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People walk by vandalized and boarded up storefronts in downtown Aurora Tuesday. Later about 100 people showed up to create paintings to support local businesses.

In Naperville and Aurora, violence and police tactics diverge during protests but have similar results

June 8, 2020 at 10:24 a.m.

Two days that began with largely peaceful protests in Aurora and Naperville ended in vandalism and violence, leaving both cities' downtowns with similar scars: shattered glass, boarded up windows and...

Naperville’s Ogden 6 Theatre to permanently close Sunday, AMC Naperville in trouble, other business news

June 5, 2020 at 4:50 p.m.

After decades in Naperville, the Ogden 6 Theatre will permanently close its doors Sunday. The movie theater known for its affordable prices has been at 227 E. Ogden Ave. since...

Naperville teens issue call for action in racism fight: ‘Let’s explore one another instead of destroy one another’

June 5, 2020 at 8:16 a.m.

Naperville Central High School students led a call for action and change Thursday afternoon starting in their home community. The Peaceful BLM Protest organized by Naperville Central senior Sophia Davila...

Petition drive underway to add more diversity to downtown’s ‘Naperville Loves a Parade’ mural

June 4, 2020 at 5:12 p.m.

A petition signed by more than 30,000 people as of Thursday afternoon seeks to add diversity to a downtown Naperville mural the petitioner calls "The Wall of Exclusion." The mural,...

Cops effectively quelled Monday night violence, council members say, but some Naperville residents find fault

June 4, 2020 at 12:19 p.m.

Naperville City Council members commended the peaceful protesters who have gathered in downtown Naperville and applauded the police department's handling of the violence carried out by instigators who infiltrated an...

More than 30 Naperville businesses vandalized, a gun shop burglarized and 11 arrested following unrest Monday night

June 3, 2020 at 7:17 a.m.

By the time the dust settled between late Monday night and early Tuesday morning, more than 30 downtown Naperville businesses had been damaged and looted and five stores outside of...

A "We love Naperville" message is written in chalk on a sidewalk following the overnight looting and damage to property in Naperville on June 2, 2020.

The morning after a night of looting in downtown Naperville, hundreds of volunteers gathered to clean up the damage

June 2, 2020 at 5:09 p.m.

Naperville at 10 a.m. Tuesday was the idyllic picture that draws people to the city: kayakers paddling down the DuPage River, mothers pushing strollers along the Riverwalk, families riding their...

Violence and destruction Monday night ‘heartbreaking,’ Naperville mayor says

June 2, 2020 at 6:14 p.m.

The violence, looting and property damage in downtown Naperville Monday night following what had been a peaceful rally protesting the death of George Floyd is "heartbreaking," Mayor Steve Chirico said....

Looting and shattered windows in downtown Naperville as rally turns violent; one person injured and taken by ambulance

June 2, 2020 at 1:59 p.m.

People shattered windows and looted multiple businesses in downtown Naperville Monday night as a protest through the central business district turned tense and violent. About 9:30 p.m., a police sergeant...

Naperville closes city hall, urges downtown businesses to do the same as a precaution

June 1, 2020 at 3:17 p.m.

Naperville shut down its municipal center at noon Monday and alerted downtown businesses they should do the same as a precaution. In a community message sent via Naperville Notify, the...

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