Diane Moca

Thousands enjoy Last Fling in transitional year with new pricing structure to fund community needs

August 31, 2019 at 10:47 p.m.

Many families strolling past carnival rides, bounce houses, food vendors and other attractions at Last Fling Saturday afternoon seemed far more focused on enjoying the sunny skies, mild temperatures and...

Another S.U.C.C.E.S.S.-ful cookout in Naperville as School District 203 prepares for new academic year: ‘Our kids got to know each other’ at the event

August 24, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

The tantalizing smell of jerk chicken, ribs and burgers sizzling on a grill at Seager Park enticed dozens who came out to the Naperville School District 203 S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Cookout Saturday...

All of the colors, scents and music of India come together at annual India Day festival and parade

August 12, 2019 at 4:36 p.m.

Colorful garments, exotic dancers and rhythmic, percussive music brought Naperville's Knoch Park to life Sunday during the annual India Day festival and parade. "It's great. I like Indian music and...

Walt Burrell, co-owner of sponsor The Ville Realty, and Sam Dempsey, from sponsor Men In Black pest control, teamed up Saturday at Naperville Fire Station 4 at a bed building event organized by local firefighters and a national organization called Sleep in Heavenly Peace.

Firefighters join community volunteers to build beds for children

August 10, 2019 at 9:55 p.m.

The parking lot of Naperville Fire Station 4 on Brookdale Road was a frenzy of activity Saturday morning as more than 100 volunteers gathered to build 40 beds for local...

Fest at Naper Settlement celebrates everything Italian

August 3, 2019 at 10:40 p.m.

Enthusiastic fans clapped along to a singer crooning old standards and enjoyed gelato beneath a hanging string of twinkling lights during the second day of Festa Italiana at Naper Settlement...

DuPage County Fair offers taste of country, rural living with wine cafe that fundraises for scholarships

July 28, 2019 at 12:53 a.m.

Though it's been many decades since Naperville and its surrounding communities were filled with farms instead of subdivisions and strip malls, many residents say they visited the DuPage County Fair...

Naperville draws pros from across nation to tournament featuring growing sport of pickleball

July 22, 2019 at 2:10 p.m.

Spectators lined the courts of Nike Sports Complex Saturday to watch athletes rushing a net like they would in a tennis game, but using solid paddles like ping pong, and...

Couples celebrate the chapel where they wed — and the 50th anniversary of the group that saved it from demolition

July 16, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

Dozens of couples, young and old, locals and out-of-staters, some in white gowns and others in jean shorts, came together Sunday for the same reason: to publicly profess their love...

Nostalgic feelings mark end of Naperville run for Ribfest

July 6, 2019 at 10:10 p.m.

As thousands poured into Knoch Park to enjoy food, music, games, rides and fun Saturday, a feeling of nostalgia hung thick in the hot, summer air during the last Naperville...

Fans enjoy a hot time at Naperville Ribfest

July 5, 2019 at 3:25 p.m.

Visitors to Ribfest in Naperville looking forward to some hot stuff got it Wednesday, as the crowd in Knoch Park baked in the afternoon heat that felt close to the...

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