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Oak Park River Forest High School: 2024 Graduation

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

December 20, 2024 at 4:57 p.m.

Roundup of Naperville residents who have completed college/university degrees or been named to their school’s dean’s lists, honor rolls or similar listings.

If you've ever wondered what downtown Naperville looked like in the 1940s, this postcard provides the answer. It offers a view of Washington Street looking north from Chicago Avenue. Jackson Avenue is at the left between the service station and Beidelman Furniture, the latter being only business there that's still in existence. In fact, the 163-year-old store received landmark status from the city this summer. (Naperville Heritage Society/Naper Settlement)

The Way We Were: Downtown Washington Street in the 1940s offers good view of small town Naperville

December 20, 2024 at 12:35 p.m.

If you've ever wondered what downtown Naperville looked like in the 1940s, this postcard provides the answer.

Four people, including one from Naperville, have been charged with stealing merchandise from the Nordstrom Rack store in Oak Brook, with one of the suspects allegedly punching and biting the officer as he was arresting her. (Dreamstime / TNS)

Naperville woman among four charged with shoplifting from Oak Brook Nordstrom Rack

December 16, 2024 at 5:45 p.m.

Four people, including one from Naperville, have been charged with stealing merchandise from the Nordstrom Rack store in Oak Brook, with one of the suspects allegedly punching and biting the...

Two men and a juvenile sought for Schaumburg carjacking captured in Naperville

December 16, 2024 at 11:27 a.m.

Two men and a juvenile were arrested in Naperville Saturday night in connection with a carjacking that occurred in Schaumburg, police said.

This black-and-white postcard, postmarked in 1910, captures the interior of the Slick & Kochly Dry Goods store at the northeast corner of Jefferson Avenue and Main Street in downtown Naperville. Benjamin “B.J.” Slick and Joseph Kochly opened the business in 1897, and when Slick's son, A.B., became a dentist, he opened his office above it. Longtime Naperville residents will remember the building as the location of Russell’s Dry Cleaners before it was demolished a half dozen years ago to make way for a new development now anchored by the Filson store. (Naperville Heritage Society/Naper Settlement)

The Way We Were: A look inside an old dry goods store in downtown Naperville

December 13, 2024 at 9:19 a.m.

This black-and-white postcard, postmarked in 1910, captures the interior of the Slick & Kochly Dry Goods store at the northeast corner of Jefferson Avenue and Main Street in downtown Naperville.

In this 1938 Christmas scene captured by Naperville photographer E.F. Lueben, John and Edwin Eigenbrodt play with Tinkertoys as their parents, Harold and Mildred Eigenbrodt, indulge in a little book reading. According to online records, Harold Eigenbrodt was a professor at Naperville's North Central College. He died in 1958 at age 60 and is buried in Naperville Cemetery along with his wife, who lived for 35 more years. Mildred became the dean of women at North Central after her husband's death and would later become an English professor at the American College for Women in Cairo, Egypt. Edwin went on to become a medical doctor and his brother was a minister and college professor, records show. (Naperville Heritage Society)

The Way We Were: Nostalgic Christmas photo captures family of once and future college professors

November 29, 2024 at 10:47 a.m.

Photo of Naperville residents Harold and Mildred Eigenbrodt and their sons. Harold was a North Central College professor and his family members also became professors.

Letters to the Editor: Sun headline doesn’t convey most important part of story; Will County election vote processing lauded by LWV

November 29, 2024 at 7:50 a.m.

Letters to the editor submitted to the Naperville Sun.

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