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There’s a new team member at the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office that’s certain to be a paw-sitive presence. Bloodhound Jake is the latest K9 deputy to join the crew. Ready, Scent, Train Just 9 weeks old, Jake is set to begin his training on Wednesday. The black and tan bloodhound will go through an entire…

“Today we’re down at the Riverwalk in Naperville, trying to raise funds for the Lustgarten Foundation for pancreatic cancer research. So, it’s a fundraising walk, lots of families are out here that have been affected by pancreatic cancer. So, we’re out here to kind of give people hope and to make a difference today,” said…

Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico says he will not run for a third term in 2023. Chirico announced the news on his Facebook page Monday, saying, “It’s time to let someone else chart this community’s course alongside the entire City Council and our professional, hardworking City staff.” Focus On Development Chirico first took office in 2015,…

During next Tuesday’s Naperville City Council meeting, an ordinance will be discussed to ban the sale of assault weapons in the city. This would include semi-automatic rifles, pistols, shotguns and large capacity magazines that hold 10 rounds of ammunition by any licensed dealer.  The three council members to bring this ordinance to the agenda were…

COVID-19 cases are on an uptick across the country and in both DuPage and Will Counties in recent weeks. As of last week, about 72% of cases in the Midwest were either the BA.5 or BA.4 variants, according to CDC data, which groups Illinois with Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota. The B.5 strain has…

A new restaurant in Downtown Naperville is set to open its doors to the public next week. Chez Francois Poutinerie located at 22 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 120, is going to be the first Poutinerie in the city. “It was my dream. When I moved here nine years ago, I was craving for authentic poutine.…

Naper Settlement is leading a free online exhibit called Unvarnished: Housing Discrimination in the Northern and Western United States that focuses on the history of discriminatory housing practices and segregation. Museums from across the country have joined forces to research and present their community’s history of exclusion. Creating the Online Exhibit “One of the really…

 The Naperville Police Department responded to a report of a person with a gun in the area of the 100 block of west Jackson Avenue on Monday, July 11, 2022, at approximately 11:41 p.m., Based on the preliminary information received from witnesses on scene, two men had confronted these witnesses about an earlier altercation that…

Naperville police are looking for four suspects involved in an armed robbery at a gas station on the 0 block of east Ogden Avenue on Saturday. What Happened Around 9:28 p.m. three masked men armed with handguns entered the store. They took an undisclosed amount of cash and tobacco products before fleeing the scene in…

Before the fresh school year kicks off in the fall, the Naperville Police Department wants to ensure kids heading to their college campuses know the skills to keep themselves and their property safe. Personnel from the department will present “Safety for the College-Bound Student ” on July 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Naperville Police…

A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter in Naperville has recently undergone renovations, sporting new spaces for its four-legged friends. According to Aleksa Martinovich, Volunteer Coordinator at A.D.O.P.T., the facility now has the perfect arrangement to take care of the 70 cats and dogs who are waiting for their forever homes. “Prior to this being done, we had some…

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Vietnam War Wall and the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park is helping to bring a missing piece of its history to life with a temporary exhibit called Panel 44. This version of Panel 44 features the names of 335 American soldiers who lost their lives serving…