Public Safety
A Villa Park woman was pulled from her burning home in the 400 block of North Bierman Avenue on Oct. 4 and transferred to Loyola University Medical Center in critical condition after she reportedly went deeper into the house to retrieve her dog, which did not survive. Elmhurst and Oak Brook Terrace firefighters were among the mutual-aid crews that responded.
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Two women face burglary and retail theft charges after an Elmhurst police officer helped stop an 82-mph chase on I-290 following a nearly $1,700 theft from a Naperville Alo Yoga store on Oct. 19.
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Elmhurst police cited the owner of Power Market, 572 W. Lake St., on June 23 for operating two illegal sweepstakes gambling machines supplied by vendor Sweep West, marking the second enforcement action at the store since 2023 after a similar incident involving a different vendor.
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Monday's severe storms dumped 2.41 inches of rain on Elmhurst and brought 70 mph wind gusts, closing Route 83 between North Avenue and St. Charles Road and leaving roughly 62,000 DuPage County customers without power. ComEd expects 80 percent restoration by noon Thursday, July 30.
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The DuPage County Health Department warned residents on Wednesday, July 29, not to touch bats found in their homes, reporting that two of 48 bats tested in 2026 carried rabies and 82 county residents have needed preventive treatment after possible exposure.
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