Articles filed under Naperville

• Keep Memorial Day a special day May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Naperville letter to the editor: Memorial Day is a very special day, not for sales but for pausing and taking time to honor all those who have served this country in war and peace.
  

   
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  Naperville mayor tears toilet paper to open new restrooms May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  It's not often Naperville officials hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new washroom. But when they do, it's a 3-ply affair. Mayor George Pradel and several city and park district leaders attended a “potty party” Thursday in Central Park to celebrate the opening of a new public restroom on the west side of the downtown site. The park regularly plays host to concerts by the Naperville Municipal Band and other events.
  

   

• District 203 teachers getting pay bump May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  Teachers in Naperville Unit District 203 will receive average raises totaling 10.2 percent over the next three years, although the cost to taxpayers to fund those increases will rise only about 6 percent over that same period, officials said Thursday. Both the District 203 school board and the teachers union have approved the new three-year pact, but refused to release copies of the contract until all parties have signed it.
  

   

• Naperville to hire two more cops for downtown May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Naperville Police Department will return to the days of a three-officer downtown beat as early as next spring with the addition of two new officers. City council members unanimously approved adding the officers to help patrol and curb the violence in the downtown area, which has been a focus of Chief Robert Marshall in his first year on the job.
  

   
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  Nicarico Run for Reading returns with new theme, location May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  An annual fundraiser honoring the life of a 10-year-old murder victim returns to Naperville next month with a new theme and hopefully some "new excitement," organizers say. The 12th Annual Jeanine Nicarico Run for Reading is set for 8 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at 5th Avenue Station, 200 E. Fifth Ave. For the first time, the fundraiser will take place at night, and participants are being asked to help illuminate the 5K course by wearing glow sticks.
  

   
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  Shift lifts Lo, Swamy to win May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  It did not look promising for the Naperville Central doubles team of Wesley Lo and Sid Swamy in their third-round match against Deerfield at the state tennis tournament on Thursday.
  

   

• Hedgcock, Downers Grove South defeat Naperville North May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  Caroline Hedgcock remembered well her first time facing Naperville North. “Home run by the leadoff batter,” said the Downers Grove South freshman pitcher, “three-run homer the last inning.” This was a whole different Hedgcock, and a whole lot better Downers Grove South. Hedgcock tripled in a three-run first inning, then threw a two-hitter as the No. 9 seed Mustangs turned the tables on an April loss in Downers Grove by beating No. 8 Naperville North 8-2 in Thursday’s Class 4A Batavia regional semifinal.
  

   

• Ventrella pitches Lisle into sectional final May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  DuPage baseball roundup
  

   
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  Naperville North soocer player nets big honorMay 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  Naperville North soccer player Zoe Swift was one of the athletes whose picture graced the cover of our spring sports preview. On Tuesday she became the recipient of a much greater honor. Swift was named the Gatorade Illinois girls soccer player of the year.
  

   

• Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Paper Towels Donated to Needy Seniors May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  St. John’s Preschool in Naperville recently donated 12 large bags of paper products to the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP).
  

   

• West Chicago Mayor and Police Chief Recognize Citizens for Life Saving ActionsMay 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  On Monday, May 20 2013, West Chicago Mayor Ruben Pineda and Police Chief Laz Perez recognized two West Chicago residents for their actions after a neighbor’s house caught fire. They presented the two with the first ever Citizen Life Saving Award at the City Council meeting in front of council members, family, friends, and the grateful family they helped save.
  

   
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  New owner could take over BlackFinn by next week May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  Naperville businessman and restaurateur Jim Bergeron could be taking over BlackFinn American Saloon as soon as next week. City council members Tuesday approved a late-night liquor permit for Bergeron, one of the final steps before he officially can take ownership of the troubled downtown establishment he identified only by its address: "16 W. Jefferson."
  

   

• Naperville Dist 203 teachers get 6 percent over three yearsMay 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  A three-year contract finalized by Naperville Unit District 203 board members Wednesday amounts to an approximate 2 percent increase over the next three years for the district's 1,300 teachers.
  

   
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  No prosecution of District 129 officials in abuse case May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Kane County state's attorney's office announced Wednesday that it will not seek to prosecute any West Aurora District 129 officials for not reporting suspected sexual abuse to state authorities. A former band director was sentenced to 12 years in prison last year after pleading guilty to sexually abusing two of his students.
  

   

• Naperville extends 2 mobile food vendors through year’s end May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  Whether your late night cravings include hot dogs and brats or ribs and pulled pork, you’ll be able to satisfy them downtown at least through the end of the year. Naperville City Council members Tuesday extended the mobile vending permits, for John’s Rib House and Joey’s Red Hots through the end of the year. Both were set to expire on July 31. Two other permits, which have not been utilized, will expire July 31 as scheduled,
  

   

• Naperville Central advances with shutout May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  DuPage baseball roundup
  

   

• Waubonsie Valley keeps WW South from regional crown May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  It was a happy birthday Wednesday for Waubonsie Valley boys volleyball coach Al Lagger.
  

   
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  Swift leads Naperville North comeback May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  If Naperville North and Neuqua Valley had played first goal wins, fans would have missed a great girls soccer game. A Zoe Swift goal 44 seconds into Wednesday's Class 3A Bolingbrook sectional final only whet the appetite for an action-packed game that turned into a 4-3 Huskies victory. "I didn't expect 4-3 either, but when you sit back and you think about it, when you've got this many attacking pieces out there that both of these teams have, it's really not a surprise I guess when you think of it," Huskies coach Steve Goletz said. "Obviously, neither of us probably going into the game, Neuqua or us, wanted to say we'd give up that many goals. But I think it's obviously a testament to the attacking players that are on the field."
  

   
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  Waubonsie Valley makes it look easy May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  Waubonsie Valley made a tough girls soccer sectional semifinal look downright easy. The third-seeded Warriors scored three times in the first half and defeated No. 2 Plainfield North 4-0 Wednesday at Bolingbrook. They will meet defending Class 3A champion Naperville North in the sectional final at 4 p.m. Friday.
  

   

• Humanitarian Disaster Institute to Host Disaster Leadership Workship June 4-7May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Humanitarian Disaster Institute (HDI) at Wheaton College will present a Disaster Leadership Workshop June 4-7 on the campus of Wheaton College.