Naperville man charged in wife’s death

A 55-year-old Naperville man allegedly killed his wife after kicking her multiple times in her legs in their bedroom, prosecutors say.

Reward offered in Naperville identity theft case

Anyone with information is asked to call Naperville Crime Stoppers at 630-420-6006.

At age 62, retired U.S. Marine holds plank for over 8 hours, breaks world record

A former U.S. Marine and DEA supervisory special agent broke the Guinness World Record for holding a plank. George Hood, 62, held the plank for 8 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds.

One killed in fire in Naperville

One person was killed in a fire in Naperville Saturday morning.

3 displaced in fire at Naperville home

Fire crews responded to the blaze about 6:39 a.m. in the 800 block of Proud Clarion Court near Gartner Road, the Naperville Fire Dept. said in a statement.

Suburban couple reeling after wedding venue shockingly closes

A national wedding venue chain has abruptly closed down, shuttering its locations in Lincolnshire and Naperville.

Chicago man charged in abuse of 2nd child at Naperville motel

Gabriel Melendez-Morales, 27, is facing two additional sexual abuse charges after detectives allegedly identified a second victim he met on social media and allegedly abused, police said.

Marijuana arrests plummet in 5 largest suburbs of Illinois

Although recreational marijuana will be legalized in Illinois starting Jan. 1, suburban police were already making far fewer arrests for crimes such as possession and manufacture of cannabis years before lawmakers signed off on legalization, police department data shows.

Man gets 18 years for armed robbery at Naperville gas station

DuPage County Judge Liam Brennan handed the sentence down Thursday to 23-year-old Willie Booker of northwest suburban Streamwood.

$1,600 gold coin dropped into Salvation Army kettle in Naperville by anonymous donor

A 1-ounce 1978 South African Krugerrand wrapped in a $2 bill was placed in a kettle at Casey’s Foods, 124 W. Gartner Rd., the Salvation Army said in a release.

$1K reward offered for information about Naperville convenience store burglary

About 6 a.m., two people smashed the front window of the Corner Pantry, 1801 Wehrli Rd., entered and fled with property from therein, according to Naperville police.

Naperville Central student faces felony hate crime charges over racist Craigslist post

The boy is charged with two felony counts of hate crime for taking a photo of the victim at school on Nov. 14 and using the photo in an ad posted to Craigslist, according to the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office.

Naperville Central High School students disciplined after 'racially insensitive' post

Students at Naperville Central High School were disciplined after administrators became aware of a “racially insensitive electronic post,” according to district officials.

Student accused of threatening violence at Naperville high school

A teenager is facing felony charges for allegedly making violent threats against their high school Thursday in west suburban Naperville.

No indication Buffalo Wild Wings staff heard racial comment, police say

Police looking into an incident at a Chicago-area Buffalo Wild Wings found no indication that workers heard a white patron mention the race of a group of black customers when he asked that they not be seated next to him, but investigators said the employees had heard him make racist comments before.