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Diveheart: Stories from the Heart – Naperville’s roll in growing scuba therapy began in 2001
Between the Naperville Rotary clubs, Chamber of Commerce, local businesses and friends, Diveheart has received amazing friendship and support from the Naperville community since 2001.
If...
Update / Primary Election 2024: Watch for opportunities to learn about candidates
Update, March 5, 2024 / It's Super Tuesday, the date when more than a dozen states, including California and Texas, are holding primaries. By...
Naperville Community Gardeners meet Feb. 5, public welcome
Naperville Community Gardeners invite the public to attend their next meeting and program beginning at 6:30PM Mon., Feb. 5.
The program, "The Tallgrass Prairie: Grocery...
Donate and encourage others to provide a gift of life
Have you donated a gift of life lately? An emergency blood shortage now exists. During blood shortages, essential medical procedures may be delayed and...
Young Hearts for Life Junior Board aims to spread cheer
Young Hearts for Life Junior Board recently donated more than 300 books and hand-signed get-well cards to Edward Foundation’s Pediatric Child Life Program. The...
Remembering legendary words of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Above / Martin Luther King, Jr., led the March on Washington in 1963, a demonstration from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial where...
Memory of solemn rituals at Arlington National Cemetery
Above / The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery is an iconic national symbol of heartfelt emotion and history.
On December 7,...
Registration, sponsorship now open for Naperville Sunrise Rotary St. Paddy’s Day 5K
Registration is now underway for the 14th Annual Sunrise Rotary Naperville Running Company St. Paddy’s Day 5K to begin at 8AM on Sat., March...
Cress Creek Garden Club seeks applicants for merit scholarships
The Cress Creek Garden Club is currently accepting scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 school year.
A number of merit scholarships will be awarded to students...
Animal-Assisted Therapy program seeks dogs for training
Edward-Elmhurst, now part of Endeavor Health, is seeking additional dogs for its Animal-Assisted Therapy program at Edward Hospital and Elmhurst Hospital. To be considered,...
Naperville American Legion seeks nominees for ‘2024 Citizen of the Year’
Will you nominate a volunteer for the Naperville American Legion Citizen of the Year?
Naperville American Legion Post 43 began naming a Citizen of the...
WDSRA: Ready to make a difference in 2024?
The start of a new year often feels like a blank canvas, ready for us to paint our aspirations and dreams.
Setting resolutions or intentions...
Consider Jefferson Avenue, a main street in downtown Naperville
Jefferson Avenue in downtown Naperville beamed in bright beauty on the evening of Dec. 24 as last-minute shoppers hurried home for the holiday.
We posted...
Naperville launches free Sharps Disposal Program for residents
Above / Grant from Illinois Environmental Protection Agency funds new program with a grant to dispose of medical needles via the Household Hazardous Waste...
Consider a sampling of things to do New Year’s Eve to welcome in 2024
Above / Be glad for plaid and whimsy while planning to kick off the New Year in Naperville. Celebrate safely and look toward comforts,...
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day observed on winter solstice
Above / DuPagePads purchased and now operates a 130-unit Interim Housing Center (IHC) using a repurposed hotel in Downers Grove, Ill. (Photo courtesy Chad Pedigo...
Local DAR again places holiday wreaths to honor all Veterans
Above / Since Dec. 17, 2023, “Veterans Valor” has been graced with a holiday wreath presented by the Fort Payne Chapter of the Daughters...
Hakuna Matata
In December 1987, after an arduous, but militarily successful deployment to the Arabian Sea and patrols in the Straits of Hormuz, the USS MIDWAY...
Wheaton-Naperville Infant Welfare Luminaria Fundraiser benefits children’s healthcare
The Wheaton-Naperville Chapter of the Auxiliary of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago again will host its annual Luminaria sale with proceeds benefiting the...
Sunrise Rotary seeks grant applications to help fund youth and families initiatives
Above / NaperLights, created by Naperville Sunrise Rotary, will remain lighted every evening thru New Year’s Day. Donations to Sunrise Rotary’s charitable works are...
