Frontier Sports Complex Fitness Court Celebrates Grand Opening

A new free workout spot has opened in Naperville. On Thursday, June 16, the Naperville Park District held its grand opening for the Frontier Sports Complex Fitness Court, located right next to the 95th Street Community Plaza. “The park district working with a number of sponsors, was able to bring this to the community. It’s… Read more »

Three Naperville Athletes Win Gold at the Special Olympics

From good friends to gold medalists. Naperville residents Louis Pisani, Ryan Gronowski, and Peter Silagi all represented Team Illinois’ flag football team in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games that took place in Orlando last week. This is the first time that Team Illinois has participated in flag football at the USA Games. And they… Read more »

West Suburban Community Pantry Temporarily Closes After Electrical Issues

The West Suburban Community Pantry, located at 6809 Hobson Valley Drive in Woodridge, has been forced to close temporarily from June 18 through at least June 22. The pantry is dealing with electrical issues that impact its air conditioning and refrigeration systems. It hopes to reopen on June 23. Air Conditioning, Refrigerators Out Executive Director… Read more »

Memorial Blanket Project To Raise Awareness To Issue Of Homelessness

Volunteers gathered at St. Timothy Lutheran Church on June 10, with fabric, scissors and measuring tools in hand, united for a common cause. “This is part of the Memorial Blanket Project, which is a national effort to put art in the form of homemade blankets, quilted blankets and crocheted blankets on the lawn of the… Read more »

North Central Women’s Lacrosse Season Recap

Returning to Normal With only 14 games played over the previous two seasons, pandemic cancellations hit North Central Women’s Lacrosse hard. Given that only the senior class had previously experienced a full season, a 14-4 campaign back in 2019, the team’s graduating members can now provide perspective on how much this year meant to them…. Read more »

Powerful Partners

What kind of Powerful Partner are you? On this Dana Being Dana, Dana Michelle is joined by six women who have found purpose and success in collaborating and connecting with other women vs. competing.  All of the women left corporate America to step out on their own and build businesses that thrive on relationships and connections…. Read more »

Fatal Shooting Footage Released | Excessive Heat | Gold For Local Athletes

Footage From Fatal Shooting Released *Viewer discretion is advised for footage. The Naperville Police Department (NPD) has released body cam and in-car camera footage of an officer-involved shooting incident that took place around 11 a.m. on June 3. The graphic footage shows an officer conducting a traffic stop on Bond Street, just north of McDowell… Read more »

Naperville Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting Footage Released

The Naperville Police Department released a video of both in-car and body camera footage of the deadly officer-involved shooting that happened on June 3. The video begins with Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres stating the objective is to provide more detail on the officer-involved shooting. He states viewer discretion is advised. What Does the Video… Read more »

Congressman Sean Casten’s 17-year-old Daughter Has Died

Gwen Casten, the 17-year-old daughter of U.S. Representative Sean Casten, died on Monday morning. Casten’s office announced the news of Gwen’s death in a statement, which said in part, “The Casten family requests privacy, and we will be issuing no further comment during this heartbreaking time.” Downers Grove police responded to the Casten home at… Read more »