2 in custody after police chase, crash in Elmhurst

Thursday, April 9, 2026
ELMHURST, Ill. (WLS) -- Two suspects are in custody after a police chase and crash in Elmhurst Thursday morning, Elmhurst police said.

Elmhurst police said at about 4:30 a.m., another agency pursued a vehicle wanted in connection with a burglary in Melrose Park.



The vehicle crashed at York and Lake streets and one suspect was taken into custody while another fled, police said.

The suspect was last seen in a wooded area near I-290 east of York.



A person spotted the suspect and alerted police, who took the suspect safely into custody near Willow and Gladys Streets.

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