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...

A husband and wife charged with running a fake charity for veterans are back behind bars in DuPage County after allegedly fleeing to Florida last year.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

A DuPage County couple is in police custody after they were accused of taking donations for a veterans charity and using it on themselves. NBC 5’s Michelle Relerford has the latest on the accusations. 

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

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

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