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Letters to the Editor: False information being spread in case of transgender athlete

June 6, 2025 at 11:03 a.m.

Letters to the editor submitted for publication to the Naperville Sun.

Naperville residents receive college/university degrees, named to honor rolls and dean’s lists

June 5, 2025 at 7:43 p.m.

Naperville residents have completed college/university degrees or have been named to their school’s dean’s list, honor roll or similar academic achievement list.

With temperatures expected to be in the high 80s Monday and Tuesday, what better time to look back at Naperville's Centennial Beach. This postcard photo is undated but based on the swimsuit styles for both the men and women, one of whom brought a parasol with her, it was likely taken sometime in the 1930s. That would coincide with the beach opening in 1932 and completion of the bathouse by the Works Progress Administration in 1934. Admission fees for the beach's opening year were 10 cents for children, 35 cents for adults (escalating to 50 cents on holidays), according to the history compiled by the Naperville Park District. (Naperville Heritage Society)

The Way We Were: In some ways, Naperville’s Centennial Beach has never changed

May 30, 2025 at 2:12 p.m.

A look at Naperville's Centennial Beach as it would have been in the 1930s, the first decade the old quarry was open for swimming.

Naperville man who bludgeoned family dog given prison term, lifetime pet ownership ban

May 29, 2025 at 4:21 p.m.

A Naperville man who beat his family's dog to death was sentenced to prison and banned from owning any animal for the rest of his life.

Felon arrested in Naperville on charges he was driving with 4 loaded guns

May 29, 2025 at 11:17 a.m.

A Calumet City felon was charged with gun possession after Naperville police found several loaded firearms in his car, officials said.

This image shows the interior of Boecker’s Men’s Wear Store, located on the west side of Washington Street in downtown Naperville, as it appeared in 1924. Given the stock that can be seen in this photo, it was a one-stop-shop for the well-dressed man in town, carrying everything from shirts and pants to caps, ties and accessories. One countertop display reads: "Quality woolens for fine custom tailoring. They tailor better," apparently referring to wool suits. (Naperville Heritage Society)

The Way We Were: Naperville’s downtown men’s store as it looked in 1924

May 23, 2025 at 11:29 a.m.

Historic photo of the interior of Boecker’s Men’s Wear Store, located on Washington Street in Naperville, as it appeared in 1924.

Back in the 1940s, when Kroehler Manufacturing Co. was Naperville's big employer, this was the baseball team they fielded. Kroehler's men's team and its women's softball team played on a field located just north of the furniture factory at Loomis Street and 5th Avenue. (Naperville Heritage Society)

The Way We Were: Kroehler Manufacturing embraced America’s favorite pastime back in the day

May 16, 2025 at 12:50 p.m.

Some employees of the Kroehler Manufacturing played baseball on the company team on a field built north of the factory.

Letters to the Editor: Adcock’s Pritzker comments shows she’s ‘asleep,’ not awake; Medicaid cuts won’t save money, but will hurt a lot of people

May 16, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Letters to the editor submitted to the Naperville Sun.

Heatherton was a grand home located on a large estate on the south side of Chicago Avenue, east of Washington Street, in Naperville. It was built by attorney John S. Goodwin and his wife, Mary Forbes Goodwin, in 1903. The mansion was destroyed by a fire in March 1920. (Naperville Heritage Society)

The Way We Were: Wealthy lawyer’s 1903 home would rival many in Naperville today

May 9, 2025 at 10:27 a.m.

Heatherton was a grand home located on a large estate on the south side of Chicago Avenue, east of Washington Street, in Naperville.

Letters to the Editor: Pritzker’s ‘reckless’ GOP attack shows he’s no national leader

May 9, 2025 at 9:37 a.m.

Letters to the editor submitted to the Naperville Sun

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