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.
Public Safety
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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A Villa Park resident is in critical condition at Loyola University Medical Center after firefighters pulled her from a burning home on the 400 block of North Bierman Avenue on Sunday, Oct. 4. Three agencies are investigating the cause of the blaze, which killed the resident's dog.
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Elmhurst police are investigating a jewelry theft at Endeavor Health, vehicle burglaries near West North Avenue and Aberdeen Court, and a DUI arrest, among incidents reported between Sept. 28 and Sept. 30.
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Villa Park Police are asking drivers to slow down during National Pedestrian Safety Month in October, citing federal data showing 76% of pedestrian fatalities happen after dark and warning that Halloween trick-or-treating will put more children on local streets.
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