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Online fundraiser for new ‘diversity artwork’ launched in response to Naperville mural criticized for excluding minorities

June 12, 2020 at 8:47 a.m.

An online fundraiser to pay for "diversity artwork" in Naperville had raised more than $8,000 as of Thursday afternoon, about a week after the start of an online petition drive...

Man and woman die after they’re struck by a pickup truck in a Naperville crosswalk

June 12, 2020 at 6:33 a.m.

A 77-year-old Naperville man and 71-year-old Naperville woman have died after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night while crossing the street at Hobson and Wehrli roads, Naperville police said....

Naper Pride’s inaugural Pride Fest canceled this year, rescheduled for September 2021

June 10, 2020 at 5:28 p.m.

The inaugural Naper Pride Fest is the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. "Together Under The Big Top" was the theme for the daylong event, scheduled for Aug. 22 at...

Naperville Last Fling, city’s end-of-summer festival, canceled this year

June 10, 2020 at 9:07 a.m.

Napervillians will have to find a new way to close out the summer this year as organizers of Naperville Last Fling announced Wednesday the festival planned for Labor Day weekend...

North Central College asked Naperville police to leave campus during protest despite initially allowing cops to use dorm for staging

June 10, 2020 at 6:36 a.m.

Two days after North Central College gave Naperville police permission to use a college dorm as a waiting place for officers should they be needed during a June 5 protest...

Naperville council OKs buying more Fifth Avenue land while pondering how to move ahead on the development

June 10, 2020 at 7:08 a.m.

Even as Naperville City Council members approved spending $950,000 last week to buy two properties for the Fifth Avenue development, including Orazio Pub, they acknowledged the future of the 13-acre...

No swimming at Naperville’s Centennial Beach this summer for first time in park’s 88-year history

June 9, 2020 at 10:45 a.m.

Naperville's Centennial Beach will not open this summer, marking the first time in its 88-year history that it will be closed to swimmers for the whole season. The Naperville Park...

150 to 200 people march from downtown Naperville to city police station, taking a knee in several intersections

June 8, 2020 at 4:56 p.m.

A group of 150 to 200 protesters marched Monday afternoon from downtown Naperville to the police station and back, occasionally stopping to take a knee in intersections. The action follows...

Naperville man charged with reckless homicide and DUI in fatal car crash

June 8, 2020 at 10:18 a.m.

A Naperville man has been charged with reckless homicide and driving under the influence following a head-on crash Saturday night in which a Woodridge man was killed, Naperville police said....

2 men charged with defacing property at downtown Naperville protest

June 8, 2020 at 1:03 p.m.

Two people were arrested on property defacement charges during a protest march and rally in downtown Naperville Friday night that drew about 200 people, Naperville police said. The event started...

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