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Video surveillance screens are illuminated at the Public Safety Answering Point, also known as the 911 center, inside the Naperville Police Department, 1350 Aurora Ave.

Naperville to sign off on new contracts for public works equipment operators and police 911 staff

October 18, 2022 at 11:55 a.m.

New contracts with public works equipment operators and police telecommunicators will cost Naperville roughly $900,000 over the next five years. Naperville City Council members this week are expected to sign...

"Fake news" is a term frequently used by former President Donald Trump, but he was also often accused of spreading information that was not accurate or incorrect. A new high school class that's now mandatory in Illinois helps teach students how to determine if information they get through the media via news programs or articles, the internet, social media, podcasts and other sources, is accurate, incomplete or false.

Media literacy class teaching high school kids to separate fact from ‘fake’ now mandatory thanks to Naperville grad

October 17, 2022 at 5:34 p.m.

Illinois became the first state in the country to require media literacy education to be taught at schools through the tenacity of a former Naperville Central High School student. Starting...

Naperville Little League to make $200K donation for synthetic turf fields at DuPage River complex, Knoch Park

October 14, 2022 at 3:16 p.m.

Naperville Little League plans to donate $200,000 to the Naperville Park District to replace the grass-covered baseball fields in two parks with synthetic turf. An agreement will be drawn up...

Voters in Will County and Naperville, Lisle townships being asked to fund mental health boards

October 13, 2022 at 3:25 p.m.

Voters in Will County and four DuPage County townships will decide if they want to fund a measure to ensure residents have access to the mental health, substance abuse and...

Online petition asks Naperville Park District to build an indoor aquatic center with tennis/pickleball courts

October 11, 2022 at 4:10 p.m.

Naperville needs an indoor facility for swimming, tennis and pickleball, according to an online petition signed by more than 1,300 people. The change.org petition titled "Bring an Indoor Aquatics, Tennis...

Deja vu: Former Naperville man recaptures memory of a lifetime together on a Naperville park bench

October 7, 2022 at 3:27 p.m.

A Naperville Sun newspaper clipping of a couple sitting on a Naperville Riverwalk park bench from nearly 20 years ago inspired a former resident to recreate the scene with his...

Naperville council tables discussion on affordable housing incentives so options can be better refined

October 5, 2022 at 3:48 p.m.

The city's efforts to hash out a list of incentives to encourage companies to add affordable housing to residential developments will continue after the Naperville City Council this week tabled...

Naperville won’t build noise reduction walls on 248th Avenue where they don’t meet fed standards

October 5, 2022 at 2:57 p.m.

The Naperville City Council rejected a request to spend an extra $2 million to build noise reducing walls along 248th Avenue in areas that don't qualify for federal funding. In...

Naperville’s Washington Street bridge limited to one lane in each direction after state inspection finds deterioration

October 5, 2022 at 4:20 p.m.

Washington Street bridge through downtown Naperville will be reduced to one lane in each direction this week because of increased deterioration found during a September inspection by the state. The...

Incoming U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood makes her way through a tunnel to the Capitol on Jan. 2, 2019, in Washington. Underwood would be sworn in the next day to represent Illinois' 14th Congressional District.

GOP contender Scott Gryder says local experience could help him unseat U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood in congressional race

October 4, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.

Republican congressional hopeful Scott Gryder said he was inspired to challenge Democratic incumbent Lauren Underwood after boundaries were redrawn by the Illinois General Assembly based on 2020 census results. The...

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