NCTV17 News Update

Council Adopts Conduct Code At its latest meeting, Naperville City Council revised its municipal code to address how mayoral appointees and elected officials conduct themselves at meetings, in the public and on social media. Some of the changes include prohibiting city officials and board and commission members from using their role to promote a private… Read more »

District 203 Prayer Policy Naperville School District 203 announced this week it would be reviewing its policy regarding coaches participating or leading team prayers before or after athletic events. The discussion comes following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that said a football coach in Washington had the right to pray on the field after… Read more »

Election Results The voters have spoken, deciding Governor J.B. Pritzker will face off this November against Republican state Senator Darren Bailey. In other unofficial election results, Democrat Alexi Giannoulis will compete against Republican Dan Brady for the Illinois Secretary of State position, a role opening up for the first time in 24 years with the… Read more »

Illinois Primary Election Today is primary election day in Illinois, which will finalize the ballot for the November 8 general election. Will County residents can find their polling place and additional voting information on the Will County Clerk website. Meanwhile, DuPage County residents can for the first time vote at any polling place in the… Read more »

Unredeemed Ribfest Ticket Policy The Exchange Club of Naperville says it will allow owners of unused tickets from Ribfest to use the value of those tickets toward any performance at next year’s festival. This year Ribfest had some last minute cancellations and schedule changes. Patrons were offered the chance to use any unredeemed Friday night… Read more »

Pritzker Reacts To Roe v. Wade Ruling Governor J.B. Pritzker said at a press conference this morning Illinois will remain a safe haven for those seeking an abortion. The governor was speaking in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision today overturning Roe v. Wade, putting the decision on whether to allow abortion into the… Read more »

City Council Discusses New Landmarking Procedures At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the group took on the topic of the future of Naperville’s landmarking process. Recently council denied a request by Naperville Preservation Inc. to landmark the Kroehler YMCA. That brought up the greater question of what balance there was between historic preservation and rights of… Read more »

Under 5 COVID Vaccine The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) is preparing to roll out COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently approved the Moderna vaccine for kids ages 6 months through 5 years, and the Pfizer-Biotech vaccine for those from 6 months to 4 years old. The… Read more »

District 203 Memorandum of Understanding At last night’s District 203 School Board meeting, the group approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the district and City of Naperville in regards to the role of School Resource Officers. The MOU states that the district will train SROs regarding District procedures and policies. If a student under… Read more »

Tornado Anniversary Monday marks one year since a tornado ripped through several Naperville and Woodridge neighborhoods, severely damaging many homes. The hardest hit were those on Nutmeg Lane and Princeton Court, including one completely leveled house. Naperville city staff reported 19 homes in all were deemed uninhabitable, displacing those families. Of those only nine of… Read more »

Will County Mental Health Funding Voters in Will County will be asked in November whether or not the county should create and fund a community mental health board. On Thursday, the Will County Board voted to include the question as a referendum on November’s general election ballot. The referendum would ask voters about funding services… Read more »

Casten Comments on Daughter’s Death Congressman Sean Casten has released his first statement since the sudden death of his 17-year-old daughter Gwen on Monday morning. The statement, signed by Casten, his wife Kara and daughter Audrey, expressed gratitude for the support and condolences they’ve received. Casten said that Sunday night after dinner Gwen went out… Read more »