Wheaton

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Meet Joe Adkins, a pumpkin king of sorts from the western suburbs.

James R. Povolo allegedly showed a pornographic video on his phone Sept. 1 to a minor, whom he knew, inside the Vineyard Church of DuPage, authorities say.

The man is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 9.

A second man has been sentenced for kidnapping and robbing a Wheaton College student at gunpoint in 2016.

Police are investigating after someone tried abducting a girl in west suburban Wheaton last week.

A bomb squad was called in the evening to St. Joseph Orthodox Church at 412 Crescent St., the City of Wheaton said in a tweet.

The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that they have an open investigation into a man impersonating a police officer.

Wheaton police are warning residents about a woman who offered an Edison Middle School student candy Thursday afternoon in the west suburb.

A man was sentenced to 24 years in prison for his role in kidnapping and robbing a Wheaton College student at gunpoint in west suburban Glen Ellyn.