Municipalities seek answers on dwindling phone taxes
Municipal financial officials have taken up the mystery of why revenue from taxes on phones is dropping like calls on bad cellular service. "It's a fact there is a rapid...
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Let’s stand up for a purpose seated nearby
Take a seat! Better yet, take two. They're small. And that, at least metaphorically, is the sad truth. You might have heard about next week's fundraiser for Bridge Communities. Or...
New good works are brewing for Ribfest
"I always wished I liked beer," my benevolent grandmother, whom we called Gam, would say now and then, her face wearing an expression both wistful and apologetic. "It's such a...
Green thumbs raised high, let’s cut the grass
Kermit must be pleased. It's actually not all that hard to be green – or at least green-ish. And that's a good thing, because gazing out over my backyard this...
Mother Nature and her unruly children
After the clouds moved out and the roar settled, you caught a peek of the silver lining. Inexplicable disaster is sometimes that way. The winds that a week ago took...
Welcome to Vaperville: Huffing and puffing about cigarettes
Small fry, sittin' by the pool room Small fry, should be in the school room My, my, put down that cigarette You ain't a-grown up high and mighty yet Frank...
Give it a go
It's a giving thing. Oh, I know this isn't the first time I've asked you to pry open that wallet and hand over some of what's inside, without getting any...
Pradel poised to step down after two decades as Naperville’s mayor
Officer Friendly didn't dream of being a policeman when he was little. And he certainly wasn't thinking about being his hometown's longest-serving mayor. "I wanted to be the head of...
Edward initiative drives Naperville marathon renaming
Naperville's big fall run had a long name. It just got longer. Organizers announced Tuesday that the Edward Hospital Naperville Marathon & Half Marathon is no more. The third annual...
Bergeron remains Naperville council candidate, despite ceasing campaign
Restaurant owner Jimmy Bergeron says he has put his campaign for a Naperville City Council seat on hiatus but that doesn't mean he can't wind up being elected considering he'll...