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‘People can enjoy it’: Naperville fountain revived after major repairsMay 18, 2026 6:03 pm - For the first time in recent memory, a revived Memories Fountain anchors a Naperville Riverwalk park.
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Illinois is banning Bradford pear trees. Here’s why experts want them goneMay 17, 2026 8:45 pm - Bradford pear trees put on a beautiful show in the spring. But Illinois is soon banning their sale.
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Young Wheaton mom never expected melanoma. Now she wants others to protect their skin.May 16, 2026 2:20 pm - When you picture a patient who’s faced melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — Ashley Daly is not who comes to mind. With the summer approaching, the Wheaton mom and her dermatologist are urging others to protect themselves from the sun.
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Naperville’s Cress Creek Garden Club gives scholarships and community donationsMay 16, 2026 12:09 am - The Cress Creek Garden Club of Naperville awarded scholarships to seven students who are studying various environmental and horticultural fields.
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Baseball fans unite to fight hunger in Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Step Up to the Plate ChallengeMay 15, 2026 8:08 pm - The Northern Illinois Food Bank launches "Step Up to the Plate Challenge," a fundraising competition between Northside and Southside baseball fans running through May 17 during the Crosstown Classic series. Each dollar donated provides $8 worth of groceries for local families facing hunger across 13 counties.
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Lane closures coming to Ogden Avenue, Washington Street in Naperville due to water main workMay 15, 2026 3:47 pm - Naperville drivers should brace for ongoing lane closures on two heavily traveled roads as a result of a water main project.
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Naperville garage fire causes $100K in damageMay 15, 2026 1:30 pm - No injuries were reported during a Thursday house fire on the 1500 block of Black Walnut Court in Naperville.
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Softball: Downers Grove North wins wild one over DGSMay 14, 2026 11:01 pm - Jenna Gordon wondered if there was still more softball to play. The Downers Grove North junior had already recorded two hits during her team’s crosstown softball matchup ...
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‘It’s so pervasive’: Why Cook sheriff is cracking down on expressway shoulder driversMay 14, 2026 3:41 pm - Tired of seeing vehicles zoom past you on the shoulder while you’re stuck in traffic? Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart knows exactly how you feel. And now he’s doing something about those “dangerous morons.”
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‘Makes us all better people’: Naperville orchestra teacher wins Golden Apple AwardMay 14, 2026 1:14 pm - Scullen Middle School orchestra teacher Matthew White was announced as the winner of a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Naperville school Thursday.