Readers Respond: Ribfest security, Naperville DUI arrests, Olympian Kevin...
Naperville Sun readers have plenty of opinions when it comes to the news of the day. Here are some of the comments as they appeared on stories posted on www.napersun.com and our Facebook page. In...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Don't drink and drive, Can we have a national FOID card?
If you drink, don't drive Fourth of July is a time to celebrate our nation's independence with family and friends, so if you are going to drink, please don't drive. Alcohol not only impairs your...
View ArticleManker: Two steps forward, one back, as first child gets braces
Life with kids is full of all sorts of rites of passage, those moments and experiences that not only make us stop to recall our own youth but also mark the gradual passage of our children's youth as...
View ArticleMego: Odds of finding true 'beauty' at this weekend's art fair small, but...
As you may know, there is a juried art show at Naper Settlement this weekend. It is the Naperville Woman's Club 57th annual Fine Art Fair, which is, they tell me, the longest-running one in the state...
View ArticleReaders Respond: Mariano's noise, 13-year-old college student, child sex...
Naperville Sun readers have plenty of opinions when it comes to the news of the day. Here are some of the comments as they appeared on stories posted on www.napersun.com and our Facebook page. In...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Immigrants backbone of U.S.
Immigrants backbone of U.S. I've been thinking quite a bit lately about the "populist" voting taking place in many parts of the world, especially in Great Britain and the USA. When I hear...
View ArticleJanek: 'Pokemon Go' craze gets kids moving, so here's hoping it lasts
After spending the last leg of a two-week vacation in an architecturally significant but Wi-Fi/internet-lacking lake house, we knew we missed the start of something big as soon as we hit...
View ArticleMego: Raising the tobacco-buying age in Naperville a no-brainer
A belief that apparently arose independently in several native North and Central American cultures was tobacco, because of its remarkable medicinal properties, was sacred and should be used sparingly....
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Independent Map Amendment, legal immigration
Vote for Independent Map I am one of the many Illinois citizens who circulated an Independent Map petition to my friends and neighbors. Some 564,000 citizens signed the petitions, expressing their...
View ArticleWoman's sentimental journey shows you can go home again
Editor's note: Erin Gallagher accompanied her great aunt as she revisited places in the Naperville area that she'd last seen as a girl. This account describes the experience. Naperville's growth over...
View ArticleWhat it's like to be black in Naperville, America
Editor's note: Brian Crooks moved to Naperville when he was in the 5th grade; his parents still reside here. On Saturday, he wrote a Facebook post about his experiences being an African-American...
View ArticleManker: Social media shaming keeps us cleaning up after Fido
If you spend any time on social media, you likely know how quickly networks such as Facebook and Twitter can become platforms for venting about life's travails. Sometimes these matters involve news on...
View ArticleMego: 'Best' awards meaningless unless for best place to pursue happiness
Naperville makes it on to a lot of "best" lists, among them Best City for Families, Safest City and Best Places to Live. That's pretty good for a town with a bizarre road plan, too many bars and...
View ArticleNaperville police union leader: 'Take your time before rushing to judgment'
It's been an interesting time lately in law enforcement. I've been a police officer for more than 21 years with the Naperville Police Department. The incidents the last few weeks and frankly the last...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Turn poles into totems
Turn poles into totems On Modaff between 79th and 87th in Naperville, there are four wooden light poles that no longer serve that purpose. New metal lighting/utility poles have been erected. The old...
View ArticleCoffee shop encounter between cop and young African-American offers a lesson
Two young African-American men from Naperville have received more than their share of media attention lately for narrating their public encounters with hometown cops - but for totally different...
View ArticleManker: Challenger baseball means 'world' to dad of disabled daughter, other...
Of the thousands of youth baseball and softball games played throughout Naperville this spring and summer, four in particular stand out as a bit more extraordinary than the others. For four Sundays...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Police 'amazing' during Amber Alert
Police 'amazing' during Amber Alert On July 27, it was our daughter who needed the Amber Alert that went out to all Naperville residents, alerting them of a missing special needs girl. With the...
View ArticleNaperville neighbors say retention pond making them sick
The couple who live at 10S182 Alago Road in Naperville are self-described "pool people." As soon as Memorial Day rolls around each year, Kevin Stearns, a long-time flooring contractor, is getting the...
View ArticleManker: Plan your summer bucket list now before summer's over
With just over two weeks left until the first Naperville children return to school, you're likely greeting these words with one of two thoughts: •"Oh, fiddlesticks. There are just two weeks of summer...
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