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Decent: Now that COVID concerns are waning, it’s important to get back in the water — especially for kids

July 15, 2022 at 11:03 a.m.

The shortage of lifeguards reported in Chicago does not appear to have spread to the suburbs. With everyone wanting to get back in the water, business is booming in Naperville....

Decent: Helping rescue animals one fundraiser at a time the mission of Chappy and Friends group

July 8, 2022 at 1:26 p.m.

When he rescued a dog from a puppy mill, little did Robert Bills know that it would be the start of a mission to support animal welfare projects across the...

Decent: Alive Center keeps making the big push to get girls into STEM, which remains male-dominated

July 1, 2022 at 12:20 p.m.

I feel l have spent years writing about the efforts to encourage girls to take STEM subjects at school. So, when I learned that there's still a huge disparity, I...

Decent: All the elements were there but something didn’t feel right about Ribfest being in Wheaton

June 23, 2022 at 3:09 p.m.

Like many of you, I was disappointed when I learned back in 2019 that Ribfest was moving out of Naperville. The plan at the time was to hold it 10...

The Comedy Shrine inside Fox Valley Mall in Aurora faces an uncertain future after failing to retain audiences after pandemic restrictions were lifted, according to owner Dave Sinker, left, and his son Patrick.

Owner says Comedy Shrine in Aurora closed after audiences failed to return after COVID-19 restrictions lifted

June 23, 2022 at 11:51 a.m.

Nobody's laughing at The Comedy Shrine at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, as the owner has closed its doors as he struggles with debt after audiences failed to return after...

Decent: Return of annual Naperville Fine Art and Artisan Fair a welcome summer celebration

June 15, 2022 at 10:57 a.m.

Art fairs have become as important as festivals and cookouts when it comes to celebrating summer here in Naperville. Next weekend sees the return of the Naperville Fine Art and...

Decent: Naperville Salute puts July 4 focus on vets as it strives to create event with hometown feel

June 10, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.

Now that the pandemic seems to have eased, Naperville will truly go back to its roots this year with a small hometown festival to celebrate the Fourth of July. Naperville...

Souvenir items for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee are displayed for sale inside the Cool Britannia store near Buckingham Palace in London.

Decent: Few things will unite the United Kingdom like the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and rightly so

June 3, 2022 at 4:32 p.m.

I think the best way to explain the extraordinary achievement of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee to Americans is this: Can you imagine if Harry S Truman, who was president during...

Decent: Naperville DAR members celebrate their ancestors’ Revolutionary War roots while doing good in the community

May 25, 2022 at 1:37 p.m.

There are many excellent service organizations here in Naperville, which for the most part are open for anyone to join. They all do good works from providing scholarships to holding...

Decent: Being a cop much more than just arresting bad guys, as these Naperville award winners will tell you

May 20, 2022 at 10:15 a.m.

A baseball coach who suffered a heart attack during a game at Naperville Central High School, a man who stopped breathing after mowing the lawn on a hot day and...

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