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Wendy Montalbano, who runs the Naperville-based Touch My Heart nonprofit with her husband, Rick, has taught her chickens how to hug her, she says.

Proposed compromise would give Naperville chicken therapy nonprofit an 18-month deadline to move

July 20, 2023 at 3:25 p.m.

A Naperville nonprofit group that's been offering special needs therapy with chickens without city approval will have 18 months to either relocate or shut down their backyard operations under a...

Pulte Home Co. plans to build 136 town houses like these as part of the Polo Club development on 119th Street between Route 59 and Book Road. The plan also calls for 261 single-family homes, a park and two multiuse playing fields.

Naperville grows with annexation of 3 sites bringing new housing developments and a K-8 STEM school

July 20, 2023 at 1:17 p.m.

Naperville just got larger and will soon be adding to its population numbers with the Naperville City Council's approval of three new developments in which all of the property has...

A Naperville code enforcement officer took this photo in June of the Touch My Heart nonprofit group's chicken coops as they appear from a neighboring yard.

Naperville couple that offers chicken therapy for special needs people fighting for city variances to keep operation going

July 19, 2023 at 8:57 a.m.

A Naperville nonprofit group that uses chickens to provide therapy for people with special needs has been operating and expanding its large chicken coops for the last two years without...

Tacos, tacos and more tacos are what's on the menu for Downtown Naperville Alliance's inaugural Taco Crawl Sept. 19, a fundraiser for Naperville's annual Hispanic Heritage Fest.

Downtown Naperville Alliance to debut Taco Crawl as Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in September

July 17, 2023 at 3:33 p.m.

Downtown Naperville Alliance is hosting a new event in September that will not only celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month but raise money for Naperville's annual Hispanic Heritage Fest. The Taco Crawl...

Kane County Judge Rene Cruz will preside over the new DUI treatment court.

Specialty court launched in Kane County designed to reduce number of DUIs, get offenders ‘transformative help’

July 15, 2023 at 11:42 a.m.

The 16th Judicial Circuit in Kane County has launched a new specialty court as an alternative to sending non-violent DUI offenders to jail. The court will focus on treatment to...

An Elgin Public Works crew removes storm debris from Sweet Clover Court in Elgin on Thursday.

Fox Valley cleans up after strong storms that included tornadoes hit region

July 13, 2023 at 7:08 p.m.

Parts of the Fox Valley area spent Thursday cleaning up after strong storms lashed the region Wednesday, including two confirmed tornadoes in Elgin and one in the Oswego and Boulder...

People watch from Navy Pier in Chicago as fireworks are set off earlier this month. Batavia's Fourth of July fireworks were canceled due to a computer problem, but have now been rescheduled for Aug. 5.

After computer glitch canceled show on July 4, Batavia fireworks rescheduled for Aug. 5

July 12, 2023 at 2:31 p.m.

The Batavia fireworks show that was abruptly canceled on the Fourth of July has been rescheduled for a new date in August, officials said. The new show will be held...

Rider of motorized bicycle killed in crash in Yorkville

July 12, 2023 at 8:58 a.m.

An Oswego man riding a motorized bicycle was killed in a crash with an SUV late Monday night in Yorkville, officials said. Jeffrey Faltz, 37, of the 3000 block of...

Campton Hills Police Chief Steve Millar.

Attorney says Campton Hills police chief placed on administrative leave amid state police investigation is fully cooperating with probe

July 10, 2023 at 6:20 p.m.

An attorney representing the police chief of Campton Hills who was placed on administrative leave last week in connection with an ongoing probe led by Illinois State Police said the...

Aurora man found guilty of child sexual assault

July 10, 2023 at 3:36 p.m.

An Aurora man has been found guilty of child sexual assault following a bench trial, officials said. Kane County Judge Elizabeth Flood recently found Lewis T. Richardson, 63, of the...

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