2026 Election Guide

WDSRA –Autism Acceptance Month: Recreation as a Pathway To Belonging

April invites us to move beyond awareness and really lean into acceptance—welcoming individuals living with autism into the everyday spaces where community comes to...

Diveheart: Stories From the Heart – Can a Ventilator-Dependent Person Scuba Dive?

Muscular Dystrophy entered Matt Johnson’s life at an early age. It progressed to the point where Matt’s life depended on his breathing with the...

Remember! Registration deadline to participate in Memorial Day Parade is May 1

Above / The Naperville Memorial Day Parade provides local youth and community members with a way to pause and reflect on a holiday weekend,...

Real Life – Seeking Joy

Service

WDSRA –Autism Acceptance Month: Recreation as a Pathway To Belonging

April invites us to move beyond awareness and really lean into acceptance—welcoming individuals living with autism into the everyday spaces where community comes to...

City News

Downtown Parking Garage Maintenance Begins April 20

Parking restrictions at the Central Parking Facility and the Water Street Parking Facility Beginning the week of April 20, the City of Naperville, in partnership with...

Columnists

WDSRA –Autism Acceptance Month: Recreation as a Pathway To Belonging

April invites us to move beyond awareness and really lean into acceptance—welcoming individuals living with autism into the everyday spaces where community comes to...

2026 Election Guide

Consider a few notes on the next campaign season...

Schools

WDSRA –Autism Acceptance Month: Recreation as a Pathway To Belonging

April invites us to move beyond awareness and really lean into acceptance—welcoming individuals living with autism into the everyday spaces where community comes to...

Sharing and Caring – Computers, Laptops and Tablets Wanted

The Power Up Project is an organization started in 2018 by caring high school students seeing a need to get computers into the hands...

North Central College: Preparing Students for Life After College

Graduation season is upon us. Here at North Central College, and across the country, students are preparing to walk across a stage and receive...

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Photo Galleries

Photo Gallery: Vietnam Veterans Day Ceremony 3/29/2026

Nearly 200 people attended the National Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Park, including Veterans and Gold Star Families. The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition...

Photo Gallery: Naperville Municipal Band Winter Concert 3/22/2026

The Naperville Municipal Band performed with the Waubonsie Valley Wind Ensemble on Sunday, March 22, in the newly renovated Waubonsie Valley High School auditorium....

Photo Gallery: WSI St. Patrick’s Day Parade 3/14/2026

Irish pride and community spirit were on display at the Naperville St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday, March 14. This family-friendly event, hosted by West...

LOCAL BUSINESS

Word of Mouth – Dr. Joe & Staff Take Chicago: 2026 Midwinter Meeting

Each February, our staff heads to McCormick Place in Chicago for Chicago Dental Society’s Midwinter Meeting. As the largest dental meeting in the United...

Visit Naperville – Naperville CVB Drives Economic Growth

In Naperville, every hotel stay, dinner reservation, or weekend getaway marks the beginning of the city’s economic loop, a powerful cycle of visitor spending,...

Here we go again, trying to get the lead out before National Pencil Day ends

Above / Though their erasers are not so great, our sharpened pencil collection includes logos of local high schools and businesses printed on the...

CULTURE / ARTS

Remember! Registration deadline to participate in Memorial Day Parade is May 1

Above / The Naperville Memorial Day Parade provides local youth and community members with a way to pause and reflect on a holiday weekend,...

Sterling Bryan McDonald: Industrial Engineer, Architect, Colorist

Sterling Bryan McDonald was born November 29, 1892, in Alvo, Cass County, Nebraska, the son of Robert Dodge McDonald and Endora White. He was educated...

April Behind the Horn With the Naperville Municipal Band

The Naperville Municipal Band now is in rehearsals for its Spring Concert at 3PM Sun., May 17, at Neuqua Valley High School and its...

Art Talk – A-Mays-ing Grace