Suzanne Baker

Entourage, described as a new American kitchen restaurant, is scheduled to open July 27 at 796 Route 59 in Naperville. Among the special features of the bar area is a tap that will dispense batch cocktails that kept at a temperature of 7 to 8 degrees.

Entourage urban dining restaurant on Route 59 in Naperville accepting reservations for opening weekend

July 14, 2023 at 6:53 p.m.

The owners of VAI's Italian Inspired Restaurant Kitchen + Bar in Naperville will open an American urban dining restaurant — Entourage — on July 27. Dinner service reservations are already...

Thousands of people lined up Tuesday to view, touch and pray at the relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, also known as Padre Pio, which were on display at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Naperville.

8,000 make pilgrimage to Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Naperville to view Padre Pio relics

July 14, 2023 at 6:38 p.m.

More than 8,000 visitors — twice as many as expected — traveled to Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Naperville Tuesday for an encounter with the relics of St....

An Elgin Public Works crew removes storm debris from Sweet Clover Court in Elgin on Thursday.

Fox Valley cleans up after strong storms that included tornadoes hit region

July 14, 2023 at 12:08 a.m.

Parts of the Fox Valley area spent Thursday cleaning up after strong storms lashed the region Wednesday, including two confirmed tornadoes in Elgin and one in the Oswego and Boulder...

Memories Fountain off Riverwalk to be fixed or replaced under options being reviewed by Naperville commission

July 13, 2023 at 9:06 p.m.

The Exchange Club and Fredenhagen family will be asked to weigh several plans for fixing the fountain in Fredenhagen Park east of Washington Street next to the Naperville Riverwalk. Known...

A cofferdam diverts water to the south side of the DuPage River under the Washington Street bridge in Naperville to allow construction crews to work on the north side. Heavy rains caused flood water in the west branch to spill over the dam, stalling construction work to stall on Thursday.

Two days of heavy rainstorms cause DuPage River to overflow its banks in downtown Naperville

July 13, 2023 at 7:53 p.m.

City workers spent part of Thursday hosing away the muck left on the steps beneath downtown Naperville's Imburgia Fountain, the result of rainfall causing the DuPage River to overflow its...

A person runs through a rainstorm to their car in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast for Wednesday throughout Northern Illinois.

Naperville garage hit by lightning Tuesday as Naperville braces for more rounds of storms Wednesday

July 12, 2023 at 9:28 p.m.

Lightning from storms that blew through Naperville Tuesday afternoon set a garage on the city's north side ablaze as the city braces for more rounds of thunderstorms Wednesday. The National...

Work to replace the 110-year-old Canadian National/Wisconsin Central Railroad bridge over North Aurora Road between Naperville and Aurora began in 2021 as part of a project to widen the roadway to accommodate two traffic lanes in each direction and a center turn lane.

Construction work begins this week on North Aurora Road in Naperville after nearly a year of delays

July 11, 2023 at 9:03 p.m.

After nearly a year of delays, east and westbound traffic on North Aurora Road shifted to the inside lanes between Fairway Drive and Frontenac Road this week to accommodate the...

Starting in the 2024-25 school year, Illinois high school students will learn the signs of a life-threatening allergic reaction and how to respond using an epinephrine auto-injector.

Naperville teen gets law passed requiring students learn how to respond to life-threatening allergic reactions

July 11, 2023 at 9:15 p.m.

Illinois high school students will be taught how to recognize and respond to life-threatening allergic reactions starting in the 2024-25 school year because Naperville student Darby Elo went above and...

Jamie Foxx arrives at the premiere of "Day Shift" on Aug. 10, 2022, at Regal LA. Live in Los Angeles.

Jamie Foxx spotted at Topgolf in Naperville before boat ride on Chicago River

July 11, 2023 at 6:53 p.m.

Actor Jamie Foxx was spotted swinging a driver Saturday night at Topgolf, the first time he's been seen in public since being hospitalized for a mystery "health complication" in the...

Thanks to Naperville's wide variety of upscale, ethnic and organic food stores, the city had $332 million in grocery sales last year -- more than any other suburb in the Chicago area, a new report says. While most communities are trying to lure their first Amazon Fresh store, Naperville has two, one of which can be seen here.

Naperville sees huge $1.4B growth in retail sales over past decade: ‘Naperville is now the retail mecca’

July 11, 2023 at 4:05 p.m.

Naperville continues to lead suburban Chicago in retail sales thanks to the strength of its automobile dealers, dining and bar scene, and grocery markets, a recently released report shows. The...

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