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Citizen’s Police Academy Accepting Applications

The Wheaton Police Department is accepting applications now through Feb. 14 for a 10-week Citizen’s Police Academy, a chance for community members to learn the inner workings of police operations, practices and objectives. Classes will take plac...

Fire Department Responds to Building Fire

At approximately 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, the Wheaton Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire in a building in the 1000 block of College Avenue. Upon arrival, fire crews identified a fire on the first floor of a combined c...

Wheaton Police Arrest Man in Relation to ‘Swatting’ Incident

On Oct. 19, 2019 at approximately 4:30 a.m., 9-1-1 received an emergency call for an alleged violent domestic disturbance involving the discharge of a firearm in a multi-unit dwelling in the 700 block of Childs Street. The unidentified caller allegedly di...

City Announces Retirement of Longtime Director of Engineering

Director of Engineering Paul Redman will be retiring next month, after 35 years with the City of Wheaton.

Hired in July 1984 as a Civil Engineer, Redman was promoted to Director of the Engineering Department in 1990.

"It was an honor to serve the commu...

Clothing Recycling Added to Monthly Electronic Recycling Drop-offs

Starting on Jan. 11, 2020, the City’s monthly electronic recycling drop-off events will expand with a new program to collect textiles. The monthly events take place from 9 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of each month at the Public Works Sto...

'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' Campaign Made Roads Safer for the Holidays

The Wheaton Police Department partnered with the Illinois Department of Transportation and law enforcement across the state for the 2019 holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. From Dec. 16 through Jan. 2, law enforcement sh...

DuPage County Offering Home Heat Assistance to Qualifying Households

DuPage County Community Services is accepting applications for the annual Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) now through May 31, 2020, or until funds are depleted. Winter heating applications are now being accepted by appointment from seni...