Elmhurst police search for escaped prisoner
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Authorities in Elmhurst are searching for a suspect who escaped police custody Thursday afternoon near Interstate 290.

Elmhurst man charged with child pornography

“Our digital forensics team is in a league of their own,” Sheriff James Mendrick said. “If you are dealing in the seedy and disgusting world of child pornography, they will catch you.”

Man charged with setting fire to vehicle at Elmhurst BMW dealership

Bond was set at $200,000 Thursday for a man charged with setting fire to a vehicle in the parking lot of an Elmhurst car dealership early Wednesday.

Woman killed in crash involving ambulance on Roosevelt Road in Elmhurst

The crash started when an ambulance (that was not carrying any patients) hit black ice and lost control. The ambulance hit several other cars. The woman who was killed was in one of those cars; she had gotten out to check the damage when a driver in a Dodge Durango also lost control and ran her over.

Midlothian man in stolen vehicle led cop on high-speed chase in broad daylight: prosecutors

Gonzalo Guerrero allegedly drove through a residential neighborhood at a high rate of speed while fleeing from police, and crashed into another vehicle. The damage was so bad to the stolen vehicle Guerrero was driving, that a police officer had to break a window to get him out of the car.

DuPage County inmate who cut off GPS monitor after brother's funeral arrested at Jewel Osco: prosecutors

Berrier allegedly cut off his electronic GPS monitoring device shortly before he was supposed to return to the DuPage County Jail following his brother's funeral on Jan. 11. Police located Berrier on Saturday at the Jewel Osco in Glendale Heights.