Naperville Police Beat
Here is a roundup of arrests and incidents reported by the Naperville Police Department: 1. Nicholas Byerley, 29, of the 2300 block of Palmer Ranch Drive, New Lenox, was arrested...
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Sculpture near Naperville train station commemorates those who died, survived or helped in 1946 collision
On the east side of the Metra station platform in Naperville, three welded figures are flanked by large train wheels in a memorial dedicated to the victims, survivors and responders...
Timeline of deadly 1946 train collision in Naperville
12:35 p.m. — The Advance Flyer and Exposition Flyer trains depart Chicago's Union Station. The Exposition Flyer is en route to San Francisco while the Advance Flyer is bound for...
How the 1946 disaster in Naperville resulted in limits being placed on train speeds
When one passenger train slammed into the back of another in Naperville 75 years ago, the impact was felt throughout the U.S. rail system. "At the time, the railroads set...
Naperville homeless advocate says Oscar hopeful ‘Nomadland’ portrays lifestyle ‘without any Hollywood garnishments’
Diane Nilan loved Jessica Bruder's book, "Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century," for its portrayal of older people living out of vans and campers and leading nomadic, challenging lifestyles....
Three Naperville high school students win National Merit Scholarships from corporations
Two Naperville North High School students and one from Neuqua Valley High School are among 1,000 high school seniors nationwide to be chosen for corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards. The...
700-plus Naperville D203 students quarantined for having COVID-19 contact; number doubled in first 2 weeks of return to school
More than 700 students in Naperville School District 203 were quarantined last week after coming in close contact someone with COVID-19, according to the district's COVID-19 dashboard. The 707 student...
College of DuPage won’t mandate students be vaccinated to attend fall classes; no decision yet for North Central in Naperville
College of DuPage students will not have to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in order to sign up for the expanded number of in-person classes to be offered this fall, President...
Scaled-back version of Naperville’s Last Fling fest planned for Labor Day weekend
Naperville's Last Fling will be back this Labor Day weekend, but a scaled-down version about a quarter of its normal size is being planned because COVID-19 restrictions. The annual end-of-summer...
North Central professor plays a role in Fermilab experiment that could change what we know about the universe
North Central College professor Paul Bloom was one of 200 physicists whose work contributed to Fermilab's Muon g-2 experiment, the results from which could be a game changer in particle...