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Before the Morton Arboretum is lit up at night with its Illumination display, there’s a lot of work to get through behind the scenes.

The DuPage County Board is allotting an additional $2.5 million in CARES Act funds to help local bars and restaurants struggling under COVID-19 mitigations.

With coronavirus numbers continuing to increase, all of Illinois will be moving to Tier 3 COVID-19 resurgence mitigations.

360 Youth Service’s executive director, Carolyn Wahlskog, has been named to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Youth Homeless Prevention Subcommittee.

Fox Valley Mall is working on reimagining the Sears building and parking lot area to build a new residential space.

Naperville Central freshman, Melody Xu, won first place in two music competitions hosted by the Illinois State Music Teachers Association.

Naper Lights is back for the eighth year on Water Street and Jaycees Park with a bigger display to light up the holiday season.

The Special Events & Cultural Amenities (SECA) Commission held a virtual workshop to discuss grant applications for 2021.

In 1875, Oswald’s Pharmacy opened its doors in Naperville. The local business is celebrating 145 years in Naperville and its’ history is on display in a new exhibit.

At its next meeting, Naperville City Council will discuss adopting new policies to better outline what conflicts of interest are on the dais.