Suburban parents protest remote learning: 'destroying a generation'
Crowds of parents gathered in Wheaton Tuesday night to argue remote learning is going to set back an entire generation.
Church sign burned, Black Lives Matter signs vandalized in Wheaton
Authorities are investigating after someone damaged Black Lives Matter signs and set fire to a church sign Monday in west suburban Wheaton.
Armed home invasions reported in Wheaton, Lombard
Authorities are investigating a two home invasions Sunday in the west suburbs that may be related.
Chicago man charged with stealing DuPage County work truck
A North Side man has been charged with stealing a DuPage County work truck Friday in west suburban Wheaton.
Woman, 23, charged with attempted terrorism in Lombard
A woman is facing charges after allegedly helping a man who attempted to fire-bomb municipal vehicles last month in west suburban Lombard.
Suburban Chicago man charged with videotaping sexual assaults
A suburban Chicago man has been charged with sexually assaulting several women and videotaping the assaults.
Man scrawled homophobic slurs on Wheaton church, city hall, park benches: prosecutors
A 60-year-old Wheaton man faces charges after allegedly writing homophobic slurs on a church and government property in the western suburb.
Wheaton police use spike strip on car theft suspects
Wheaton police used a spike strip on car burglary suspects early Tuesday, but the suspects were able to flee the western suburb in a second vehicle.
Couple sentenced after guilty pleas in Wheaton fake charity scheme
A husband and wife have pleaded guilty to stealing from a charity they set up to benefit veterans.
Man charged with hitting Wheaton police officer with car, burglary
A Woodstock man is facing charges after allegedly stealing merchandise from a Mariano’s in Wheaton and hitting a police officer with a car while fleeing.
Wheaton man charged with child porn possession
A 24-year-old Wheaton man faces six felony counts of child pornography possession in DuPage County.
Molotov cocktail found at scene of Wheaton fire
Wheaton police are investigating an aggravated arson after finding a Molotov cocktail at the scene of a fire in the west suburb.
Man arrested while trying to burglarize Wheaton home: police
A 33-year-old man was arrested over the weekend after police found him allegedly trying to break into a home in west suburban Wheaton.
No injuries reported after police respond to person with a gun in Wheaton
No one was hurt after authorities responded to reports of an armed person Monday in west suburban Wheaton.
Armed suspects sought in Wheaton gas station robbery: police
A reward up to $1,000 is being offered by the DuPage County Crime Stoppers.
Chicago man charged with Wheaton burglaries, criminal damage to property
Dequan Jones, 24, is facing two counts each of burglary and criminal damage to property, Wheaton police and the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office said in a statement.
Man tried to get girl into car in Wheaton: police
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.
Illinois court affirms Indiana man’s sentence in 2015 attack
An Illinois appellate court has affirmed the 68-year sentence of an Indiana man convicted in a brutal attack of a woman at her suburban Chicago home in 2015.
Students used knife, sock full of batteries as weapons in Wheaton North H.S. brawl: prosecutors
Seven teenage girls have been charged in connection with a large fight Tuesday at Wheaton North High School in the north suburb.
Two men try to kidnap 15-year-old girl in suburbs: police
A 15-year-old girl escaped an attempted kidnapping Saturday in west suburban Wheaton.