Cubs fans looking for change of fortune
There's a lot on the line Wednesday night for those who love the North Siders. People throughout the Fox Valley will be watching anxiously as the Chicago Cubs face off...
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Officials taking aim at $1.8 million fiscal gap
The budget-cutting scissors are being sharpened. Now that the dust has settled on Naperville's approach to improving its financial health over the long run, attention has turned to the anticipated...
When salve arrives on angel’s wings
Let me cut right to the chase here: I believe in angels. And here's one illustration of why. For starters, they have a way of swooping in right when they're...
Mass appeal: Area residents heading to see Pope Francis
There will be familiar faces in the crowd. Thousands of people are expected to gather on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol building Thursday morning, as Pope Francis makes...
Locally inspired mosque play’s company launches city residency
What would happen if a mosque was built in the heart of downtown Naperville? The creators of an evolving work of fiction inspired largely by the recent effort to open...
Seniors take focus at well-attended event
Naperville is coming into a senior moment. It looks as though it will last a while. Over the next four years, the segment of the city's population age 55 and...
Marathon plans include new medals, more downtown
Runners have a chance to up their game with this year's fall marathon in Naperville. A feature dubbed "legacy medals" has been added to the third annual Healthy Driven Naperville...
Dick Tracy sculpture stored for safekeeping
Dick Tracy was knocked off his pedestal Thursday morning. More accurately, he was lifted off – and "he" was the larger-than-life bronze version of the fictional detective that has towered...
Sculpture scrubbers return shine to Century Walk pieces
The figures were due for a bath. The DeDeckers came ready to scrub. Jo DeDecker and her brother David, natives of Loveland, Colo., spent two days recently restoring 17 of...
At home, beauty’s in the eye of the deed holder
When we did our big school project that year, the most stressful day certainly was the draft. In fifth grade, our defining moment was the state reports. Such was the...