Hidden objects like old newspapers, bottles, kids’ toys, gloves and shoes have been found in the walls and foundations of homes in Naperville during remodeling ...
Above / Surrounded by folks who helped plan and plant the attractive Pollinator Station with native prairie plants, Mayor Steve Chirico cut a ribbon for the new...
Did you know that Easter Sunday in the Roman Catholic tradition is based on the first Sunday after the first Full Moon after the Vernal (Spring) Equinox? Withou...
UPDATE April 19, 2017 / The buzz around town is that Russell’s Cleaners at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Main Street has announced that the iconic cleaners...
Before the rise of school yearbooks, blank books were produced to capture the signatures, memories, thoughts, poems and drawings of classmates. The usually pock...
While giving tours in the George Martin, Caroline Martin Mitchell home Pinecraig at Naper Settlement this past month, a comment concerning the doorknobs was mad...
Above / The January issue of Positively Naperville returns with Naper 2017 Trivia, thanks to the inspiration of the 10-year popularity of WSI Quiz Night at Quig...
Above / Though PN Web Editor Tim Penick is known to travel cross country with the "W" flag, this Saturday he's sure to join fans taking photos with the Chicago ...
Most of our cellphones today are capable of taking pictures. Hundreds of thousands of digital images are taken and shared via social media. Cameras, film and pr...
Above / Our city is blessed with many shopping destinations where we can support business locally! Find them N. E. W. S. and in the center of Naperville, too!
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On the night of December 3, 1841, fourteen Naperville men discussed the question, “Are sandhill Cranes as good as turkies for culinary purposes?”
The questio...
Above / Naper Settlement was a scurry of activity with enthusiastic volunteers on Nov. 12, setting the scene for Naper Lights to be a colorful bright spot along...
Above / When all the leaves have fallen, the winding structure of the historic Hobson Oak tree is haunting as its limbs branch out wider than it is tall. From 1...
Ever wish you could go back in time? Have you ever thought of building a time machine in your basement, attic or backyard? The study of quantum physics was too ...
Above / Naperville Heritage Society receives $72,209 IMLS grant that will help restore 1912 Wood Brothers grain thresher from the Wheatland Plowing Match Associ...
In 1945, George and Dorothy Polivka bought the “old Callenders place” to raise their family and operate a dairy farm. Milk, cream and butter were delivered dail...
Johann Hans George Eichelberger immigrated to America from Heidelberg, Germany, in 1733. His great grandson, John Eichelberger came to Illinois from Lancaster C...
Fishing at Lake Osborne posts a daily catch limit of six bass, but we can't confirm success.
UPDATE, June 15, 2016 / Summer wildflowers are in bloom, the wal...
I am looking for a Father’s Day gift. In my search for the perfect gift, I noticed some particularly interesting Naperville ads and articles from the 1960s. Thi...
Above /As part of the Riverwalk 2000 Campaign to extend the brick path along the DuPage River from Washington Street to Hillside Road, then-Riverwalk Commission...
