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At Monday night’s Indian Prairie School District 204 Board of Education Meeting, the board heard about the ongoing hiring challenges facing the district. Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Dr. Louis Lee presented his findings during the District’s Annual Hiring Report. The Need For Employees The demand to fill more positions is greater than ever. Dr.…

This past weekend, the DeEtta’s decorating duo of Alexa Abaroa and Julie Thompson finished runners up at the 21st annual Pillsbury Bakers’ Plus Creative Decorating Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Abaroa is the lead cake director at DeEtta’s Bakery, located at 428 W. 5th Ave in Naperville. She was excited to team up with Thompson…

Meson Sabika is running a special fundraiser today, Tuesday, Sept. 27, for flooding victims in Pakistan. Proceeds To UNICEF for Flood Relief 100% of the restaurant’s sales from today will go to UNICEF to be utilized to help with the flooding relief. It’s estimated that more than 33 million people have been impacted by the…

Former Aurora mayor Robert James O’Connor died at home on September 15, the city of Aurora reported Monday. He was 78. Longtime Public Servant O’Connor was the 58th mayor of Aurora, serving from 2016 to 2017. He was also a nine-term alderman-at-large for the city, first elected in 1985. During the entirety of his 36-year…

Naperville City Manager Doug Krieger joined several city council members as well as members of the Islamic Center of Naperville (ICN) community on Saturday to gather for a groundbreaking in honor of the start of construction of a new mosque at 3540 248th Avenue. “It’s an absolute privilege and honor for me to represent the…

After months of construction, the Downtown Naperville Alliance (DNA) celebrated its updated streetscapes with the Progress in Progress Celebration. “Today is our Progress in Progress Celebration. Downtown Naperville had some construction work happen, crews had to get underground and work on some of the infrastructure that was in desperate need of repair and replacement. And…

The Naperville location of Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar is now open. First Shuckin’ Shack In Illinois The new seafood spot comes to town thanks to Kyle Howard. According to a press release, the Geneva resident left his 20-year corporate career to open the chain’s first franchise location in Illinois. Owning a restaurant was a long-time…

The Naperville Saints football family is coming together in support of two of their players whose fathers died within a two week span. Both the Hanslik family and Giannone family suffered a loss, and the team is rallying to help raise funds in their time of need. TD For Two Tonight the group will be…

Senior of the Year Award “I’m a person that kind of like, looks around for things that nobody else is doing, underserved things, and kind of try to make them work.” That’s the attitude that helped earn Bob Tanner a Senior of the Year award from the Naperville Senior Task Force. Tanner was recognized for…

On Wednesday night, eight Naperville notables showed off their moves at the 2022 Dancing with the Celebrities competition. Each pairing brought the energy at Mesón Sabika for the 12th year of this event, but only two teams took home the top prizes. Closing the Deal Bridget Salela, agent at The Ville – Coldwell Banker Realty,…

The Weed Ladies are back at Naper Settlement’s Daniels House for their 2022 fall sale. About The Sale “This weekend, the Weed Ladies are holding their fall sale. The fall sale is special because we have our handmade weed bouquets over that way is our garden where we grow all these flowers and save them,…

Joe Modaff, who hailed from a multi-generational Naperville family, died peacefully in his sleep on September 12 at the age of 83. Lifelong Napervillian Modaff was a lifelong Napervillian, who grew up on his family’s farm. Family was the central theme of his life. A U.S. Marine Corp veteran, Modaff spent his early years doing…