Change Your Clocks, Check Your Smoke Alarms

Clocks will “fall back” one hour on Sunday, Nov. 2, marking the end of Daylight Saving Time for the year. As you change your clocks, the Wheaton Fire Department reminds residents to also check the expiration dates and functionality of their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

Per Illinois’ Smoke Detector Act, any new smoke alarm installed in a single- or multi-family home must have a sealed 10-year battery. Existing smoke alarms installed before Jan. 1, 2023 may remain in place until they are more than 10 years old, fail an operability test, or malfunction.

Taking a few minutes this weekend to check your alarms helps keep you and your family safe all year long.

Court Grants Motion to Detain Man Accused of Possessing Child Pornography

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Wheaton Chief of Police P.J. Youker announced that Judge Joshua Dieden has granted the State’s motion to detain pre-trial a Wheaton man charged with possessing images of child pornography and failing to register as a sex offender. John Jacobson, 23 (d.o.b. 3/5/2002), of the 1900 block of Lancaster Lane, appeared in First Appearance Court late last Friday charged with six counts of Child Pornography (one Class X Felony and five Class 2 Felonies) and one count of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender (Class 3 Felony). For more information, visit the City's website.

DuPage County Division of Transportation: Public Meeting on Proposed Project for Roosevelt & Naperville Road Intersection 

The DuPage County Division of Transportation will host a public information meeting on Thursday, Oct. 30, 4-7 p.m., at Wheaton City Hall, 303 W. Wesley St. The meeting will review a proposed project at the intersection of Roosevelt Road & Naperville Road, which involves dual left turn lanes on Naperville Road at Roosevelt Road, traffic signal modernization, and other improvements. For more information, contact Lee Rivera at 630-407-6900.