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This year marks the 150th anniversary of Anderson's Bookshop in downtown Naperville. (Tess Kenny/Naperville Sun)

Anderson’s Bookshop celebrates 150 years of independent bookselling in Naperville: ‘We will always find that book for you’

June 23, 2025 at 12:51 p.m.

Five generations have helmed Anderson's Bookshop in downtown Naperville since it opened 150 years ago as part of a family-owned drugstore.

Prairie State Energy Campus near Marissa, Ill. Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Naperville council argues over timing, nature of electricity workshops

June 19, 2025 at 1:19 p.m.

A routine scheduling request led to a Naperville City Council argument over how and when workshops on energy procurent should occur.

‘Teen takeover’ event in downtown Naperville Saturday attracted 150 people, resulted in 5 arrests, police say

June 19, 2025 at 12:51 p.m.

After Naperville police allegedly found a 14-year-old carrying a loaded, semiautomatic pistol at a downtown “teen takeover” event last weekend, authorities are urging safety and, again, stressing they will have...

A shopper pushes a cart across the parking lot of the Jewel-Osco supermarket in Chicago. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Naperville council seeks more info on home rule tax hike as replacement for lost grocery tax

June 18, 2025 at 5:35 p.m.

The Naperville City Council wants more information on the impact of increasing the city's home rule tax before deciding if it is a viable option to replacing the state grocery...

The Cheesecake Factory opened Tuesday in Naperville's Block 59 dining and entertainment complex, located at Route 59 and Aurora Avenue. (Tess Kenny/Naperville Sun)

Cheesecake Factory opens in Naperville’s Block 59 development

June 18, 2025 at 10:52 a.m.

Tuesday marked the grand opening of the Cheesecake Factory in Naperville's Block 59 development.

Derek North, a Naperville resident and detective with the Downers Grove Police Department, is a contestant on "The Snake," a new Fox reality television series. (Tess Kenny/Naperville Sun)

Detective from Naperville competes on new Fox reality TV show: ‘It was wild’

June 20, 2025 at 1:28 p.m.

North, a Naperville resident and detective with the Downers Grove Police Department, is a contestant on “The Snake,” a new FOX-TV reality competition show.

The Naperville City Council will discuss a possible 1% grocery tax Tuesday to replace the 1% state grocery tax that ends in January. (baiduhai)

Naperville council to consider instituting 1% local grocery tax

June 13, 2025 at 6:28 p.m.

A 1% local grocery tax will be discussed by the Naperville council Tuesday. The expiration date for the state grocery tax is Jan. 1.

Stuart Meyer, left, and Dana Bern have launched a podcast about the city of Naperville called "Naperville Unwrapped." Episodes are released weekly. (Stuart Meyer)

Podcast lets listeners delve into the quirky things that make Naperville, Naperville

June 13, 2025 at 5:37 p.m.

“Naperville Unwrapped,” a weekly podcast, delves into the idiosyncrasies — be it person, place or phenomenon — that make Naperville, Naperville.

DuPage County Animal Services is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday for its newly expanded facility at 140 N. County Farm Road in Wheaton. (DuPage County Animal Services)

DuPage County animal shelter to celebrate $13.5M expansion, renovation Saturday

June 12, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

After breaking ground nearly two years ago, the long-awaited expansion and renovation of DuPage County Animal Services’ facility in Wheaton will be celebrated Saturday with a ribbon-cutting and tours.

An election inspector holds a stack of mail-in and early voting ballots to be fed into a vote tabulator in a central count room at the Kenosha, Wisconsin Municipal Building, Nov. 5, 2024. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

DuPage GOP to launch vote-by-mail pilot program to combat Democratic strides

June 12, 2025 at 12:30 p.m.

After a spring election in which Democrats were victorious across the suburbs, DuPage County Republicans are launching a pilot program to encourage mail-in voting among their GOP base.

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