Naperville Business
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Four Northwest suburbs, DuPage County get $5.8 million for infrastructure upgradesAug 27, 2026 3:50 pm - Four Northwest suburbs and DuPage County will benefit from infrastructure projects enabled by nearly $5.8 million in federal funding, which U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi presented to them on Thursday.
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The $6 billion plan that would give the suburbs control over supplying Lake Michigan waterAug 24, 2026 6:57 pm - DuPage and Cook county leaders announced details of a seismic project Monday that will put control of supplying Lake Michigan water into suburban hands. Not so fast, city officials said.
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Interest rates are higher, but area banks are still lending to small businesses. Here’s how to get your loan.Aug 22, 2026 9:35 am - Interest rates have come down since their peak a few years ago. However, the prime rate, which is the rate most banks charge to their best and biggest customers, is at 6.75% and most of my clients are paying at least one or two percentage points above that. So financing is still not cheap.
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Selling electric utility to ComEd one option for Naperville’s energy future, council toldAug 21, 2026 10:36 am - Selling the city’s electric utility to ComEd is an option for Naperville, but it would leave the city with significantly less control over its electricity, City Manager Doug Krieger said.
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Why the Naperville council is taking its time on kratom ban decisionAug 20, 2026 1:23 pm - Naperville City Council members want more time and information before passing a ban on the sale of kratom products in the city.
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Aurora City Council eyes proposed townhouse project with sustainability features near Fox Valley MallAug 20, 2026 11:19 am - The Aurora City Council Committee of the Whole Tuesday night examined a new townhouse development proposed to be built near Fox Valley Mall, after 18 months of negotiations between the developer and the city.
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Pritzker signs disaster proclamation to aid communities in storm cleanup effortsAug 20, 2026 7:54 am - Gov. JB Pritzker issued a proclamation Tuesday to bring financial help to 15 Illinois counties — including five in the Chicago region — pounded by severe and record-breaking storms over recent weeks.
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Why District 204 is reducing pay for retired teachers who work as substitutesAug 18, 2026 12:12 pm - In a reversal from a decision made earlier this summer, Indian Prairie School District 204 is cutting pay for retired teachers who work as substitutes in the district by 35%.
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Stellantis ups investment to $800 million at idled Belvidere plant to build new Jeep Cherokee in 2029Aug 17, 2026 3:43 pm - Stellantis announced Friday it is upping its investment in the idled Belvidere plant to $800 million, retooling it with its latest manufacturing platform to build the next generation Jeep Cherokee.
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Suburban students return to new facilities and campus upgrades this fallAug 17, 2026 6:52 am - As students across the suburbs return to classrooms this month, they will be greeted with new facilities, additions and campus improvements in several school districts where summer construction projects have wrapped up and new ones are beginning.