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Naperville council adopts code meant to rein in confidential leaks and social media firestorms

June 30, 2022 at 12:25 p.m.

The Naperville City Council adopted a code of conduct this week that's meant to stem things like the leak of information that led to social media mudslinging over candidates being...

In this Oct. 16, 2015, file photo, Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joe Kennedy, center in blue, kneels and prays after his team lost to Centralia in Bremerton, Washington.

Naperville D203 to review its policies after Supreme Court upholds coach’s right to pray after games

June 28, 2022 at 5:28 p.m.

Nearly seven years after a team prayer before a Naperville Central High School football game raised criticism and led Naperville District 203 to ban such activities, a U.S. Supreme Court...

Hundreds of demonstrators rally in Naperville against Supreme Court decision that overturns Roe v. Wade

December 12, 2024 at 2:22 p.m.

A woman dressed as a character from Margaret Atwood's novel "The Handmaid's Tale" stood in silence at the busy Naperville intersection Friday afternoon holding a simple message written on paper:...

Residents hope the repeated theft of Pride flags from Naperville neighborhood will end with thieves’ arrests

June 23, 2022 at 5:55 p.m.

A strip of purple fabric, the remnant of a Pride flag ripped down by thieves from the chimney of Paul Barnes's Naperville home, has become a symbol of resilience. The...

Revised Naperville polices could include more incentives for voluntary historic preservation efforts

June 22, 2022 at 4:24 p.m.

The Naperville City Council wants people to preserve historic buildings but without impeding them from using their property as they see fit. Councilman Ian Holzhauer broached the subject at Tuesday...

Just one company left after firm opts out of submitting affordable living development plan to Naperville

June 21, 2022 at 5:34 p.m.

One of the two companies vying for a shot at building affordable housing in Naperville for seniors and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities has bowed out of the running...

Skeleton Key Brewery in Woodridge, shown June 21, 2021, sustained heavy damage in the tornado.

‘The stress has been unbelievable’: Naperville and Woodridge see uneven recovery one year after devastating tornado

June 20, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

One year after a tornado tore a three block-wide strip of devastation through Chicago's western suburbs, a hard-hit neighborhood in Woodridge remains a work in progress. The trees that smashed...

Marc and Marie Whirledge stand outside their tornado-damaged home in Naperville Thursday. A year after a tornado decimated the house, the Whirledges are still waiting for the contractor to complete the work so they can move back home.

One year after a tornado decimated their house, a Naperville couple is still working with contractors and insurance: ‘I just wish it was time for us to move in’

June 20, 2022 at 6:42 a.m.

Marc and Marie Whirledge ate lunch this week in camping chairs under a parkway tree outside their home on Nutmeg Lane, nearly a year after an EF-3 tornado tore through...

An EF-3 tornado tore through southeastern Naperville the night of June 20, 2021, badly damaging homes in the University Heights and Cinnamon Creek neighborhoods. According to the city, the storm damaged a total of 231 structures in the city, 19 of which were deemed uninhabitable. Another 143 had major damage and 68 minor damage.

Naperville preparing a disaster response plan based on lessons learned from 2021 tornado

June 17, 2022 at 5:05 p.m.

One year after Naperville was hit by the strongest tornado it's experienced in 110 years, 22 homes remain in disrepair and the city continues to evaluate what it should to...

Naperville ranked first in the food store category with sales of $437 million in 2021 thanks to the addition of new stores like Amazon Fresh.

Naperville retains position as king of retail sales in suburbs for another year, report shows

June 16, 2022 at 3:29 p.m.

Naperville continues to reign as the top suburb in retail sales for the fifth year in a row, a recent report shows. The city in 2021 recorded sales of $4.3...

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