A man is accused of making 911 calls to report a fake crime in progress that prompted a major police response — also known as “swatting”— last year in west suburban Wheaton.

Talk about a sweet cleanup call! Wheaton police officers responded to a doughnut spill on Sunday in the Chicago suburb. Video from Chicago-area attorney Matt Topic shows officers shoveling 50 to 60 doughnuts from the middle of the road. While it’s not clear how the pastries got there, they were cleaned up in about 30 minutes.

A freight train struck a car that drove under a crossing gate Thursday in Wheaton, delaying Metra Union Pacific West trains in the western suburb.

A rehabilitation center in suburban Wheaton is helping children with physical challenges to enjoy play time thanks to some unique modifications to toys. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has the story.

For the fourth year in a row, a suburban Wheaton man has taken home the prize for Illinois’ largest pumpkin.

Police are investigating four burglaries in the western suburbs that happened while the residents were asleep. The burglaries all took place in the early morning hours on Monday, according to a statement from the Glen Ellyn Police Department. One burglary was reported in Wheaton at a home near the intersection of East Forest Avenue and Stoddard Avenue, officials said. Three...

Toby Keith said he didn’t know a music festival he was supposed to headline in Schaumburg had been unexpectedly canceled until news broke Wednesday.

Authorities said they were investigating a “suspicious package” at a Wheaton church Monday evening.

Authorities said the “suspicious package” investigated at a Wheaton church Monday evening was declared safe.

Four men have been charged with impersonating a police officer this week in unincorporated West Chicago.

Here’s a look at places that have announced closures so far:

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast update as the Chicago area battles record-breaking cold. 

Several schools, businesses and buildings are closed this week as life-threatening cold pushes its way into the Chicago area.

Several businesses and buildings will be closed this week as dangerously cold air descends on the Chicago area, bringing life-threatening conditions to the city.

Authorities say a 10-year-old girl has been detained in the death of an infant in northwestern Wisconsin.

A pair of sisters from Wheaton, Illinois, stopped by ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Monday to perform an inspirational dance routine and share how the youngest has been battling cancer since the age of 3.

Authorities are searching for two suspects who allegedly beat an 86-year-old home-owner, ransacked his house and took cash in unincorporated Wheaton Tuesday morning.

Authorities are searching for two suspects who allegedly beat an 86-year-old home-owner, ransacked his house and took cash in unincorporated Wheaton Tuesday morning. NBC 5’s Ash-har Quraishi has the details.

Police are warning of a home burglary on Monday in west suburban Wheaton.

Villa Park is one of the best places in America to raise a family, according to a new ranking.