DuPage County
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Willowbrook man charged with injuring three officers in courtroomMar 27, 2021 1:00 am - A Willowbrook man has been charged with injuring three DuPage County sheriff's deputies after a hearing on a domestic violence case against him Friday morning in a Wheat...
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DuPage sheriff proposes $2.5 million body camera contractMar 25, 2021 5:00 am - DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick has recommended spending $2.5 million over the next five years to outfit law enforcement employees with body cameras, a requirement ...
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DuPage County leads suburbs in residents 65+ getting at least one vaccine dose, at 74%Mar 25, 2021 1:00 am - Nearly three-quarters of all DuPage County residents 65 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the highest rate among suburban locations. Meanw...
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Bloomingdale man guilty of battery, not hate crime, for verbal attack on Muslim Lyft driverMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version gave an incorrect first name for the judge. A Bloomingdale man has been found not guilty of committing a felony hate crime when he...
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Elmhurst school librarian turns another page adapting to pandemicMar 24, 2021 6:00 am - Lauren Blanford had finished reading the children's picture book “The Undefeated” when a student raised a hand. “Mrs. Blanford, what was that book about?” “It's about Bl...
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Aurora man charged with armed violence, attempted gunrunningMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - A statewide grand jury has indicted a 25-year-old Aurora man on a variety of charges, including armed violence and attempted gunrunning. Tommy Murphy, of the 1000 block ...
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Chicago man charged in DuPage with being armed habitual criminalMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man has been charged with being an armed habitual criminal, accused of having a loaded handgun while out on bond and on parole. DuPage County Judge Jeffrey Mac...
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'Hate has no home here': Naperville event condemns anti-Asian racism after Atlanta shootingsMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - Growing up in Naperville, Jennifer Chan found herself repeatedly explaining the prevalence, severity and mere existence of anti-Asian racism. She experienced it firsthan...
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Early voting expands in the suburbsMar 22, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County Election Judge Cathy Vitale-Sweeney opened the early voting operation at Arlington Heights Village Hall with the precision of a military drill sergeant. It w...
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First rabid-bat report of 2021 comes out of DuPage CountyMar 20, 2021 1:00 am - The first rabid-bat report of 2021 is from DuPage County, the state health department says. Saturday's news release from the department did not specify exactly where the...