Master Plans For Three DuPage County Forest Preserves

The DuPage County Forest Preserve District held open houses this weekend at their Blackwell, Greene Valley, and Waterfall Glen Forest preserves. The meetings were used to discuss and get public feedback on the master plans for each of the three preserves. Master Plans “So, this is going to be our plan for the next five,… Read more »

Safety Tips For Extreme Heat Expected For Naperville Area This Week

With dangerously high temperatures forecasted across Illinois for the next few days, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is giving some tips on how to stay safe in the heat. “Heat-related fatalities can be prevented by taking precautions when temperatures rise,” said IEMA Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau in a press release. “We ask all Illinoisans to take… Read more »

Hometown Picnic at Naper Settlement

It was a Sunday full of family fun at Naper Settlement, with the return of an annual favorite. “We are hosting a Hometown Picnic which is a time for the community to come and celebrate and come together, enjoy the nice weather, bring a meal to share with the family, watch a vintage baseball game,… Read more »

Sunday Night Concerts In Your Park Return To Naperville

For more than ten years the Naperville Park District has put on a music showcase to bring friends and family together every summer. “Tonight is our first night of Concerts in the Park series. So this is our kickoff event for the summer. We have six concerts throughout Naperville and they’re spread out throughout the… Read more »

Cress Creek Garden Club Honors Scholars

“The Cress Creek Garden Club has been in existence since 1975, and we have given scholarships ever since. We work in the community, making donations to different charitable groups. We also plant many gardens in the community, but the most important thing is the scholarships,” said Barbara Williams, Cress Creek Garden Club President. On Friday,… Read more »

North Central Women’s Bowling Season Recap

Individual CCIW Bowling Honors When end of season athletic awards are handed out, they’re usually concentrated among the top couple of teams in the standings. But North Central Women’s Bowling crashed the party this year, taking home several College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin honors in a season where they finished fifth. In his first… Read more »

North Central Men’s Volleyball Season Recap

Winning is Fun “We had so much fun.” – North Central Men’s Volleyball junior outside hitter Jared Moser “Too much fun, that’s for sure.” – senior setter Matt Nealon It’s easy to have fun when your team is having its best ever season, as was the case this year for North Central Men’s Volleyball. Four… Read more »

Pickup Truck Sculptures in Downtown Naperville

Downtown Naperville will be “Cruising Into Summer” now that some new arrivals have rolled into town. “We’re so excited our 2022 summer sculpture program is being installed today, we have these vintage trucks. We have 16 of them scattered throughout downtown,” said Executive Director of the Downtown Naperville Alliance Danielle Tufano. What Sculptures are on… Read more »

Hatchet Wielding Man Identified | D203 Dress Code Updated | David Sedaris Event

Hatchet Wielding Man Identified The DuPage County Coroner’s Office has identified Edward Samaan as the man fatally shot by a Naperville police officer last Friday. The 28-year-old Naperville man allegedly came at the officer with a hatchet in his hand while the officer was conducting a separate traffic stop, authorities said. The incident took place… Read more »