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Sheila Rutledge will be stepping down from the DuPage County Board in August. Rutledge, a Democrat, has represented District 6 on the board since 2018. (Sheila Rutledge)

DuPage County Board member Sheila Rutledge to step down in August

May 21, 2025 at 5:27 p.m.

West Chicago Democrat Sheila Rutledge is stepping down from DuPage County Board to focus on her newly elected role as supervisor of Winfield Township.

A group of participants hold signs supporting transgender athletes during the Naperville District 203 School Board meeting on May 19, 2025. (John Konstantaras/for the Naperville Sun )

Naperville councilman McBroom, DuPage GOP, Awake Illinois battle District 203 over transgender female athletes

May 23, 2025 at 3:53 p.m.

Naperville City Councilman Josh McBroom and DuPage County Republicans are among those attacking Naperville School District 203 over a junior high track meet at which it's claimed one of the...

A private security vehicle sits outside the entrance to Topgolf in Naperville on April 13, 2024. There have been 10 arrests made in 2025 on charges that people had firearms illegally stored in their vehicles in or near the venue's parking lot, police say.

Firearm arrest No. 10 made at Naperville Topgolf parking lot

May 20, 2025 at 4:10 p.m.

Naperville police have yet again made a firearm-related arrest in the Naperville Topgolf parking lot. There have now been 10 such arrests in or near the business’ lot this year.

Naperville "Welcome to Naperville" sign on Washington Street, near Royce Road, at the city's border with Bolingbrook pictured in January 2024. (Naperville Sun file photo)

Naperville now the 3rd-largest city in Illinois, latest census data shows

May 18, 2025 at 6:19 a.m.

Naperville is now the third-largest city in Illinois, according to new estimates from the U.S. census. The city added 1,958 residents between mid-2023 and mid-2024, bringing its total population to...

This rendering illustrates what Clubhouse540, a new golf simulator business planned for Naperville, will look like when it opens in July. (Clubhouse540)

New golf simulator business seeking Naperville OK to serve beer and wine

May 16, 2025 at 2:08 p.m.

Clubhouse540, a new indoor golf business planning to open in Naperville, is seeking a liquor license to serve beer and wine.

The Naperville Park District is continuing to evaluate how it should manage and/or expand its indoor recreation space, such as that available at the Fort Hill Recreation Center, for future needs. (Naperville Park District)

Naperville Park District to hire consultants to help plan future indoor rec space, possible pool

May 14, 2025 at 8:52 p.m.

Naperville Park District is hoping to chart a path forward on new indoor recreation space, including the possiblity of a new pool, with the help of a pair of consultants.

A huge crowd gathers on the lawn of Rotary Park during the 2022 Naperville Salute celebration over Fourth of July weekend. This year, the annual event has been canceled after falling short of their fundraising goal, a Facebook post said. (Atort Photography)

Naperville Salute canceled this year due to costs, but muck march still being held

May 14, 2025 at 5:37 p.m.

There will be no Naperville Salute this summer, a decision that organizers say was made to preserve the long-term health of both the event and charitable organization behind it.

DuPage County Board member Sadia Covert, left, speaks during a forum on race relations in Aurora in 2017. County Board member Dawn DeSart, right, stands in the Heritage Gallery at the DuPage County government administration building in Wheaton in 2022. (Supplied photos)

DuPage County Board District 5 incumbents Sadia Covert, Dawn DeSart to seek reelection

May 13, 2025 at 12:41 p.m.

DuPage County Board District 5 reps, Sadia Covert and Dawn DeSart, both from Naperville, confirmed they're running for reelection.

Prairie State Energy Campus near Marissa, Illinois, is one of the coal-burning locations from which the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency obtains the electricity it provides to the city. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Offer to extend contract with electricity provider still open to Naperville despite deadline passing

May 13, 2025 at 11:57 a.m.

The advertised deadline for Naperville to decide whether or not it wants to continue procuring energy from the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency has come and gone. But a contract extension...

Ohio-based Heinen's Grocery Store will open its new Naperville location at 1244 E. Chicago Ave. later this year, the company announced this week. Construction is now underway. (Tess Kenny/Naperville Sun)

Under-construction Heinen’s grocery in Naperville expected to open later this year

May 9, 2025 at 2:52 p.m.

Heinen’s Grocery Store will be opening at 1244 E. Chicago Ave. in Naperville in late summer or early fall, company officials said.

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