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The Fine Art & Artisan Fair came back for the 61st year with around 90 vendors showing off different mediums of art.

Around 20 organizations and more than 50 volunteers have come together to support area residents directly impacted by last Sunday’s tornado.

23-year-old Andrew Durham is accused of shooting his girlfriend’s brother in the abdomen in the 2700 block of Sheridan Court in Naperville.

The EF-3 tornado that blew through Naperville on Sunday was one of the worst disasters in the city’s history. Hundreds of homes were damaged, many irreparably so, and several people were hospitalized. But as horrific as the storm was, past events show it could have been worse. Much worse.  On August 28, 1990, a tornado… Read more »

Police found a man with a gunshot wound to the chest in the 2700 block of Sheridan Court. The suspect is in custody.

The College of DuPage and the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office have partnered to create a horticulture program for non-violent inmates.

Edward Heart Hospital is the first such facility in Illinois and provides comprehensive, advanced cardiac care in one location.

A Naperville Park District concert will go on as planned on Sunday, June 27, though in a park situated in the Naperville neighborhood that sustained tornado damage.

A multi-agency resource center and special clean-up operation are being made available for area residents who were impacted by Sunday night’s EF-3 tornado. The Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) of northeast Illinois has set up the center at Thomas Jefferson Junior High School in Woodridge. Multiple public and private disaster relief agencies, including the… Read more »

The prime suspect in the 1972 killing of 15-year-old Naperville resident Julie Ann Hanson pleaded not guilty to her murder on Thursday. 76-year-old Barry Lee Whelpley, a resident of Mounds View, Minnesota, was formally indicted in the case on Thursday morning, June 24. Whelpley was arrested on June 2 and extradited from Minnesota to the… Read more »

Naperville North High School student Lucy Westlake summited Alaska’s Denali Mountain last week, the tallest peak in North America. She and her father Rodney reached the peak together on Father’s Day, June 20. At 17 years old, she is now the youngest known woman in U.S. History to successfully climb to all 50 states’ highest… Read more »

In the wake of Sunday night’s devastating EF-3 tornado, some impacted families have had to vacate their homes with no idea as to when they can return. Or, if they even will. Among the many questions that such an uncertain situation creates, one of the most pressing for parents regards their children’s school enrollment. If… Read more »