Naperville Area School Districts Among U.S. Top 40 Both Naperville School District 203 and Indian Prairie School District 204 made it into the top 40 in Niche’s yearly rankings of best school districts in the United States. D203 came in at number 25 in the list, with IPSD 204 landing at number 36. The high schools… Read more »
D204 Facing Hiring Challenges Indian Prairie School District 204 is facing unprecedented challenges in hiring, like many other districts in the state. At Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Dr. Louis Lee presented the District’s Annual Hiring Report. He showed data from an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Survey,… Read more »
ICN Holds Mosque Groundbreaking The Islamic Center of Naperville (ICN) held a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday for its new mosque. The location at 3540 248th Avenue will be ICN’s fourth within Naperville. Members of the ICN community, several Naperville city council members, members of the design team, and City Manager Doug Krieger were among those… Read more »
Naperville Shopping Center Tax Naperville City Council voted 5-4 in favor of a resolution expressing the city’s intent to consider imposing a sales tax of up to one percent for businesses in the Westridge Court and Heritage Shopping Centers for as long as 23 years. The purpose would be to generate as much as $20… Read more »
Naperville Polo Club Development A 401-home development on the 110-acre site of the former Naperville Polo Club moved one step closer to reality after a vote of recommendation Wednesday from the Planning and Zoning Commission. A representative for developer Pulte Home Company went before commissioners with the proposal, which includes four distinct housing styles with… Read more »
Shots Fired In Naperville A Naperville man was arrested yesterday after police responded to a report of shots fired and an armed suspect walking near the 2600 block of St. Albans Circle. The incident took place around 6:15 p.m. After a search of the area, Naperville police arrested Shabaz A. Chaudhry, 25, without incident, charging… Read more »
Naperville D203 Litigation Against Article Naperville School District 203 Superintendent Dan Bridges said the district is entering into litigation with the DuPage Policy Journal regarding the content of an article it published last month about a district teacher. The topic came up last night at the school board meeting during public comment. Two speakers referenced… Read more »
Naperville Home Struck By Lightning A Naperville home caught fire last night after being struck by lightning. The Naperville Fire Department responded to the 4600 block of Corktree Road around 11 p.m. to find the roof of the home was on fire. Firefighters brought a hose inside the house and were able to get the… Read more »
3 Naperville 203 Schools Blue Ribbon Three Naperville School District 203 schools have been recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools. Elmwood Elementary, Highlands Elementary and Steeple Run Elementary all received the honor, recognized as exemplary high-performing schools. The distinction is given by the U.S. Department of Education and is based on a school’s overall academic… Read more »
Rail Strike Averted President Joe Biden announced early this morning that a tentative deal had been reached to avert a national rail strike. As of this recording, the unions still had to vote to finalize the agreement. The potential strike, which could have launched Friday, would have affected tens of thousands of jobs and had… Read more »
Metra Service Interruption Possible A potential strike by freight railroad workers could mean interruption of service on local Metra lines. In a press release, Metra said a work stoppage by that group, which could potentially begin Friday, could “directly impact Metra’s ability to operate most of its service.” That includes the BNSF line, which runs… Read more »
Fairgrounds Parking Lot Repave The parking lot at the DuPage County Fairgrounds will be getting a makeover. DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek announced that a $585,000 polling place accessibility grant from the Illinois State Board of Elections will be used for the complete repaving of the lot in 2023. The fairgrounds have been the county’s… Read more »