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Ever since 1831, when Captain Joe Naper
and his brother John
arrived on the banks
of the DuPage
with their kin,
families have
brought their
pioneer spirit to
Naperville!
Since 1831 the west branch of the DuPage River has attracted people who look toward the future and take risks in this remarkable place called Naperville!
How to send your press release to Positively Naperville
13 suggestions for how to contact PN with your news, calendar items and advertising...
Positively Naperville would be nothing without input from the community. We appreciate that you trust PN with your stories - we welcome and thrive on your news. Please keep it coming! Also, be mindful of the deadline of the 15th of every month and keep all news in the press release format of text only and complete sentences. Fancy layouts and newsletter types of releases are discouraged as they are not press releases.
As a response to the deluge of e-mailed press releases mentioned above, some of which are way too long for the "brief" format of PN, we have tightened our guidelines. With the huge influx and ease of e-mail, we ask that you follow our guidelines for consideration to be published in PN.
1. Please send only 200-300 word press releases with WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY AND HOW in short, complete sentences. (Use the K.I.S.S. principle...Keep It Super Simple...and try to target between the 15th and 20th of the month prior to publishing in order to be considered for the upcoming month) We like our news to be as fresh and up-to-date as possible.
2. Flyers about your event are unacceptable for publication. PN requests only one-page press releases. Press releases have a suggested headline, contact person, and are written in brief sentences. (Please note that we also post news releases on Naperville News Blog in between issues.)
3. Include name, phone and e-mail for contact verification only (not to be published)
4. Include phone or e-mail for publication in PN.
5. Embed your press release in the e-mail either with or without Word Document Attachment. Please note: Attached files that arrive without the embedded news may not be downloaded or reviewed.
6. Please do not send press releases or newsletters as PDF files. We cannot always open them and we cannot copy and paste the text.
7. When listing a date in your press release...please list in the following order: TIME, DAY OF THE WEEK and DATE. (For instance, this style would be perfect: 11AM, Tues., Sept. 1.) That's standard for most newspapers.
8. Also, place area code in parenthesis and use hyphens in all phone numbers. Right: (630) 000-0000. Wrong: 630.000.0000.
9. Want to post info on a calendar page? Please go to addevents. In the meantime, here's a sample (Note all CAPS for the name of the event) of the style for the calendar:
QUIGLEY'S FAMILY QUIZ DAY / 3PM, Sun. Jan. 17 / All the fun of First Tuesday Pub Quiz Night geared for families. / Hosted by the West Suburban Irish / INFO: www.wsirish.org.
10. Send press releases to stephanie@positivelynaperville.com, preferably by the 15th of the month.
11. Please keep in mind there are hundreds of organizations that want to be promoted. Prioritize what is most important for your nonprofit organization.
12. Please check our www.pnmonthly.com, too.
You'll find events and some good old-fashioned savings on our promotions link with Neighborhood Values. If you'd like info on advertising here, contact
Dan at (630) 204-9175 or neighborhoodvalues@yahoo.com.
13. Again, we also welcome your news, your inquiries and your paid advertising in both the monthly publication and online!
Thanks for visiting our Web site and reading Positively Naperville.
Alternate Routes during Washington & 75th Street Construction
During construction, the City is encouraging all motorists to avoid local neighborhood streets as alternate routes. The City recommends that motorists seek alternate routes via other arterial roadways. For north/south travel, Naper Boulevard, Plainfield/ Naperville Road, West Street and Route 59 are preferred options. For east/west travel, Chicago Avenue, Aurora Avenue, Ogden Avenue, Diehl Road, 87th Street, Royce Road, Boughton Road and 111th Street are preferred alternate routes.
For motorists who live or work in the area surrounding the Washington and 75th Street intersection, the City recommends seeking alternate routes on local collector streets. Collector streets convey traffic out of the neighborhoods to the arterial streets, with a goal of reducing the traffic on other residential streets. Collector streets in the vicinity of the 75th and Washington Street intersection include Modaff Road, Gartner Road, Olesen Road and Bailey Road .
For more information on the 75th and Washington intersection improvements, or to sign-up to receive e-news alerts about this project, visit www.naperville.il.us/75andwashimprovements.aspx
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