Erin Hegarty

Blaze in half-demolished house in Naperville tied to fireplace, officials say

December 31, 2019 at 12:04 p.m.

No one was injured in a fire late Monday night in a half-demolished house at Fifth Avenue and Eagle Street near downtown Naperville. Naperville residents alerted the fire department shortly...

Burglaries reported at four Naperville businesses early Monday morning

December 30, 2019 at 5:35 p.m.

Naperville police responded to reports of burglaries at four businesses throughout the city between midnight and 3 a.m. Monday. "In each of the incidents, entry was forced through the business's...

Warrant issued for Naperville man accused of stabbing his wife, and then himself

December 31, 2019 at 2:25 p.m.

A warrant has been issued for a Naperville man who is accused of stabbing his wife and then himself Dec. 21 in south Naperville. Documents from the Will County State's...

Naperville police investigating 21 reports of vandalism that include slashed tires, red spray-painted symbols

December 30, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

Naperville Police are investigating more than 20 reports from over the weekend of slashed vehicle tires and symbols spray-painted on property in central and southeast Naperville, according to officials. The...

Customers at this Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Naperville said their group was asked to move to another table because of the color of their skin. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Soul, Irish and Pride fests and a new 4th of July event added to Naperville’s 2020 calendar

December 29, 2019 at 9:09 a.m.

New events including Soul Fest, Irish Fest, Pride Fest and a hometown 4th of July celebration are coming to Naperville in 2020. City Council members Tuesday approved the 2020 Special...

A building at 740 N. Route 59 in Aurora could be the location of the city's first recreational marijuana dispensary. The spot is across the street from Naperville where dispensaries are banned for now and where a vocal group of residents earlier this year urged the city to not allow the businesses.

Naperville has banned recreational marijuana sales, but an Aurora dispensary is poised to open right across the street

December 31, 2019 at 3:10 p.m.

Recreational marijuana sales are currently banned in Naperville and a group of residents stands strongly opposed to allowing them at any point in the future, but just across Route 59...

Mysterious lights appear on a Naperville tree each year — the gesture of a woman who ‘enjoys making people happy’

December 26, 2019 at 8:21 a.m.

A beacon of light appears on a dark stretch of Naperville road every fall in advance of the Christmas holidays. Most don't know who's responsible for the tiny lights wrapped...

Kenny Myles, shown on Dec. 27, 2019, was once arrested for a marijuana infraction. He has since earned his master's degree in accounting and is applying to open a marijuana dispensary with his wife and a business partner.

Marijuana arrests in Chicago’s largest suburbs dropped sharply in the years leading up to legal weed

December 31, 2019 at 3:13 p.m.

Years before Illinois lawmakers moved to legalize recreational marijuana, police in the largest suburban communities were already making far fewer arrests for crimes such as possession and manufacture of cannabis,...

Fourth version of Polo Club subdivision wins thumbs up from Naperville Planning and Zoning commissioners

December 20, 2019 at 7:13 a.m.

A scaled-back version of the Polo Club subdivision — the fourth proposed in more than a year for a 110-acre site on the city's south side — will go to...

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