The Gold Star Families Memorial Monument, which honor fallen soldiers, will be built at Veterans Park next year.

The downtown streetscape will likely wait until 2024 before undergoing renovation after Naperville City Council asked that the project be left off the 2021 budget.

We recap the eleven candidates who have filed paperwork to run for Naperville City Council in 2021 and how the ballot order is determined.

Guidepost Montessori is one step closer to being open in downtown Naperville after approval from commissioners.

The first reading of a potential new ordinance concerning conflicts of interest left Naperville City Council divided at its most recent meeting.

Though there was a unanimous consensus that CityGate West seems like a great idea, some expressed doubts about the plan.

With the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Naperville and statewide, Naperville City Council discussed the possibility of a citywide mask mandate.

The DuPage County Board is allotting an additional $2.5 million in CARES Act funds to help local bars and restaurants struggling under COVID-19 mitigations.

With colder weather and strict indoor dining mitigations still in place, local establishments get creative with outdoor dining experiences.

Cosley Zoo’s Festival of Lights is back for this year’s holiday season for families to walk through the light display and pick out a tree.

Despite working the Turkey Trot each year, Diane’s never run the race. This year’s trot is virtual, giving her the chance to do just that.

Yesterday Congresswoman Lauren Underwood introduced the “Pandemic Accommodation to Support Students” (PASS) Act to extend critical student loan relief.

On Main Street in Naperville, across the street from Giordano’s, a local line to the North Pole has now been opened at a mailbox made just for sending letters to Santa.

Naperville has opened its first compressed natural gas station, which will provide fuel to city vehicles, as well as the city’s garbage collector.

Families get an extra treat when they’re visiting Santa this year at the Fox Valley Mall’s Charlie Brown Christmas Experience.

With many new cooks expected to tackle the turkey dinner this year, Butterball offers first time Thanksgiving chefs advice.

Indian Prairie School District 204 will move all students to full remote learning beginning Monday, November 23 and lasting through Friday, January 15.

Naperville School District 203 will delay their hybrid learning plan until next year, and have postponed their basketball season.

District 204 is postponing the transition to hybrid learning and the start of the basketball season due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.

The new schedule calls for students to be back in-person twice a week and then remote learning for other days.

At last night’s District 203 meeting, the director of buildings and grounds presented a proposed Capital Improvement Plan to the board.

Naperville School District 203 said they plan to bring early childhood students back to some in-person learning starting November 5. 

Indian Prairie School District 204 announced today they are pausing their transition to a hybrid program due to COVID-19 concerns.

District 204 will monitor two DCHD metrics to decide if students can transition to hybrid learning the week of November 2.

Due to the rise of COVID-19 cases, the City of Naperville is closing city buildings to the public, starting on Friday November 20th.

The Illinois Department of Public Health has introduced ‘Healthy Holidays to You’ to provide safety guidelines for conducting holiday gatherings.

With COVID-19 cases on the rise locally and throughout the state, IDPH recommends staying home for the next three weeks.

Governor Pritzker announced stricter COVID-19 mitigations for several Illinois regions including Regions 7 and 8, which incorporate Naperville.

The IDPH announced the release of regional COVID-19 contact tracing data as positivity rates across the state and in DuPage and Will counties continue to rise.

Today Edward Hospital reported a record 71 active COVID-19 cases. Health officials expect that number to continue to rise.

At this morning’s DuPage County Board meeting the DuPage County Health Department explained why COVID-19 cases are going up.

Oswald’s Pharmacy in Naperville offers rapid antigen tests for COVID-19, producing results within 15 minutes.

The IHSA has put the winter sports season on pause after the newest Tier 3 mitigations recently announced by Governor Pritzker.

Prep basketball will not be played in districts 203 or 204 after both announce they have sided with Governor Pritzker and the IDPH.

Due to rising positive cases of COVID-19 in the Naperville area, North Central has announced it will extend the suspension of all athletics

District 204 is postponing the transition to hybrid learning and the start of the basketball season due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.

Due to a significant increase in positive cases, North Central’s Athletic Department has decided to suspend all activities until November 6

The IHSA announced it will start the basketball season as scheduled on November 16. This defies the Governor and IDPH recommendations.

Guidelines for winter sports have been updated by the Governor and Illinois Department of Public Health with basketball now considered high-risk.

The IHSA announced this week they’ll allow student athletes to compete on both school and club teams simultaneously for spring and summer sports.