NCTV17 News Update

Notification Error Costs DuPage Millions An error in notifying the state’s revenue department about a marijuana tax has cost DuPage County 18 months worth of revenue. In October 2019 the DuPage County Board voted to put a 3% retail tax on recreational marijuana sales made in a municipality within the county. But the paperwork to… Read more »

Dancing With Celebrities Reveal Last night the cast for this year’s Dancing With The Celebrities event was revealed at Allegory. Donning their dance shoes for the Career & Networking Center fundraiser will be Director of Operations for Good Therapy Counseling Amanda Kunzer; Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement at North Central College Adrian Aldrich; Real… Read more »

Toby Keith to Headline Ribfest This morning, the Exchange Club of Naperville announced that Toby Keith will be a headliner at the 33rd annual Ribfest this summer. Keith will perform on the festival’s opening night, Friday, June 17. This is the country star’s second time playing Ribfest, after previously headlining in 2017. Not only is… Read more »

Will County At Medium COVID Risk Will County has now been moved up to a medium community level risk for COVID-19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The change was made due to increasing metrics in the area, such as case rates per 100,000 residents currently at more than 200, last recorded… Read more »

SciTech Hands-On Museum Closing After 34 years, the SciTech Hands-On Museum announced it is closing its location at 18 W. Benton Street in Aurora. The award-winning museum, which has worked to inspire STEM-focused learning through interactive exhibits and activities, plans to reorganize as an educational resource that can retain some of its resources such as… Read more »

Advisory Board Appointment Controversy More than a hundred people showed up at Tuesday night’s Naperville City Council meeting to show their concern about the controversy surrounding possible advisory board appointments by Mayor Steve Chirico. Former Naperville City Councilman Kevin Coyne and Naperville resident Shannon Adcock are seeking to serve on the Naperville Library Board and… Read more »

Pritzker and Other Legislators Hold News Conference Following a report in Politico last night that the Supreme Court is set to overturn Roe v. Wade, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker held a press conference Tuesday morning with a group of legislators to express his anger at the potential ruling and affirm that “abortion is safe and… Read more »

Brush Pick-Up The City of Naperville is helping residents with some spring cleanup by resuming its curbside bulk brush collection starting the week of May 9. The collections are split up into five different districts. Residents can find their specific pick-up periods along with an interactive brush collection map on the city’s website. The city… Read more »

Naperville Salute Fireworks Location The Naperville Salute organizers are requesting changes for this year’s festival. They’d like to make it four days instead of three, and shift the fireworks show from Frontier Sports Complex to Knoch Park. At Thursday night’s Naperville Park Board meeting, a representative from The Naperville Salute said having the fireworks at… Read more »

Moderna Shot For Under 6 Today Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) to authorize emergency use of its low dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6. The vaccination process would include two shots, using one-fourth the strength of an adult dose. Trial runs showed the Moderna vaccine was about 51% effective in preventing… Read more »

Potential Appointment Challenged An online petition is challenging the potential appointment of Shannon Adcock to the Special Events and Cultural Amenities Commission (SECA). According to the Chicago Tribune, Mayor Steve Chirico interviewed Adcock as a possible candidate for the open slot. The petition on Change.org claims that Adcock’s role as the founder of Awake Illinois… Read more »

Waubonsie Valley Bomb Threat Yesterday morning, the Aurora Police Department responded to a reported bomb threat at Waubonsie Valley High School. The officers determined the safest course of action while investigating the alleged threat was for students to remain in classrooms in a “secure and teach” status. Following investigation by the Aurora Police and DuPage… Read more »