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Save Old Nichols group prepares for Historic Preservation Commission

Above / Architect Christopher B. McCoy, AIA - McCoy Architects LLC, Lexington, Kentucky, provided renderings of what the property where Old Nichols Library stands could look like...

‘Save Old Nichols’ group will host open house on Aug. 14

Can the old Nichols Library be saved? Should it? How? These questions and more will be discussed at an informational meeting from 7 to 8:30PM...

Recycle old crayons by donating them to Community Access Naperville

Above / Find the bin pictured here downstairs in the Children's Services Area at Nichols Library in downtown Naperville. All colors of bits and...

Old Nichols is listed as one of 13 ‘Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois’ for 2018

Above / Old Nichols is locally landmarked and in a National Register district in downtown Naperville. However, the landmark status only protects the structure’s main...

Old Nichols’ story dates back to 1895, timeline continues after Naperville City Council grants landmark status

UPDATE, Feb. 14, 2019 / This week folks who subscribe to the monthly magazine for "Landmarks Illinois" received the latest edition. The back side...

A very recent history of Old Nichols Library leads to City Council Sept. 19, 2017

Above / Thanks for getting to know about the covenants that protect Old Nichols Library. Visit the location at 110 S. Washington as the...

Greetings to PN – Old Nichols / Vol. 17, No. 1 / Sept. 2017

Above / This month Old Nichols Library will be 119 years old! Old Nichols opened on September 22, 1898, when Naperville had 2,200 residents....

What does the Old Nichols Library say to you? Public hearing reset for Sept. 6

Above / Signs of the times remind residents that a four-story, mixed-use development has been proposed for the old Nichols Library at 110 S. Washington Street...

Naperville Heritage Society issues statement on redevelopment of Old Nichols Library

Above / A four-story, mixed-use development has been proposed for the old Nichols Library located since 1898 at 110 S. Washington Street in Naperville. The...

Proposed Nichols Place update and other things to do May 17 & 18

Above / Interested residents were welcomed to a special Community Open House on May 16 to view proposed concepts for redevelopment of the old...

Community Open House will present proposed concepts for old Nichols Library redevelopment

Above / A Community Open House slated for May 16 invites Naperville residents to review concepts for downtown development at the site of a...

June Editor’s Notes

As a news junkie and history buff, trying to keep facts straight in this whole wide world is a passion that challenges this outspoken...

Springtime brings changes throughout downtown Naperville

Above / The merry month of May with days of warmer temperatures finally has brought the Naperville Riverwalk into blooming springtime beauty as it...

Naperville Woman’s Club is set to talk about local historic preservation on Jan. 17

Above / This used to be the Naperville Woman's Club, located at 14 S. Washington Street in downtown Naperville. And it still is. Today...

September briefs

Above / UPDATE, Aug. 30, 2017 / The following information was received after PN went to press for September: According to the Save Old Nichols...

September Editor’s Notes

Kids are back in school. Many teens are off to college for the first time. And the 52nd Annual Last Fling, the Naperville Jaycees’...

Naperville Historic Preservation Commission meets Aug. 22, landmark designation advances to City Council

Above / During an upcoming City Council meeting to be announced, Old Nichols Library will on the agenda with a request to designate the...

Things to do around Naperville this weekend: August 18-20

ICYMI / Riverwalk Duck Race Photo Gallery with Results & 0ther Links! ICYMI / Friday Go Fish! – Anytime, weather permitting Riverwalk Fishing Pier at Eagle Street –...

Things to do around Naperville this weekend: August 11-13

If it's Thursday, the Naperville Municipal Band begins at 7:30PM in Central Park.  The 11-week summer concert series is finishing up the season this week with...

Greetings to PN / August 2017 / Vol. 16, No. 12

Above / The book bench depicting "Where the Sidewalk Ends" marks the spot of the rededication of the Century Walk mural coming soon to...

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