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A Year in Review

In September of 2016, I was honored to be named the new CEO of Loaves & Fishes Community Services. As I reflect on the...

Pulse of Naperville Music Scene – Who is Moriah Formica?

I remember my wife rolling her eyes when I asked her if she knew who Moriah Formica was. “You post things about her every day,"...

Naperville’s Pulse in Springfield – The facts on school funding reform

There has been quite a bit of information circulating about the new education funding compromise adopted and signed into law last month. The new...

Real Estate Logic – ‘The Enemy Is Us!’

Did you know that many people hire a Realtor to sell their house and then do things that actually prevent the Realtor from getting...

Hiring a Contractor – A Certificate of Insurance is not Enough

When a contractor is hired to perform work on one’s property, there are risks involved. As most prudent homeowners know, it is always wise...

Veterans in Touch – Good to know

The question of the day for Veterans and family members is, “Do you know the difference between the North Aurora Community Based Outreach Clinic...

Circling Back – Karen Jarczyk: A Pioneer for Prevention

by Jason Altenbern It was 1982 and Naperville Community Outreach represented an office staff of one full-time director and one part-time outreach worker while maintaining...

Little Friends offers unique and impactful school programs

For 52 years, Little Friends has been serving the needs of students with developmental disabilities. What began as a school for five young children...

October Editor’s notes

Our online October calendar is topped with a photo of a gorgeous September sunset reflecting in the pond at May Watts Park. Find it...

Equal Fun for Everyone – New website

Did you know the average American spends nearly half a day staring at a screen? Between computers, tablets, smartphones, and a multitude of other...

Transitions – The run for clean water

On October 8 hundreds of Chicagoans will participate in the 40th Chicago Marathon as part of World Visions fundraiser for clean water, worldvision.org/our-work/clean-water. Former Naperville...

Exchange Happenings – Firefighter of the year and police officer of the year

October is Fire Prevention month. Because of this, the Exchange Club of Naperville honors the Firefighter of the year in October. We do the...

Temperatures are dropping

Above / Located at 1108 E. Ogden Ave., Naperville's original pet store established in 1972, is a new type of pet store that matches rescues with forever...

October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month

Above /  We build too many walls and not enough bridges. —Isaac Newton National Substance Abuse Prevention Month is an observance to highlight the vital...

Equal Fun for Everyone – Food Truck Festival is Food, Music and Fun

Whether you are a self-proclaimed foodie or just looking for a great bite to eat, this is one event you’ll not want to miss....

Full Circle

In 1984, the Kroehler Family YMCA hired a high school kid from Woodridge to teach swimming lessons and lifeguard at its pools. I was...

Science Corner – Happy 50th Birthday, Fermilab!

You have all heard of nearby Fermilab, unless you skipped the heading, and know lab is short for laboratory, but why Fermilab? Enrico Fermi was...

Art Talk – Come for the art, stay for the ambiance

For 32 years, people from near and far have looked forward to attending Naperville Art League's Riverwalk Fine Art Fair. Scheduled this year for...

Video Voice – The return of rush hour

As the kids return to school, the morning rush hour returns to Naperville. The daily routines that were put on-hold during the summer holidays...

Nutrition Knowledge – Windowsills full of flavor … and health!

Many of us are harvesting the bounty from our gardens that are overflowing with goodness and we are able to preserve much of our...

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