Marie Wilson

Marie Wilson is a freelanceer writer for the Naperville Sun.

Plans for Fidelity Investments and Wells Fargo bank to take up parts of the first floor of the former Barnes & Noble store at 47 E. Chicago Ave. in downtown Naperville sparked discussions that could lead to new zoning regulations. The Naperville City Council could vote to prohibit banks and financial institutions from using ground-level downtown space after the idea gained approval this week from the city's Planning and Zoning Commission. (Marie Wilson/Naperville Sun)

Proposal to keep banks, financial institutions out of first-floor downtown Naperville locations wins commission nod

March 21, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.

A proposal that would prevent banks and financial institutions from occupying the first floor of downtown Naperville buildings without a zoning variance cleared the Naperville Planning and Zoning Commission this...

This 7.3-acre property on the north side of Aurora Avenue between Meson Sabika restaurant and All Saints Catholic Academy in Naperville is the proposed site of a 30-home custom subdivision called Charleston Place. Charleston Building and Development also built the Jefferson Estates custom subdivision immediately north of the vacant plot and a few nearby townhouse and rowhouse developments. (Marie Wilson/Naperville Sun)

Plan for 30 custom-built houses targeted to seniors gains Naperville plan commission approval

March 20, 2025 at 12:58 p.m.

Charleston Building and Development is proposing Charleston Place, a subdivision of 30 custom houses targeted to seniors on a 7.3-acre site near downtown Naperville.

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