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 handled at least six incidents between Friday, July 10, and Sunday, July 13, 2026, including a red Honda Accord stolen from Eldridge Lane and recovered 25 miles away in Country Club Hills.
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Villa Park Police issued 128 citations and made five arrests during the Fourth of July enforcement campaign that ended July 6, and a new statewide speed enforcement effort targeting Villa Park roads runs through Friday, July 31.
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The DuPage ETSB Policy Advisory Committee took up three MOU modifications on July 6 that would expand access to the county's DEDIR 911 radio system, the network that dispatches Elmhurst and Villa Park police and fire units.
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