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Naperville Police Arrests

February 16, 2024 at 10:41 a.m.

The following items were taken from Naperville police reports and press releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt: A 27-year-old man from Chicago was arrested as a...

Clyde C. Netzley's Chrysler dealership truck is parked in front of Netzley’s garage at Chicago Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Naperville in 1920s. (Naper Settlement)

The Way We Were: If you lived in Naperville between 1921 and 1981, you knew Netzley’s car dealership

February 15, 2024 at 10:23 a.m.

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville’s past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. By Steve Metsch and Andrea Field The roots of the...

Tami Reid opened the Half Baked Goodness cookie store in Naperville in December. The business goes through five 36-pound cases of butter every week, she says. (Steve Metsch)

Down to Business: Half Baked Goodness has nothing to do with pot and everything to do with fresh-from-the-oven cookies

February 14, 2024 at 4:46 p.m.

Business: Half Baked Goodness Address: 2863 95th St., Naperville Phone/website: 630-432-0446, www.halfbakedgoodness.com Owner: Tami Reid, 51, of Naperville Years in business: Opened in December What does your business do? “We bake cookies. All of our...

Naperville Police Arrests

February 14, 2024 at 10:48 a.m.

Roundup of recent arrests made by the Naperville Police Department.

This is a cabinet card showing the Nichols Library before Washington Street was paved during World War I. Cabinet cards were a thin photographic image mounted on card stock paper. This one is from the Kendig Studio, located on Jefferson Avenue. Christian Kendig, a photographer during the Civil War, and his son, A.C. Kendig, took many photographs of early Naperville. (Naper Settlement)
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The Way We Were: You can thank a German immigrant for the start of the Naperville Public Library

February 8, 2024 at 6:45 p.m.

The Naperville Public Library has a rich history helped in large part by the generosity of James L. Nichols. Nichols, who was born in Germany in 1851, spoke his native...

Naperville Police Arrests

February 8, 2024 at 4:37 p.m.

Roundup of recent arrests made by the Naperville Police Department.

Bill Storm, 70, took over his son’s part-time gig and now owns Sharpening Services in Naperville. Most of his work involves sharpening knives but he’ll sharpen anything with a blade, including garden tools, he says. (Steve Metsch/Naperville Sun)

Down to Business: Do you know when your knife needs sharpening? This Naperville expert does

February 7, 2024 at 3:40 p.m.

Q&A with Bill Storm, whose home-based Sharpening Services for knives, scissors, garden tools and other items has found a niche in Naperville.

Naperville Police Arrests

February 7, 2024 at 1:02 p.m.

Roundup of recent arrests made by the Naperville Police Department.

Naperville Police Blotter

February 2, 2024 at 11:31 a.m.

The following items were taken from Naperville police reports and press releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt: A 20-year-old woman from Aurora was arrested on charges...

This is how Naper Academy looked in 1923. The school opened its doors to students in 1853 but was demolished in 1928 to make room for Naper School.

The Way We Were: One of Naperville’s oldest schools — Naper Academy — shows just how far education has come

February 2, 2024 at 11:33 a.m.

One of the Naperville area's first school buildings, Naper Academy, was a multipurpose structure that not only started out as a place to educate students, but also to provide space...

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