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Plan to convert motel into affordable studio apartment complex wins Naperville approval

December 4, 2019 at 12:58 p.m.

Plans to convert the Regency Inn motel on Ogden Avenue into a 112-unit studio apartment building rich with amenities like a community bike rental program and Amazon lockers gained unanimous...

Naperville starting the process of becoming a dementia friendly community

December 3, 2019 at 6:46 p.m.

Naperville's Senior Task Force, Edward Hospital and other groups are working to make the city more friendly for people living with dementia and their caregivers. Representatives from the task force...

Naperville community leaders, elected officials gather to declare ‘hate has no home here’

November 27, 2019 at 5:35 p.m.

The rain and cold were not enough to keep nearly 100 people from gathering Tuesday night for a "hate has no home here" rally on the Naperville Riverwalk. Indivisible Naperville...

Diamond Gallery of Naperville owners closing store to retire

November 26, 2019 at 6:32 p.m.

The owners of The Diamond Gallery of Naperville are closing their Route 59 store and planning to retire. Kevin and Jackie Lydon have run their 304 S. Route 59 business...

A white vehicle is parked at the scene of a death investigation in a University of Illinois at Chicago parking garage on Nov. 23, 2019, in Chicago.

Mother mourns ‘beloved baby of our family’ as parolee charged with strangling UIC student Ruth George at campus garage

November 26, 2019 at 2:40 p.m.

A parolee has been charged with first-degree murder and criminal sexual assault in the strangulation death of a University of Illinois at Chicago student whose body was found in a...

A developer proposed a complex of affordable apartments in Naperville. Where do they fit in the city’s housing debate?

November 25, 2019 at 3:12 p.m.

A developer presented Naperville officials in early November with a proposal: his company would turn a troubled motel along an outdated stretch of Ogden Avenue into new studio apartments with...

New arts district to be built on CityGate West property in partnership with Naperville Century Walk

November 22, 2019 at 8:08 a.m.

CityGate West owners are partnering with Naperville Century Walk to create an arts district as part of their Naperville development near Route 59 and Interstate 88. The Halikias Family, owners...

Jing Ma, right, and Jianing Yang, who both helped lead protests against allowing marijuana sales in their town, stand Nov. 15, 2019, at a building at 830 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Buffalo Grove, the proposed site of a retail marijuana shop.

When Illinois legalized marijuana, it sparked a backlash from suburban residents who don’t want pot shops in their towns

November 19, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

When Naperville officials considered allowing marijuana sales in town, the reaction came fast and furious. Protesters held rallies, printed signs and T-shirts, and packed the City Hall chambers, urging the...

Final cycle of Naperville’s curbside leaf pickup should be on schedule this week

November 18, 2019 at 3:28 p.m.

With no snow in the immediate forecast, the third and final round of Naperville's curbside leaf pickup program should be completed on schedule, officials said. Leaves that residents rake from...

Naperville City Council to hear Little Friends’ appeal on Kroehler mansion demolition request

November 17, 2019 at 2:29 a.m.

Naperville City Council Tuesday will consider Little Friends' appeal of the Historic Preservation Commission's denial of the organization's request to demolish the Kroehler mansion in the historic district. More than...

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