Karen Sorensen

Karen Sorensen is the managing editor of the Naperville Sun and The (Elgin) Courier-News. A Chicago native, she’s been with the Chicago Tribune since 2015. She previously worked as an editor and reporter for the Daily Southtown, Peoria Journal-Star, Joliet Herald-News, AOL and other publications.

Pallbearers carry the casket of Eva Liu from the Living Water Evangelical Church in Naperville to a waiting hearse on July 1, 2023. The Naperville woman died June 15 after she was attacked and pushed down a 165-foot ravine near Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany.

Naperville’s top stories of 2023

December 30, 2023 at 3:48 a.m.

Oh, how quickly we forget. Big news in March or June is easily relegated to the book of ancient history by the time we reach December. But if newspapers are...

A boy looks from the passenger window of a truck on Sheridan Road at submerged Scranton Avenue after heavy overnight rain, July 23, 2022, in Lake Bluff.

Flooding, tornado damage in Chicago suburbs after early Saturday storms, more severe weather expected Saturday night

July 24, 2022 at 1:50 p.m.

A tornado touchdown in southern Naperville Saturday morning resulted in damage to the roof of one commercial building and trees and tree limbs being downed, city officials reported. The National...

Tornado touchdown in southern Naperville damages commercial building roof and trees, city says

July 23, 2022 at 8:22 p.m.

A tornado touchdown in southern Naperville Saturday morning resulted in damage to the roof of one commercial building and trees and tree limbs being downed, city officials reported. The National...

Steve Chirico says he’s not running for third term as Naperville mayor: ‘I feel like I’ve checked all the boxes’

July 22, 2022 at 7:01 p.m.

Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico won't be seeking reelection to a third term in 2023. Chirico's surprise announcement was made Monday morning but is something he's been thinking about since midway...

Naperville train shooting a ‘highly unusual’ incident: Amtrak official

May 16, 2019 at 11:07 a.m.

The shooting of an Amtrak conductor at the downtown Naperville train station this week is an example of an incident that can't be predicted, a Naperville official said Wednesday while...

Lewis University professor found shot to death in Naperville

June 6, 2018 at 9:04 a.m.

The Oswego man found shot multiple times Friday night in a car at Scullen Middle School in Naperville was an associate professor at Lewis University, Naperville police Cmdr. Louis Cammiso...

COMMUNITY BRIEFING

August 23, 2021 at 12:58 a.m.

ALSIP SwapORama appeals fee hike A spokesman for the popular flea market SwapORama recently appealed to village trustees to reconsider a proposed increase in vendor fees because, if approved, it...

COMMUNITY BRIEFING

August 23, 2021 at 1:14 a.m.

HOMEWOOD Village Board OKs road repair and improvement projects The Homewood Village Board recently approved resurfacing several roads, including 187th Street, from Dixie Highway to Riegel Road. Homewood will use...

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