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A vendor serves beer at Wrigley Field on May 8, 2013. Members of the Exchange Club of Naperville will broach the idea of using beer and beverage vendors during Ribfest concerts with the Naperville Liquor Commission Thursday.

Ribfest considering beverage ‘hawkers’ to shorten beer lines

May 16, 2019 at 5:38 a.m.

Naperville Ribfest organizers have a possible solution to shorten long lines for beer and other beverages – drink "hawkers." Members of the Exchange Club of Naperville will go before the...

Joe Hanley, of Des Plaines, walks through an exhibit at the 1st Infantry Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton Thursday.

Wheaton’s Cantigny museum to close in fall for $7 million renovation

May 16, 2019 at 5:37 a.m.

A planned renovation of the 1st Infantry Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton will provide a more complete history of the military organization, developing a new permanent exhibit focused...

Glen Ellyn police make two weapons-related arrests

May 14, 2019 at 10:27 a.m.

Glen Ellyn police recently made two weapons-related arrests. Police found a .357 magnum and ammunition for a 9mm pistol after searching a Chicago man's car following a traffic stop on...

New Naperville restaurant giving away free pizza all day today

May 16, 2019 at 5:37 a.m.

A new take-out restaurant specializing in South Side-style pizza is celebrating its Naperville grand opening today by giving away free pizza all day long. Sanfratello's Pizza, which got its start...

Two talks on lslamic faith, roots of terrorism set for April

May 16, 2019 at 5:36 a.m.

Aadil Farid, former president of the Islamic Center of Naperville, will give two talks on Islam and Islamic terrorism at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Naperville in April. The April...

Four men charged with violating Glen Ellyn peddling ordinance

May 22, 2019 at 12:35 a.m.

Four men, ages 24 and 25, were charged with violating a local peddling ordinance for selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door on March 10 in Glen Ellyn. Deputy Glen Ellyn Police Chief...

Wehrli staves off forest preserve board challenge

May 16, 2019 at 5:35 a.m.

Mary Lou Wehrli's path to a second term on the DuPage County Forest Preserve District Board is clearer after staving off an election challenge from Carl Schultz, a former forest...

Voters turned out in huge numbers in DuPage County Tuesday, setting a new record of nearly 50 percent ballots cast.

DuPage sets record with nearly 50% voter turnout

May 16, 2019 at 5:34 a.m.

Nearly 50 percent of DuPage's registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday's election, setting a new county record. Contentious primaries on both sides of the ticket no doubt lured voters to...

Islamic Center open house draws crowd of 1,000

May 16, 2019 at 5:34 a.m.

For almost four hours, Mansoor Syed shared information about his Islamic faith and the Prophet Muhammad with hundreds of people who attended an open house at the Islamic Center of...

Thousands turn out for annual Naperville St. Patrick’s parade

May 16, 2019 at 5:33 a.m.

The stirring drones of bagpipes and the green, orange and white colors of the Irish flag were on full display Saturday morning as Naperville crowds celebrated their connection to the...

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