2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (497+ words) The first extreme heat wave of the summer is set to roll into the Naperville area this week, according to the National Weather Service. A heat advisory is in effect from noon Monday until 10 p. m. on Wednesday, with the region currently…...

4+ day, 6+ min ago  (277+ words) Anderson's Toyshop will be joining Anderson's Bookshop, as the bookseller brings toys back into the mix at its downtown Naperville store after having a separate space for nearly 10 years. According to owner Becky Anderson, recent remodeling at the bookshop, located…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (475+ words) Following changes to the upcoming fall schedule for high school girls" flag football, an Illinois lawmaker has introduced a new bill mandating extra oversight for such changes. Illinois State Representative Janet Yang Rohr filed House Bill 5799 on Wednesday, which would…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (476+ words) After 43 years working for the YMCA, Erika Wood is saying goodbye. As she looks forward to retirement, Wood is also looking back on her four-decade career that all started with a simple summer gig. "The Y probably has given me…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (316+ words) M/I Homes of Chicago LLC has proposed a new housing development within Naperville on a long-dormant 25. 2-acre site near the Monarch Landing senior living facility and the City Gate campus. The 171-unit project, dubbed North Gate of Naperville, was…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (146+ words) Sparks will fly at the annual Naperville Community Fireworks Show, set for July 4 at 9: 30 p. m. Co-hosted by the Naperville Park District and the city of Naperville, the show will be held at the Frontier Sports Complex at 3380 Cedar Glade Drive. This…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (344+ words) A Naperville man has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for kicking his wife to death. 62-year-old Alan Wang was convicted of the crime on October 8, 2025, after a four-day-long bench trial, in which he was declared guilty of first-degree murder....

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (397+ words) Most Naperville Central students know Kelly Murphy as the Learning Commons Assistant. Volleyball players know her as a coach. But few realize she's stood on an Olympic podium. Murphy was part of the USA volleyball team that took bronze in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (326+ words) A ceremonial groundbreaking is in the books, and work is scheduled to start the first week of July on major upgrades to the stadium and track at Benet Academy." The Catholic high school in Lisle received village approval earlier this…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (332+ words) As trading wound down Monday, one Naperville native was among those who rang the Nasdaq bell at the closing of the stock market for the day. 30-year-old Logan White, a corporate communications employee at Linked In, along with her colleagues,…...