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Mego: WWI’s 100th anniversary good time to check out Naperville monuments

June 5, 2018 at 7:22 a.m.

One-hundred years can seem like a long time, especially when you think of all the events that end up crammed into those years. I've always thought it was remarkable, for...

Mego: Kudos to NCC for embracing science, building center to teach it properly

June 5, 2018 at 9:28 a.m.

I started college at a small, private school. It was far from my first choice, but the university I really wanted to attend never sent me an acceptance letter so...

Mego: Downtown book benches perfect melding of street art and great theme

June 5, 2018 at 11:29 a.m.

The first time I can remember thinking sidewalk sculpture might not simply be a fancy form of littering was during the Cows on Parade program in Chicago several years ago....

Mego: Spring’s upon us, but opening day’s what I’m waiting for

June 5, 2018 at 1:35 p.m.

Monday is the first day of spring. Somewhere around 5:39 in the morning, the sun will cross the celestial equator and all parts of Earth will receive equal amounts of...

Mego: Now is the time for Illinois to legalize industrial hemp as a crop

June 5, 2018 at 6:11 p.m.

A state senator from Chicago Heights recently filed a bill that I think is long overdue. It would allow Illinois farmers to cultivate industrial hemp, but only as part of...

Mego: Oh, for Pete’s sake! So many things in life need a fitting response

June 5, 2018 at 7:56 p.m.

People know I like odd little holidays. Sunday is one them. It is national For Pete's Sake Day. That may sound silly, primarily because it really is, but Tom and...

Naperville residents who have lead pipes bring water into their homes are going to have to replace the service lines, at a cost of thousands of dollars, under a new EPA requirement.

Mego: City needs to help residents who have lead water pipes

June 5, 2018 at 9:53 p.m.

Many Naperville homes built before 1930 — some say the number will eventually grow to more than 400 — receive their water through a service line made of lead. The...

Mego: Planning ahead for downtown parking a good idea, but timing’s everything

June 5, 2018 at 11:56 p.m.

When the Van Buren Parking Garage was first proposed, I received a lot of criticism because I favored it. In fact, I thought it was one of the better ideas...

A new fair housing reports says Naperville is not inviting to all types of people -- “potential African-American residents at all income levels do not, for whatever reason, feel welcome in Naperville or are being discouraged from moving there by discriminatory real estate practices such as racial steering.&#8221

Mego: Naperville would be better with more diversity

June 6, 2018 at 2:01 a.m.

When my family moved to Naperville, there were no African-Americans here, and the attitude regarding them was, to put it mildly, uninviting. Black people weren't allowed in the pool, and...

Mego: Ancient seas and salt mines have lasting roots in Morton Arboretum

June 6, 2018 at 4:18 a.m.

One of our best local attractions, the Morton Arboretum, probably wouldn't exist were it not for a natural process that occurred so long ago the amount of time is almost...

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