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Dunkin’ Go with drive-thru-only lanes proposed for corner of Route 59 and Diehl Road in Naperville

May 4, 2023 at 5:04 p.m.

A new concept Dunkin' Go store proposed for Naperville — open to drive-thru-only customers — is headed to the Naperville City Council for approval. It will be a tight fit...

Environmentally-friendly wash pads to clean Naperville golf course equipment could cost $400,000

May 2, 2023 at 10:55 p.m.

The Naperville Park Board may spend $400,000 to install new wash pads to clean its golf course equipment in a more environmentally friendly fashion. Staffers at Naperbrook and Springbrook golf...

These 400 pictures represent the number of children who have already signed up for the Naper Settlement's new Field Watchers program to get them interested in agriculture and other STEM careers.

Naper Settlement’s new agriculture center a link to the area’s past and a ‘pipeline’ to the future

April 25, 2023 at 9:21 p.m.

Naper Settlement unveiled its new 3,600-square-foot agricultural center that officials say will be a "pipeline" to agriculture and other STEM professionals for generations to come. The $3.66 million Mary and...

In addition to new playground equipment and a picnic shelter, tables and benches being installed, Gartner Park's parking lot is to be resurfaced and 10 more parking spaces added this spring or summer.

New playgrounds, benches and picnic shelters to be installed at Naperville’s Gartner and Hobson Grove parks

April 17, 2023 at 8:19 p.m.

Two playground renovations will be done this summer with the Naperville Park Board's approval of contracts to purchase and install new equipment and amenities. Gartner Park's playground will be renovated...

More changes are being planned for the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots in Naperville, including disabled-accessible raised garden boxes, permeable-paver parking spots near the garden and drainage improvements.

Raised planting beds, more parking spaces and other improvements planned for Naperville garden plots

March 28, 2023 at 4:50 p.m.

The Naperville Park District plans to make more improvements to the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots in the near future after gathering input from residents and other community stakeholders. Proposed...

The Naperville Park Board approved a $197,905 contract Thursday for improvements to be made at Wil-O-Way Commons park at 1408 W. Jefferson Ave.

Naperville Park Board apologizes for online program registration snafus, approves two park renovation contracts

March 10, 2023 at 6:16 p.m.

Naperville Park District officials apologized Thursday for network issues that affected the signup for spring and summer activities earlier in the week, which saw a record number of registrations. Mary...

When the new 18th green practice facility at Naperbrook Golf Course is ready for use next year, it will be named in honor of retiring Naperville Park Board member Marie Todd.

Naperbrook Golf Course practice facility to be named for retiring park board member Marie Todd

February 28, 2023 at 1:59 a.m.

When she finishes her final term in May, Marie Todd will have served 18 years on the Naperville Park Board, and her tenure will be recognized by naming the new...

Artist's rendering of what the Rothermel Family Skate Facility at Centennial Park in Naperville will look like when construction is completed this fall.

Contracts for skate park reconstruction, new sports complex synthetic turf OK’d by Naperville Park Board

February 24, 2023 at 9:49 p.m.

Naperville skaters and youth baseball players can expect major upgrades to their parks this year. The Naperville Park Park Board approved contracts Thursday to construct the new Rothermel Family Skate...

Energized by music, volunteers come together in Naperville to pack 800,000 meals for Feed My Starving Children

February 22, 2023 at 1:11 a.m.

In a crowded North Central College gym Saturday, 7-year-old Naperville twins Claire and Ethan Mattern scooped rice, soy and dried vegetables into a metal funnel to feed hungry kids on...

Plans are being made to move Naperbrook Golf Course's 18th hole green to a spot behind the 11th hole so the space can be used for a new chipping and bunker practice area at the Naperville course.

Park board briefed on plans to move Naperbrook’s 18th hole green to create a chipping/bunker practice area

January 24, 2023 at 12:50 a.m.

Plans for a new chipping and bunker practice complex in the spot where Naperbrook Golf Course's 18th hole green are moving forward. Similar to what has proven to be a...

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