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Naperville Riverwalk Duck Race aims to return in 2022

Above / Here's hoping this Riverwalk duck tale fits the bill with a happy ending near the Eagle Street Bridge one of these days....

Naperville Riverwalk Duck Race presents photo opportunities along winding DuPage River

Above / Enjoy photo opportunities along the Naperville Riverwalk every day! Pure joyful noises! In just minutes, the fourth annual Riverwalk Duck Race on Aug....

Photo Gallery: Riverwalk Duck Race 8/14/2019

Over 1,600 plastic and rubber ducks raced down the DuPage River on Wednesday, August 14 along the Riverwalk.  Members of the Riverwalk Foundation and...

How many little plastic ducks will navigate the DuPage River in the Riverwalk Duck Race?

Above / Up to 2,000 little plastic numbered ducks will be released into the DuPage River at 10AM Wed., Aug. 14. Right now, a...

Countdown has begun… 2019 Riverwalk Duck Race is Aug. 14

Above / Preview some of the jumbo rubber duckies now on display at Busey Bank in Naperville Plaza. The ducks are entered into the...

Take a quack with a Five-Buck Duck in the 4th Annual Riverwalk Duck Race on Aug. 14

Above / What did one wise quacker say to the other? "My Cubs hat is attached with duck tape." The Naperville Riverwalk Foundation with presenting...

Quick Quack Facts posted for return of Riverwalk Duck Race on Aug. 14

Above / Last summer Quigley's Irish Pub and PN quacked up for the fun of it—and they did not go to Disney World! Celebrate Naperville's...

NCTV17 Video: 2018 Riverwalk Duck Race Pre-show

Prior to tomorrow's Riverwalk Duck Race, our own Kevin Jackman sits down with retired duck competitor Gaffer and race sponsor Busey's Senior Vice President Lou Petritz for an inside look at tomorrow's race. The competitors hit the water tomorrow, Wednesday, August 15 at 10 a.m.

Why a Riverwalk Duck Race?

Above / "Why a Duck?" is the question Chico Marx asks repeatedly in a well-known comedy routine from The Cocoanuts (1929). Marx brothers Groucho and Chico...

Riverwalk Duck Race returns to DuPage River Aug. 15

Above / Some playful wise-quacking punnery attracted PN's camera while putting all the ducks in a row. The big N stands for the Naperville...

Photo Gallery: Riverwalk Duck Race 2017

On August 16, 2017, hundreds of spectators lined the Riverwalk to watch nearly 1,500 ducks race down the DuPage River from the foot bridge...

NCTV17 Video: Riverwalk Duck Race Training

Don't feed the ducks. Race them. The Riverwalk Duck Race is this Wednesday!

Riverwalk Duck Race returns to the rushing DuPage River Aug. 16

Above / First Community Financial Bank is getting a few of its duck racers in order for the Riverwalk Duck Race on Wed., Aug....

Try your luck with a five-buck duck in the Riverwalk Duck Race Aug. 16, 2017

Above / During the 2017 West Suburban Irish St. Patrick's Parade in March, three inflated rubber duckies floated information throughout the parade route about...

13 lucky ducks win prizes at Riverwalk Duck Race

Above / Riverwalk Duck Race sponsor Mary Jane Leisten from First Community Financial Bank, center, joined several members of the Riverwalk Foundation after the...

NCTV17’s ‘Gaffer’ the duck trains for the Riverwalk Duck Race

To celebrate the first 35 years of the Naperville Riverwalk, 2,000 plastic ducks will “race” in the DuPage River from the foot bridge near Centennial Park to the Eagle Street Bridge near the Naperville Municipal Center. All proceeds will benefit the Riverwalk Foundation for education and enhancements along the winding brick path of the city’s natural treasure in the heart of the central business district.

Try your luck with a five-buck duck in the Riverwalk Duck Race Aug. 16

Above / Look for the Rubber Ducky float on the footbridge, marking the spot where the Riverwalk Duck Race begins at 10AM on August...

Take a chance on a five-buck duck racer to benefit the Riverwalk

Above / When the toy ducks are numbered and/or "dressed up" in creative costumes for the 4th Annual Riverwalk Duck Race, they'll compete to...

Duck races fit the bill for Oswego Rotary and Naperville Riverwalk fundraising

Above / Pete Ellman, co-owner of Ellman's Music Center, stood on the banks of the DuPage River to help start the 2016 Riverwalk Duck...

Naperville Riverwalk visitors learn why a duck race, share education

Above / Gary Leavenworth fits the bill to help the Riverwalk Foundation get ducks in order to launch awareness campaign in celebration of the...

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