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Join the Wheaton Police Department for National Night Out

Join the Wheaton Police Department and bring your family for a free event featuring games, food, touch-a-truck, and other fun family-friendly activities on Tuesday, Aug. 3 for National Night Out from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Northside Park, 1300 N. West Street...

Asphalt Treatment for Scottdale and Butterfield Ridge Subdivisions Aug. 3-5

Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 3 through Thursday, Aug. 5, Wheaton residents in the Scottdale Subdivision and Butterfield Ridge Subdivision will see a contractor applying surface treatments (weather permitting) on the streets listed below. This is a pavement tre...

UPDATE: Suspect in Alleged Domestic Battery Incident No Longer in the Area

UPDATE - 3:30 P.M. 8/2/21:

The Wheaton Police Department has received information that the suspect in this alleged domestic battery incident has left the area. Thank you to the community for your assistance.

ORIGINAL POST - 2:58 P.M. 8/2/21:

There is current...

Wheaton Fire Department Responds to House Fire

At approximately 10:45 p.m. on July 28, 2021 the Wheaton Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 200 block of West Illinois St. Upon arrival, fire crews identified heavy fire in the back of a single-family home with extensive sm...

Bond Set at $750,000 for Wheaton Man Charged with Shooting Vehicles Outside His Home

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Wheaton Chief of Police William Murphy announced that bond has been set for a Wheaton man accused of shooting at vehicles outside his home. Anthony Holland, 23 (d.o.b. 3/12/1998) of the 1300 block...

Hawthorne Boulevard Closed to Eastbound Traffic from President Street to Summit Street

Hawthorne Boulevard will be closed to eastbound traffic between President Street and Summit Street starting Monday, July 26 as crews with the City’s contractor, Plote Construction, begin road reconstruction work as part of the City’s 2...

Illinois Prairie Path Closed to Bike Traffic from Cross Street to West Street

The Illinois Prairie Path is closed to bike traffic between Cross Street and West Street along Liberty Drive as crews continue with construction associated with the Downtown Streetscape Plan. This closure is expected to last approximately 1 week. ...

Applicant for Proposed Gas Station Withdraws Application

The City of Wheaton received formal notice from Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc., parent company of Mariano’s, that they are withdrawing their zoning application to add a gasoline station at the northwest corner of Roosevelt Road and Main St...

Cole Avenue Detour Starts July 19 for Road Reconstruction

Cole Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Main Street and Wheaton Court starting Monday, July 19, 2021 as crews with the City’s contractor, Plote Construction, begin road reconstruction work as part of the City’s 2021 Road ...

Wheaton Police Warn of Driver’s License Renewal Scam

The Wheaton Police Department has received multiple reports from residents of a new phishing scam. The residents received email or text links to renew their driver’s license or license plates directing them to a fraudulent Illinois Secretary of ...

Wheaton Police Department Responds to Reports of Gunfire

At approximately 11 p.m. on Thursday, July 22, 2021, Wheaton Police Officers responded to the 1300 block of N. Main Street for a report of gunfire. Officers arrived on scene and did not find any victims. However, evidence was located indicating a firearm ...

Wheaton Police Arrest Man in Connection with Two Incidents

On July 14, 2021, the Wheaton Police Department arrested Bashir Saberi Pour on two counts of misdemeanor battery and two counts of disorderly conduct stemming from separate incidents. The first occurred at Northside Park on May 14, 2021,  and the...

Wheaton Police Invite Residents to Attend Neighborhood Roll Call Events

The Wheaton Police Department is taking its roll calls out into the neighborhoods to connect with you.  

Prior to the start of each tour of duty, Wheaton Police Officers gather to report for a roll call, where they are briefed on calls for service...

Vintage Rides Return to Downtown Wheaton on June 4

Vintage Rides will be returning June 4 from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Clare Woods Academy parking lot located at 125 E Seminary Avenue in downtown Wheaton. The Downtown Wheaton Association in community partnership with Clare Woods Academy will be hosting...

Wheaton French Market Open at New Location with Covid-19 Guidelines

Bensidoun USA will be opened the Wheaton French Market season on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at a new temporary location of Reber Street and Liberty Drive near Courthouse Square and the City’s Water Department facility. The market will be open from...

How to Report Fraudulent Unemployment Scams

The City of Wheaton has unfortunately joined the list of areas seeing significant instances of fraud related to unemployment benefits. Victims are receiving official notice from the State of Illinois that someone had filed for unemployment benefits using ...