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This beautiful winter scene from the early 1900s captures Paw Paw Post Office as it looked when it was located at the northeast corner of Webster Street and Jefferson Avenue in downtown Naperville. It's now located on the campus of Naper Settlement, moved there in 1977. According to the Naper Settlement website, the post office was actually the family home and store of carpenter and merchant Alexander H. Howard, which in addition to serving as the place where residents could pick up their mail was also a stop on the stagecoach route that ran through DuPage County and "a general meeting place for friends and fellow citizens to exchange news and gossip." (Naperville Heritage Society)

The Way We Were: Snowy winter day in Naperville in the 1900s

January 3, 2025 at 12:31 p.m.

This beautiful winter scene from the early 1900s captures Paw Paw Post Office as it looked when it was located at the northeast corner of Webster Street and Jefferson Avenue...

Naperville resident Laurie Polanski, left, was the winner of a $500 gift card through the Santa’s Naperville Workshop drawing. It was presented to her by the drawing's sponsor, “Woody” Woodring, owner off Woody Buick GMC. Polanski's daughter is also seen in the photo. (Naperville Park District)

Naperville News Digest: Naperville woman wins $500 gift card in workshop drawing; bands sought to play Last Fling over Labor Day weekend

January 2, 2025 at 11:51 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Naperville area.

2 Naperville teens charged in smoke store break-in Sunday

January 1, 2025 at 4:25 p.m.

Two Naperville teens have been charged with burglarizing a Naperville smoke store after throwing a rock through a front glass window, officials said.

Kroehler Manufacturing Co., based in Naperville and once was one of the country's largest furniture producers, employed hundreds of people and sponsored groups, such as the Kroehler Girl’s Bowling League of 1947-1948, seen here in this black-and-white photograph from the Naperville Heritage Society collection. An unidentified man who looks suspiciously like company President Peter Kroehler is seated in the middle. While the company no longer exists, some of its vintage used pieces are sold through websites like www.chairish.com and www.incollect.com, where chairs, dressers and tables from the middle of the 20th century go for amounts far in excess of what they would have sold for originally. (Naperville Heritage Society)

The Way We Were: Back in the day, the Kroehler furniture company sponsored groups like bowling leagues

December 27, 2024 at 12:17 p.m.

The Kroehler Girl’s Bowling League of 1947-1948 is seen here in this black-and-white photograph from the Naperville Heritage Society collection.

Naperville woman killed after her SUV strikes two poles, catches fire

December 24, 2024 at 10:01 a.m.

A Naperville woman was killed Monday night after her SUV struck two poles and caught fire in a residential area off Wehrli Road, Naperville police said,

Oak Park River Forest High School: 2024 Graduation

Naperville residents receive college/university degrees, named to honor rolls and dean’s lists

December 20, 2024 at 4:57 p.m.

Roundup of Naperville residents who have completed college/university degrees or been named to their school’s dean’s lists, honor rolls or similar listings.

If you've ever wondered what downtown Naperville looked like in the 1940s, this postcard provides the answer. It offers a view of Washington Street looking north from Chicago Avenue. Jackson Avenue is at the left between the service station and Beidelman Furniture, the latter being only business there that's still in existence. In fact, the 163-year-old store received landmark status from the city this summer. (Naperville Heritage Society/Naper Settlement)

The Way We Were: Downtown Washington Street in the 1940s offers good view of small town Naperville

December 20, 2024 at 12:35 p.m.

If you've ever wondered what downtown Naperville looked like in the 1940s, this postcard provides the answer.

Four people, including one from Naperville, have been charged with stealing merchandise from the Nordstrom Rack store in Oak Brook, with one of the suspects allegedly punching and biting the officer as he was arresting her. (Dreamstime / TNS)

Naperville woman among four charged with shoplifting from Oak Brook Nordstrom Rack

December 16, 2024 at 5:45 p.m.

Four people, including one from Naperville, have been charged with stealing merchandise from the Nordstrom Rack store in Oak Brook, with one of the suspects allegedly punching and biting the...

Two men and a juvenile sought for Schaumburg carjacking captured in Naperville

December 16, 2024 at 11:27 a.m.

Two men and a juvenile were arrested in Naperville Saturday night in connection with a carjacking that occurred in Schaumburg, police said.

This black-and-white postcard, postmarked in 1910, captures the interior of the Slick & Kochly Dry Goods store at the northeast corner of Jefferson Avenue and Main Street in downtown Naperville. Benjamin “B.J.” Slick and Joseph Kochly opened the business in 1897, and when Slick's son, A.B., became a dentist, he opened his office above it. Longtime Naperville residents will remember the building as the location of Russell’s Dry Cleaners before it was demolished a half dozen years ago to make way for a new development now anchored by the Filson store. (Naperville Heritage Society/Naper Settlement)

The Way We Were: A look inside an old dry goods store in downtown Naperville

December 13, 2024 at 9:19 a.m.

This black-and-white postcard, postmarked in 1910, captures the interior of the Slick & Kochly Dry Goods store at the northeast corner of Jefferson Avenue and Main Street in downtown Naperville.

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