Steve Metsch

Steve Metsch is a freelance reporter for the Naperville Sun.

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Naperville Police Arrests for Aug. 19-20

August 31, 2026 at 12:38 p.m.

Roundup of recent arrests made by the Naperville Police Department.

Joumana Pavlov has been the manager of Pottery Bayou in Naperville for six years. In front of her are pottery that will soon be picked up by the customers who painted them. (Steve Metsch/Naperville Sun)

Down to Business: Ceramic painting a great way to relax, Pottery Bayou manager says

August 26, 2026 at 3:08 p.m.

Q&A with Joumana Pavkov, manager of the Pottery Bayou in downtown Naperville.

Sarah Cox, curator of exhibits at the Elmhurst History Museum, adjusts a jersey of current Bears defensive end Montez Sweat as she prepares to open a new exhibit about Chicago football at the museum in Elmhurst. The exhibit Bear Down: Football in the Windy City opens Friday. (Elmhurst History Museum)

Elmhurst History Museum teams with Pro Football Hall of Fame on century of Chicago football stories

August 25, 2026 at 5:05 a.m.

It took Sarah Cox two years to put together what promises to be a thrilling exhibit for fans of football — especially the Chicago Bears, a franchise that dates back...

Naperville Police Arrests for Aug. 15-18

August 24, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

Roundup of recent arrests made by the Naperville Police Department.

Naperville Police Arrests for Aug. 12-14

August 24, 2026 at 12:39 p.m.

Roundup of recent arrests made by the Naperville Police Department.

Naperville Police Arrests for Aug. 11-12

August 19, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

Roundup of recent arrests made by the Naperville Police Department.

Naperville Police Arrests for Aug. 8-10

August 17, 2026 at 11:13 a.m.

Roundup of recent arrests made by the Naperville Police Department.

Paulette Cook of Broadview enjoy sitting on backyard benches put together for her by the handyman service offered by Proviso Township. A grant from Aging Care Connections in La Grange now makes those services free of charge. (Steve Metsch/Pioneer Press)

Handy help for older residents now offered in Proviso Township for free

August 14, 2026 at 11:54 a.m.

Proviso Township’s Handyman Program takes care of small repairs for seniors for free thanks to La Grange-based Aging Care Connections.

Naperville Police Arrests for Aug. 6-8

August 14, 2026 at 7:50 a.m.

Roundup of recent arrests made by the Naperville Police Department.

Ali Dewjee owns Bombay Eats in Naperville with his wife Falguni. They opened this location in 2022 and started in Chicago in 2010. (Steve Metsch/Naperville Sun)

Down to Business: Bombay Eats aims to make Indian street food fast and casual

August 12, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

Q&A with Ali Dewjee, co-owner of Bombay Eats, an Indian fast-food restaurant on Freedom Drive in Naperville.

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