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Shakespeare coming to a park near you

June 16, 2018 at 4:35 p.m.

I don't know about you, but the Bard has always seemed to me like a pretty interesting guy, somebody I'd like to get to know better, a great addition to...

Katie Heuer, whom Ron Keller is indicating in a vintage photo, was a fourth-grade tuba player when he met her. Now a physical therapist, Heuer has played in the tuba section of the Naperville Municipal Band for 20 years.

Music man Ron Keller marks 50 years leading Naperville band

May 16, 2019 at 4:59 a.m.

There has always been a tune in Ron Keller's head. It changes often, sometimes from one moment to the next. An avid gardener, Keller likes to see things grow, so...

Public improvements that are part of Naperville's role in the $93 million Water Street redevelopment project, pictured early last month, will take up much of the planned capital spending in the city's 2016 budget.

Belt-tightening on the horizon for Naperville

May 16, 2019 at 4:59 a.m.

As Naperville prepares to increase its debt load in the coming year, decision-makers are looking for ways to trim spending to line up with lower revenues while keeping a wary...

The downtown Naperville property leased by Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete is directly across the street from several homes, the residents of which say the operation is unacceptably intrusive.

Neighbors decry nearby concrete plant operations

May 16, 2019 at 4:59 a.m.

Concrete may be fine for sidewalks, but it's one thing that shouldn't be very locally sourced, a group of downtown Naperville homeowners say. Residents of several homes near the Ozinga...

Washington Street in downtown Naperville can see slow-moving traffic during some periods of the day. The city plans to interconnect the traffic lights to make travel faster.

Traffic light sync project poised to begin

May 16, 2019 at 4:59 a.m.

Drivers taking Washington Street through Naperville should begin to notice the trip going more smoothly in the next couple of years. City staff won the go-ahead this week to launch...

Pho, a Vietnamese soup, is among the dishes available from the Ruthella's New Orleans Cuisine food truck.

Moveable feasts: Gourmet food trucks find their way to the Fox Valley

May 10, 2019 at 3:07 a.m.

The simmering food truck craze has inspired such cable TV fodder as "The Great Food Truck Race", "Food Truck Revolution" and "Eat Street". In the 2014 indie film "Chef" Jon...

The Apple Store on Jefferson Avenue in Naperville is one of the retail establishments that would collect 1 percent higher sales tax under a revenue-generating proposal from Naperville staff.

Chamber studying sales tax hike plan

May 16, 2019 at 4:59 a.m.

Naperville's business community is taking a close look at the possibility of a 1 percent city sales tax. City staff has proposed adding the retail tax using the city's home...

A warning sign posted in the doorway of a home warns solicitors not to knock on their door or enter the premisis.

Integrity comes to the door swathed in a pink vest

June 15, 2018 at 12:43 p.m.

Somebody's at the door. If you peek out and see a stranger, but you don't see a pink vest, you might want to think twice about opening it – and...

City snuffs out e-cigarettes for minors, bans public use

May 16, 2019 at 4:59 a.m.

Naperville officials this week tightened the rules governing use of alternative nicotine products, effectively outlawing the tobacco surrogates for minors, and banning all e-cigarette use indoors. Under discussion since late...

A Maltese stares out of its cage at Chicago's Anti Cruelty Society after being rescued from a South Side puppy mill in 2009.

Criticism dogs financial panel nominee

May 16, 2019 at 4:59 a.m.

Naperville's remaining vacant board and commission positions may soon be filled, but not without one of the proposed appointments facing objections from a local group. Mayor Steve Chirico's selection of...

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