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I-290 ramp closures hit Elmhurst drivers over Labor Day weekend
Two westbound I-290 ramps to I-294 remain closed through the Labor Day weekend as the Illinois Tollway projects 8.5 million vehicles on its system between Friday, Sept. 4, and Tuesday, Sept. 8.
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Masked suspects flee Elmhurst gas station as officer arrives
Elmhurst police are investigating after a three-car group, including a ski-masked person who covered a license plate, fled the Thorntons at 476 N. York St. when an officer arrived on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
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I-290 ramp closures hit Elmhurst drivers over Labor Day weekend
Two westbound I-290 ramps to I-294 remain closed through the Labor Day weekend as the Illinois Tollway projects 8.5 million vehicles on its system between Friday, Sept. 4, and Tuesday, Sept. 8.
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I-290 ramp closures hit Elmhurst drivers over Labor Day weekend
Two westbound I-290 ramps to I-294 remain closed through the Labor Day weekend as the Illinois Tollway projects 8.5 million vehicles on its system between Friday, Sept. 4, and Tuesday, Sept. 8.
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View MoreTwo bats test positive for rabies in DuPage County this year
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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View MoreElmhurst squad car ends multi-county DUI chase after driver rams police vehicles at 90 mph
An Elmhurst squad car blocked a fleeing pickup that had rammed police vehicles across DuPage County during a multi-agency overnight chase on Monday, July 27; the Glendale Heights driver faces aggravated DUI and fleeing charges and is being held without pretrial release.
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View MoreBody of missing Naperville man found in Elmhurst quarry after week-long search
Elmhurst police located the body of Gabriel De Sagun, 28, in the east quarry near West Avenue on Monday, July 27, ending a seven-day search that involved K-9 teams, drones, boats, and sonar.
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View MoreElmhurst Hospital opens 16-bed observation unit as first phase of campus expansion
Elmhurst Hospital opened a 16-bed observation unit off its East Lobby to ease emergency department congestion, marking the first completed project in a multi-phase campus expansion that also includes a two-story cancer center addition and a new medical office building.
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View MorePark Forest woman arrested on burglary charge at Elmhurst Kohl's as police log trespass, scam reports
Elmhurst police arrested Kimberly Plummer, 33, on burglary and retail theft charges at Kohl's on Route 83 and responded to a 2:30 a.m. trespass in the 800 block of South Stratford Avenue during the week of July 21, 2026, while also logging financial fraud and social media scam reports.
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View More75 searchers comb Elmhurst quarry zones for missing 28-year-old Gabriel De Sagun
About 75 Elmhurst and mutual aid officers and firefighters searched the east and west stone quarry zones near West Avenue on Thursday, July 23, using sonar, an underwater drone, and K-9s in a major escalation of the hunt for missing 28-year-old Gabriel De Sagun.
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View MorePark Forest woman charged with felony burglary at Elmhurst Kohl's
Kimberly Plummer, 33, of Park Forest was arrested Tuesday, July 21, on felony burglary and retail theft charges tied to a July 11 clothing theft at the Kohl's on Route 83; separately, a man was caught on a resident's security camera walking onto her South Stratford Avenue property at 2:30 a.m. the same night.
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View MoreChicago man gets 10 years for selling fentanyl in DuPage County
A DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group undercover operation led to a 10-year prison sentence for a Chicago man who sold fentanyl-laced drugs at locations in DuPage and Cook counties.
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View MoreCar gets stuck on Elmhurst railroad tracks in early-morning DUI arrest
Elmhurst police arrested three drivers on DUI charges over the July 18–20 weekend, including a Berkeley woman whose car became stuck on the Union Pacific railroad tracks near Poplar Avenue and First Street early Monday morning.
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View MoreCar burglary suspect flees Elmhurst police after hitting three unlocked vehicles
A car burglary suspect broke into three unlocked vehicles on Cedar Avenue, Allison Street, and Crescent Avenue in southeast Elmhurst around 4 a.m. Saturday, July 18, then fled on foot and escaped police and a K-9 unit near the Canadian National railroad tracks.
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View MoreDuPage task force seizes cocaine, 14 firearms, $26K in Willowbrook and Downers Grove arrests
A DuPage County drug task force arrested two men on July 14 in separate cocaine and weapons cases in Willowbrook and Downers Grove, seizing nearly 158 grams of cocaine through undercover buys, 14 firearms, and over $26,000 in cash.
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View MoreElmhurst Park District shuts pools, golf course as wildfire smoke pushes AQI past 200
The Elmhurst Park District closed Sugar Creek Golf Course, Smalley Pool, East End Pool, and The Hub at Berens Park on Thursday, July 16, canceling all outdoor programs as wildfire smoke pushed the Air Quality Index well above 200 across the western suburbs.
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