action charges after prosecutors say they took part in a premeditated brawl that involved a pocketknife and socks filled with batteries and a can of green beans. The students, all of whom were female, were in a hallway Tuesday morning near the cafeteria at the school when authorities allege a fight…

Seven juvenile Wheaton North High School students face mob action charges after prosecutors say they took part in a premeditated brawl that involved a pocketknife and socks filled with batteries and a can of green beans. (Video courtesy:

Several girls are facing charges for a brawl at Wheaton North High School. Police say a pocket knife and a sock full of batteries were among the weapons used in the brawl.

Seven teenage girls have been charged in connection with a large fight Tuesday at Wheaton North High School in the north suburb. The “premeditated brawl” broke out about 7 a.m. in the hallway near the cafeteria at the school, 701 W. Thomas Road in Wheaton, according to a statement from the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office. One of the...