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Nothing demonstrates just how much Naperville has changed in the last several decades than an aerial view of how the city's downtown looked in the mid-1950s. This view north shows a small town that had a population of fewer than 12,000 people, a far cry from the 150,000 or so call it home today. (Naperville Heritage Society/Naper Settlement)

The Way We Were: Aerial view shows just how small Naperville was in the 1950s

November 1, 2024 at 1:48 p.m.

Photo from the Naperville Heritage Society's collection provides an overhead look at Naperville's downtown in the 1950s.

Letters to the Editor: Congress must act to protect national Arctic refuge; don’t forget about the Jan. 6 coup attempt when voting

November 1, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

Letters to the editor submitted to the Naperville Sun.

Naperville woman awaiting trial for retail theft charged with stealing $1,600 in Home Depot goods

October 31, 2024 at 4:58 p.m.

A Naperville woman already facing retail theft charges was arrested just four months later for allegedly stealing more than $1,600 in merchandise from the Naperville Home Depot store, authorities said.

Naperville man charged with shooting 18-year-old in chest with weapon modified to be machine gun

October 31, 2024 at 4:16 p.m.

An 18-year-old Naperville man has been arrested on charges he shot another 18-year-old Naperville man following a fight outside an apartment complex, officials said.

Man, 18, found shot outside Naperville apartment building near Jefferson and Ogden

October 29, 2024 at 10:23 a.m.

Naperville police say they have detained a man they believe could be responsible for a Monday night shooting in which an 18-year-old man was injured.

Black-and-white photographic print of a Halloween party in Naperville during the 1910s with members of the Kline family in attendance. (Naperville Heritage Society/Naper Settlement)

The Way We Were: Carved pumpkins and Halloween parties not a new phenom but an old tradition, as this 1910s photo shows

October 25, 2024 at 12:26 p.m.

A whole variety of the carved pumpkins can be seen in this photo from a Halloween party that took place in Naperville in the 1910s. According to information from the...

Naperville man charged with killing family dog, threatening to kill stepdaughters

October 23, 2024 at 3:03 p.m.

A Naperville man who allegedly killed the family dog, threatened to kill his two stepdaughters and struck his wife with a baseball bat is being held on charges in the...

Supplier of heroin/fentanyl that caused Naperville man’s OD gets 12-year prison term

October 22, 2024 at 5:35 p.m.

A Chicago man who supplied the heroin/fentanyl that killed a Naperville man has been given a 12-year prison term.

DuPage County Board District 5 candidates weigh in on election goals, issues

October 18, 2024 at 1:27 p.m.

Two candidates are vying in the Nov. 5 election for the District 5 seat on the DuPage County Board: Incumbent Patty Gustin, a Naperville resident elected to the board in...

With leather head gear and exposed legs, football was not for the faint of heart back in fall 1943, when this photo of the Naperville High School football team was taken. (Naperville Heritage Society/Naper Settlement)

The Way We Were: 1943 Naperville High School football team ready to hit the gridiron

October 18, 2024 at 11:31 a.m.

Photo of the 1943 Naperville High School football team from the Naperville Heritage Society.

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