Katlyn Smith
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Vuori store to replace Eddie Bauer in downtown Naperville; Steakhouse taking over Catch 35Jan 29, 2026 12:53 pm - A “very strong brand” — Vuori — is slated to replace Eddie Bauer in downtown Naperville, property owner Steve Rubin said.
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Steakhouse to replace Catch 35 in downtown Naperville; Eddie Bauer space already leasedJan 28, 2026 3:48 pm - The culinary minds behind Empire Burgers + Brew plan to open The Belmont, a steakhouse slated to take over the downtown Naperville space formerly occupied by Catch 35. It’s among the latest dining and retail developments in the downtown.
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New mural in the works for Wheaton celebration of America’s 250th birthdayJan 27, 2026 5:49 pm - The Wheaton Fine & Cultural Arts Commission has proposed a downtown mural as part of the city’s commemoration of 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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‘We get it right from Texas’: Summer Moon Coffee landing in WheatonJan 27, 2026 10:09 am - Husband-and-wife team Emily and Jesse Moffitt soon will introduce Wheaton to a distinctive wood-fired coffee from the Lone Star State. The owners of a Summer Moon Coffee franchise in Crystal Lake are opening a second shop on Butterfield Road.
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NTSB: ‘No anomalies’ with flight controls, engines in plane that crashed at DuPage AirportJan 26, 2026 2:48 pm - A plane crash that left two people dead at DuPage Airport last month occurred after takeoff, the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed in a preliminary report.
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‘Ripe for a change’: Condos planned for Naperville’s downtown Mill StreetJan 23, 2026 4:53 pm - Downtown Naperville offices could give way to a condo development next to the park honoring the city’s founding family.
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‘Everyone is relieved’: Naperville council rejects data center planJan 21, 2026 12:49 am - Naperville City Council members have rejected a proposed data center development that sparked significant backlash.
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A ‘data center next to homes’? Naperville council weighs Karis developmentJan 19, 2026 1:17 pm - After months of highly charged debate, a data center proposal heads to the Naperville City Council Tuesday night. Along the way, the developer, Karis Critical, has revised the scale of its plan. But it’s no less controversial.
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‘It’s not just retail. It’s hospitality’: Stonehouse Market store coming to downtown WheatonJan 17, 2026 1:45 pm - Fran Rouse shares a certain French sensibility through her expanding Wheaton business, Stonehouse Market. Her store in Town Square Wheaton has cookbooks, L'epicurien salted butter caramel spread, French soaps, and art Rouse brought back from a trip to Paris. A Francophile at heart, she’s opening another store, this one in downtown.
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How DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center is designed for climate-friendly ‘net-zero’ statusJan 14, 2026 6:00 am - The DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center has set a new bar for the county forest preserve system. The visitor center and animal hospital is the district's first “net-zero” designed building.