Wheaton

Wheaton food pantry People's Resource Center threw away 3 tons of food after a severe weather-related power outage.

At least 7 tornadoes were confirmed across the Chicago area during severe storms, with 5 tornado touchdowns verified in Illinois cities including Hazel Crest, Lansing, Glen Ellyn, Orland Park, and Wheaton. Cleanup efforts continue as of Wednesday.

A Buffalo Grove man has been charged as the second suspect in a Wheaton armed carjacking and 100 mph police chase. Prosecutors have ordered him held in connection with the incident.

An Oswego man is in custody for allegedly attacking a woman near the Illinois Prairie Path in Wheaton. The incident involved an alleged physical assault.

A person was fatally struck by a freight train in Wheaton, Illinois, near the intersection of East Front Street and South Cross Street. Metra officials confirmed the crash occurred Thursday morning, but authorities have not yet identified the individual.

A man was sentenced to 28 years in prison for robbing a Wheaton T-Mobile store at gunpoint in May 2022. He is the second of four men linked to the alleged robbery.

A severe storm caused a boat to capsize on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin, resulting in the deaths of three children aged 10, 7, and 6. Residents from Wheaton and Batavia were among those on board, and all children were wearing life jackets.

Wesley Freeman, a 15-year-old from Wheaton, suffered a rare spinal stroke and is currently hospitalized and paralyzed, fighting to walk again.