District 58 schools on track: Work at Herrick and O’Neill Middle Schools is in final painting, flooring and skylight installation ahead of the 2025–26 school year, and elementary renovations are now over one-third complete — find out more.
Chicago-area suburbs among safest: A new U.S. News report has ranked four Illinois suburbs—Arlington Heights at No. 12 along with Buffalo Grove, Naperville and Palatine in the top 20—among the 25 Safest Places to Live in America for 2025–26 — find out which other communities made the cut.
Rent your movie time machine: Naperville-based DeLorean Rental links fans to more than 80 ‘Back to the Future’ time machine replicas coast to coast (and even abroad), handling every step from quoting to delivery — find out how to reserve yours.
Neapolitan pizza lands in Naperville: Piccolo Buco’s second U.S. location opens on Aug. 24 in Block 59 with 192 seats, an exclusive Cooper’s Hawk wine tasting room and authentic Neapolitan pies made with imported Italian flour and three sauces — learn what to expect.
Naperville’s Girls Nation senator: Hannah Leong is one of just two Illinois delegates heading to American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation in Washington, D.C., July 19–26, where she’ll debate mock legislation, tour Capitol Hill and lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier — find out what she’ll experience.
Other Naperville headlines this week
- Naperville, St. Charles weigh 20-year power contract
- Naperville residents earn college degrees and honors
- Horses graze at Danada Equestrian Center
- Naperville had its own bank in 1978
- River Sounds continues Tuesday evenings along Riverwalk
- Naperville council OKs rentals up to $5k
