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Ali and Ayesgul Yimaz perform at debut of Naperville Halal Fest, held Aug. 5, 2023, in Frontier Park. This year it will be held Saturday at the same location. (Giles Bruce/Naperville Sun)

First-ever Halal Fest in Naperville brought variety of Middle Eastern fare, culture ‘under one umbrella for everybody’

August 10, 2023 at 10:51 p.m.

Thousands of people descended on Frontier Park in Naperville last Saturday for the town's inaugural "Halal Fest," where a variety of Middle Eastern cuisines, music and goods were main attractions....

The 18th hole at Naperbrook Golf Course in Naperville is soon to be closing so its location can be used for a training area that should be open in 2024. The 18th hole will be moved to a new spot as part of the work.

Just as Springbrook returns to normal golf play, plans being made to close, move Naperbrook’s 18th tee

August 3, 2023 at 3:02 p.m.

Naperville golfers received a little good news and a little bad courtesy of the Naperville Park Board. On the positive side, Springbrook Golf Course is back to being fully in...

A screenshot of a gofundme.com page set up for Eva Liu includes a photo of the 21-year-old Naperville woman killed in Germany as she appeared at her May graduation from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. As of Saturday, the effort had raised more than $144,000 to cover Liu's funeral services and costs associated with helping her family bring her murderer to justice.

Friends and family remember Eva Liu’s ‘giant heart’ and zest for life at funeral for Naperville murder victim

July 1, 2023 at 6:58 p.m.

At the memorial service Saturday for the 21-year-old Naperville woman killed while vacationing in Germany, Eva Liu was remembered as someone with a big heart who was always encouraging those...

Naperville Park District gets strong audit review, staff lauded for a ‘very clean’ year

June 29, 2023 at 9:20 p.m.

An annual audit of the Naperville Park District, presented to the park board last week, shows the district is in good financial shape. Local accounting firm Sikich LLC gave the...

Kids love mud, as parents found out at Saturday's Mess Fest at DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville, where they were allowed to play to their heart's content.

Paint, mud, slime? No end to the things kids could cover themselves in at DuPage Children’s Museum Mess Fest

June 28, 2023 at 3:44 p.m.

Sumayyah and Suleiman Syed were covered with mud, shaving cream and slime Saturday morning outside the DuPage Children's Museum. And they couldn't have been happier about it. The 9- and...

Naperville Park District will temporarily replace the playground surface at Nike Sports Complex this summer. Engineered wood fiber will be installed for use until 2026, when playground equipment is scheduled to be replaced, officials said.
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Naperville Park Board OKs contracts to renovate trail, install new Moser Tower lights, Nike playground surface

June 10, 2023 at 4:13 p.m.

The Naperville Park Board of Commissioners approved three six-figure projects this week, including contracts to reconstruct the May Watts Park Trail and install a new light system for Moser Tower....

People gathered in Naperville's Central Park Monday for the city's annual Memorial Day ceremony, which included live music, speakers and two World War II veterans in attendance.

Military veterans who died for ‘duty, honor, courage’ remembered in Naperville Memorial Day ceremony

May 30, 2023 at 10:03 p.m.

"Duty. Honor. Country." Words that were the mantra of the late Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur resonated Monday as they were repeated over somber, ceremonial music from the Naperville Municipal Band....

Outgoing Naperville Park Board Commissioner Marie Todd, center, is presented with a framed photo of the Naperville Riverwalk Thursday by Naperville Park District Executive Director Brad Wilson and board President Mary Gibson.

Naperville Park Board thanks Todd for 18 years’ service as three commissioners sworn in for 4-year terms

May 12, 2023 at 5:48 p.m.

The Naperville Park District Board said goodbye to one long-time member Thursday while swearing in two new commissioners and one returning for his fourth term. Marie Todd opted not to...

Naperville Mayor Scott Wehrli, third from left, joins local high school students and officials from the city, Century Walk Corp. and KidsMatter Sunday in cutting a ribbon for the new student murals at the Van Buren Parking Deck in downtown Naperville.

High school students create Naperville parking deck murals that capture the idea of finding your way

May 9, 2023 at 3:08 p.m.

People who park at Naperville's largest garage will now walk past colorful murals painted by students from five area high schools as student-recorded performances of their fight songs play. Some...

If Skinovatio medical spa were allowed to open in downtown Naperville, one part of the business would look similar to this and 25% to 35% of its income through would be from retail sales, its owners said.

Naperville commission rejects variance request for medical spa that wants to open in downtown storefront

May 5, 2023 at 11:28 p.m.

Despite impassioned pleas from its investors, a variance request that would allow a medical spa business to open in the heart of downtown Naperville was rejected by the Naperville Planning...

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