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Open letter to community includes progress report, local connection to Batten Disease

Above / A year ago, friends Christi Clare Ioka and Kristen Kaiser Gray who grew up in Naperville returned to meet up with new friends...

Benefit raised funds and awareness to help save young lives fighting rare Batten disease

Above / Naperville community rallies together to support former resident, Kristen Kaiser Gray and her family. (Photo credit to Larissa Block.) UPDATE, April 27, 2016 /...

Friends Aim to Fund Research for Little-Known Batten Disease

Currently, there is no cure and no treatment for Batten disease. This is a rare genetically inherited disorder, where the early symptoms include a progressive vision loss, seizures, behavioral changes, and a loss of motor skills in previously healthy children. Symptoms get progressively worse, resulting in blindness, Parkinson’s-like symptoms and dementia.

Friends and friends of friends aim to find cure for little-known Batten disease

Above / Friends of Charlotte Gray, age 4, daughter of former Naperville resident Kristen Kaiser Gray, have signed onto a national campaign to help...

Positively Naperville reviews the top headlines of 2015

Russian hitchhikers invade Paddleboat Quarry An invasive aquatic species has hitched its way to Naperville. For many months, during Riverwalk Commission meetings, Chuck Papanos, Operations Manager...

GREETINGS TO PN / OCTOBER 2015 / VOLUME 15 #2

Above / Sounds that ring out from Moser Tower celebrate the season from Halloween to Veterans Day to Thanksgiving. If you've yet to climb...

Things to Do Around Naperville This Weekend: Oct. 2-4

Friday Ellsworth Children's and Juniors Resale - 9AM | Free Ellsworth Elementary School – 145 N Sleight St Naperville, IL 60540 Featuring the best apparel, coats, boots, shoes,...

Naperville Bank & Trust Salutes October Volunteer of the Month

Above: From left, Naperville’s First Lady Julie Chirico with Friends for the Charlotte and Gwenyth Gray Foundation’s Bianca Morin, Casey McCormick, and Whitney Robbins. Volunteers – Julie...

October Events Calendar

All Month 4:44 Rotary Club of Naperville Downtown Meeting / Wednesdays, 4:44PM / The Rotary Club of Naperville Downtown meet Wednesdays, except on Wednesdays before...

GREETINGS TO PN / SEPTEMBER 2015 / VOLUME 15 #1

Above / One of the highlights of the changing season every September is the colorful Naperville Art League Riverwalk Fine Arts Fair. For 2015,...

October 3 is chock full of happenings in Naperville

Above / First responders and Sparky have big plans for families to learn about public safety on Sat., Oct. 3. Here's a preview of one...

GREETINGS TO PN / JULY 2015 / VOLUME 14 #11

Find the most recent greeting  posted at the top of this selection as the page is updated throughout the month. Occasionally, Greetings to PN also...

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