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The Naperville City Council asked staff this week to speak with businesses on the north and south sides of West Jefferson Avenue about funding a traffic light just east of Route 59 that would make it easier for vehicles to make left-hand turns.

Naperville wants traffic light on Jefferson between Target and Westridge Court before new complex gets built

January 20, 2023 at 6:31 p.m.

Navigating a left turn from Target or Portillo's onto West Jefferson Avenue can be a harrowing experience, especially during lunch and evening rush hours. The problem will only be exacerbated...

Naperville is willing to create a business district at the corner of Route 59 and Aurora Avenue as long as businesses in the recently renovated Westridge shopping area on the north are not included.

Naperville council agrees to 1% sales tax, biz district for two Route 59/Aurora Avenue shopping centers

January 18, 2023 at 6:49 p.m.

Naperville will add a 1% sales tax to the shopping center businesses at the northeast corner of Route 59 and Aurora Avenue to fund redevelopment as long as the recently...

The Naperville City Council Tuesday night directed staff to create an affordable housing catalog to highlight successful affordable housing projects in the city, which could be provided to any developer looking to pursue residential development in town. It was approved as alternative to a proposed affordable housing incentive program. (File photo)

Incentives plan to encourage developers to build affordable housing finally wins Naperville council OK

January 18, 2023 at 12:44 p.m.

Naperville may become a place where people who work and spend their money can also afford to live. The Naperville City Council this week unanimously agreed to establish an incentive...

A survey open to students, faculty, parents and the community asks, among other things, if Naperville District 203 and Indian Prairie District 204 should consider adding electric school buses to their fleets. This electric school bus was on display at the Lion Electric facility in Channahon in 2021.

Students and residents asked to take survey rating sustainability projects for district 203, 204 schools

January 17, 2023 at 5:47 p.m.

Ten simple questions about what schools can do to save the planet could help shape the direction Naperville-area school districts will take over the next decade. The youth team from...

Oak Cottage in the Greene Valley Forest Preserve was home to six generations of the Greene family. Naperville Preservation nominated the old farmhouse for Landmarks Illinois' list of 2023 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois.

Naperville Preservation wants Greene Valley farmhouse added to state’s most endangered places list

January 17, 2023 at 5:31 p.m.

Naperville Preservation is asking Landmarks Illinois to add Oak Cottage, the farmhouse at the Greene Valley Forest Preserve, to its list of Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois. Nominations for...

Patton Oswalt, from left, Candace Parker and Torrey DeVitto competed Thursday in a quarterfinals match of "Celebrity Jeopardy!" on ABC.

Naperville native, WNBA star Candace Parker nets money for charity on ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’

January 15, 2023 at 8:37 a.m.

It was rough game Thursday night for Naperville native and WNBA star Candace Parker, who competed in the quarterfinals of "Celebrity Jeopardy!" airing on ABC. Still, she managed to earn...

Brixmor Property Group will present arguments to the Naperville County Tuesday as why it wants a business district for the Westridge Court and Heritage Square shopping centers at Route 59 and Aurora Avenue and an added 1% sales tax from businesses there collected.

Request to add 1% sales tax to businesses at two Route 59 shopping centers goes to Naperville council Tuesday

January 19, 2023 at 9:56 a.m.

Brixmor Property Group will make its case Tuesday as to why the Naperville City Council should charge customers who patronize its two Route 59 shopping centers an additional 1% sales...

Ramsay's Kitchen is taking over the former Ted's Montana Grill location at 39 W. Jefferson Ave. in downtown Naperville.

Naperville will be home to third Ramsay’s Kitchen restaurant from celebrity Michelin-starred chef

January 17, 2023 at 10:36 a.m.

When Michelin-starred celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay opens his third Ramsay's Kitchen restaurant this spring, it will be in downtown Naperville. The city issued a building permit for Ramsay's Kitchen at...

Whenever it rains, Naperville residents in the area hit by an EF-3 tornado on June 20, 2021, must pick up glass, wood and metal that became embedded in their yards and keep rising to the surface. A $1 million state grant will be used to remove the debris-filled soil and replace it with new dirt.

State rep secures $1M grant to remove dangerous debris embedded in Naperville yards by 2021 tornado

January 13, 2023 at 12:53 p.m.

Dangerous wood, metal and glass shards embedded in the yards of 70 Naperville homes by an EF-3 tornado on June 20, 2021, will be removed and the soil replaced through...

Patton Oswalt, from left, Candace Parker and Torrey DeVitto are competing in an all-new "Celebrity Jeopardy!" premiering at 7 p.m. Thursday on ABC and streaming on Hulu.

WNBA champ and Naperville native Candace Parker competes on ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’

January 13, 2023 at 7:35 a.m.

The lessons Candace Parker learned off the basketball court at Naperville Central High School will come in handy as she competes in the quarterfinals of "Celebrity Jeopardy!" at 3:30 p.m....

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