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Naperville Responds ‘Strength and Honor’ Luncheon returns April 19
Join Naperville Responds For Veterans when they host their annual “Strength and Honor” Luncheon beginning at noon on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, to honor...
WDSRA: Grow, connect and discover through recreation
At the heart of the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA) is the ability for every individual with a special need to grow as...
OPINION – Positively Naperville Letters to the Editor
Above / Early in-person voting begins at the Naperville Municipal Center on March 20 and is available daily until April 3, 2023. Scroll down...
Community wins big in 14th Annual Naperville Sunrise Rotary St. Paddy’s Day 5K
The 14th Annual St. Paddy’s Day 5K presented by Naperville Sunrise Rotary stepped off on Sat., March 11, 2023, with 1,026 runners, walkers, and...
Former Good Shepherd Youth Minister returns to lead the church
Above / Good Shepherd Church in Naperville welcomes new Senior Minister Tara Beth Leach. (Photo courtesy Good Shepherd Church)
Good Shepherd Church recently named Pastor...
Loaves & Fishes: Bracing for impact
Since April 2020, all Illinois SNAP households have received both regular monthly benefits and an emergency SNAP allotment to address increased food insecurity challenges...
Meet the 2023 Grand Marshal of the WSI St. Patrick’s Parade
Above / Among official responsibilities, Parade Grand Marshal John Drohan of the WSI St. Patrick's Parade demonstrated the proper way to pour a Guinness...
2023 State of the City by Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico
Above / On April 7, 2015, then-City Councilman Steve Chirico was basking in bright spotlights and his first mayoral victory at Rosebud in downtown...
Veteran Business Project receives nearly $1M grant
Veteran Business Project has announced receipt of a generous gift of $935,000 from The Duchossois Family Foundation.
The funding, spread over a three-year period, addresses...
March Fourth is national day to recognize marching bands
Above / Spectators are welcome to line the streets in downtown Naperville during the West Suburban Irish St. Patrick's Parade stepping off at 10AM...
Get to know candidates during March events in time to vote by April 4
Above / The centerfold in the March issue of Positively Naperville is chock full of candidate meet and greet events for the spring election....
Round 2 of City Council Candidate Public Forum begins at 7PM Feb. 28
The Senior Task Force and Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation (NAHC) will host the second of two public forums featuring candidates running to serve four...
Register now to march in Memorial Day Parade on May 29, 2023
The Memorial Day Parade Committee, comprised of members of the American Legion Post 43, Judd Kendall VFW Post 3873, Naperville Municipal Band and community...
2023 Naperville VFW Benefit Plant Sale is now in progress
Above - Below / The Blue Star Memorial located alongside the Judd Kendall VFW always is among the beneficiaries of the VFW Annual Plant...
Signs, signs, signs… Are seasonal political campaign signs properly placed?
Above / This view of Arrowhead Hill, taken by John Colletti, is a memory of free speech that dates back eight years to 2015....
Rotary Club of Naperville grants benefit 13 nonprofit organizations
Above / Rotary Club of Naperville presents 13 grants totaling more than $70,000 to nonprofit organizations with proceeds from Holiday Parade of Lights. (Photo...
Naperville American Legion seeks nominees for 2023 Citizen of the Year
Naperville American Legion Post 43 began naming a Citizen of the Year in 1986. Thirty-seven years later, the American Legion again is asking for...
Loaves & Fishes: A warm and reliable car
Every morning I take my daughter to school and head to work in my very reliable and warm SUV. I don’t think twice about...
The adventure continues
Last month I wrote about my youngest daughter’s “Big Adventure.” I received a lot of positive feedback, and heard from readers about their own...
Update / Remaining VFW Friday Fish Fry events canceled for 2023
Update, March 5, 2023 / Remaining VFW Fish Fry on Fridays during Lent canceled
For those that have attended our “Friday Night Fish Fries” in...