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Wheaton Police Search for Individual Who Burglarized Vehicles This Week
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…
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DuPage County Drive-Thru Coronavirus Test Site Reaches 600-Test Capacity in 41 Minutes
A drive-thru coronavirus testing site in DuPage County reached its 600-test limit within minutes Thursday morning – 41 minutes to be exact.
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Police Investigate Possible Human Remains Found Outside Burial Plot at Wheaton Cemetery
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...
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Students Call for In-Person Learning Options, Return to Athletic Fields at Suburban Rally
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.
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Black Lives Matter, Jacob Blake Signs Vandalized at Wheaton Church
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…
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Wheaton Church Members Gather in Unity after Signs Vandalized
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.
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Wheaton Church Members Gather in Unity after Signs Vandalized
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…
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Black Lives Matter, Jacob Blake Signs Vandalized at Wheaton Church
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.
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Similar Weekend Home Invasions in Wheaton, Lombard Startle Residents
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…
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Wheaton Seventh Grader Surprised with Parade After Months in Quarantine
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.
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Wheaton Seventh Grader Surprised with Parade After Months in Quarantine
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…
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Hospital Readmits Addison Coronavirus Patient, Shares Frightening Journey
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,…
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Former Coronavirus Patient Returns to the Hospital with Further Complications
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.
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Cantigny Park Set to Reopen With Caution
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…
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Man Attempts to Lure Girl Into Car in Wheaton
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,…
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Neighbors Sing 6-Year-Old Happy Birthday Through Fence After Party Canceled
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.
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7 Students Charged After ‘Premeditated Brawl' at Wheaton North High School
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…
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Video Shows Brawl That Led to Charges Against 7 Wheaton North High School Students
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:
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Large Fight at Suburban High School Ends With 7 Arrests
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.
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Large Fight at Suburban High School Ends With 7 Arrests
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...