Naperville Opinion
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Behind the Curtain: Our tornado coverage began with a 'Dear God' message and a fire alert tweetJul 06, 2021 6:00 am - My heart sank when I saw the email shortly after midnight on June 21. An hour earlier, a powerful tornado ripped through Naperville, Woodridge and Darien. So I had sent ...
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Editorial: When disaster strikes, the fortunate step upJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - The scariest thing about a tornado is its unpredictability. In one house, five kids are huddled in the basement - untouched. Next door, a couple sleeps blissfully unawar...
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Capturing the spirit of businesses rebuilding after 2020 riotsJun 07, 2021 1:00 am - I wasn't the reporter covering Naperville or Aurora one year ago, but the civil unrest that caused millions of dollars in damage to both communities is seared in my memo...
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Editorial: Naperville's intriguing experiment with 'attainable' housingMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - The lack of affordable housing is a long-standing problem in the suburbs. Young people just starting their careers often can't afford a home in the town where they grew ...
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Editorial: The need to put the brakes on street racing and other dangerous drivingMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - Street racing and excessive speeding are not new problems. For as long as there have been cars, people have been trying to make them go faster. But that doesn't change a...
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Editorial: Become an advocate to raise awareness, help prevent child abuseApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - National Child Abuse Prevention Month ends Friday. The work, however, on behalf of abused and neglected children, doesn't stop. Ever. At noon Thursday at the Kane County...
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Editorial: District 203 made the right call to send tax relief checksApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - Last month, roughly 29,500 property owners in Naperville Unit District 203 got a pleasant surprise in their mailboxes: tax relief checks. It turns out District 203 schoo...
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Naperville mom launches Facebook Group to support, encourage women across all walks of lifeApr 13, 2021 11:00 pm - Across Illinois, vaccine eligibility is expanding and there are signs that life is slowly returning to normal. And with Chicago and Illinois opening up eligibility to al...
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Editorial: Make sure seniors aren't squeezed out of vaccination accessApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - In a few days, suburbanites 65 and older will lose their nearly-exclusive access to the COVID-19 vaccines, and we're not the only ones concerned about that. On April 12,...
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Endorsements: Binkowski, Fitzgerald, McMillen, Wandke for Naperville Unit Dist. 203Mar 21, 2021 1:00 am - Remote, hybrid and full in-person schooling is top of mind for all nine Naperville Unit District 203 school board candidates running for four, 4-years terms in the April...