What about 'quiet' don't you understand
If there's one thing I've been reminded of since resuming life as a train commuter this summer, it's how the Metra "quiet cars" have created a culture of their own. Adopted for all Metra lines in...
View ArticleThose born on 9/11 'a blessing on a sad day'
On what was one of the most tragic days in American history, my family had reason to celebrate. That's because on Sept. 11, 2001, the day the towers fell and the world as we knew changed forever, my...
View ArticleMego: Banned and challenged books alive and well in 21st century
There was a time, years ago, when if you told me we would still have banned and challenged books in 2016, I wouldn't have believed you. I thought the world was rapidly becoming enlightened and that...
View ArticleMayor: Using Naperville's Safety Town for traffic court could be win-win
As a world-class community, Naperville strives to balance our past, present and future. We are home to several long-standing programs that are part of the fabric of our community and that make our...
View ArticleManker: Cutting down emerald ash borer-infested tree hurts more than you expect
The tree's once-thick canopy has been gone for a while now, replaced by countless bare, spindly branches where green leafy limbs once were abundant. The thinning started a year or two ago. Who can...
View ArticleMego: An argument for not raking leaves, not that the city will listen...
In a very few weeks, as the hours of sunlight grow fewer, the leaves on our trees will make less chlorophyll than they need to, any buds on the tree will harden, a pair of hormones will begin the...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Call it Sept. 11, not 9/11
Call it Sept. 11, not 9/11 The country's tribute to the World Trade Center tragedy is always done with class and dignity, but after 15 years, it's very painful to continue to hear this sad occasion...
View ArticleReaders Respond: Smash-and-grab car break-ins, Safety Town for traffic court,...
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 ArticleManker: Parents pay when kids go 'mobile,' but good luck getting them to answer
We're an Apple family at our house, which ensures that each time a new iPhone is rumored, announced or released, conversation turns to who will get the new device first. Who's more in need of a new...
View ArticleChef's Choice: 'Square noodles' check the box for Casey's executive chef
In Chef's Choice, the Naperville Sun asks local chefs about their favorite meal in Naperville at a restaurant other than their own. This week, we speak with Corrie Ostheim, 35, executive chef and...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: ALS walk collects $750,000, wrong name on stadium
ALS walk collects $750,000 On Sept. 18, approximately 7,000 people the Les Turner ALS Walk for Life, one of the largest ALS gatherings in the country, at Soldier Field. The spectacular crowd dressed...
View ArticleReaders Respond: Tuk tuks coming to Naperville, Trump protesters in...
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 ArticleMego: Gandhi had it right, but nonviolence now an antiquated notion
We are extremely fortunate to live in a community in which violence, at least what we usually think of as violence, is rare. There is very little chance that we will be mugged or shot when we venture...
View ArticleManker: Kids' allowances these days add up to serious moola, survey shows
Heavy snowfalls were one of my favorite events as a child. Not just because it meant village plows would heap towering, fort-worthy snow piles at the end of my block in the downstate town where I grew...
View ArticleChef's Choice: Catch 35's seafood sets 'bar really high,' local chef says
In Chef's Choice, the Naperville Sun asks local chefs about their favorite meal in Naperville at a restaurant other than their own. This week, we speak with Tim Belgio, 47, who has operated Belgio's...
View ArticleMego: Council did right thing making landlords accept housing vouchers
Many of us, I would venture to say most of us, want to do the right thing. Sometimes, however, it's difficult to know what the right thing is. The Naperville City Council wrestled with that problem...
View ArticleLetter: Crack down on disabled parking placard abuse
Crack down on parking placard abuse My complaint is people who use the disabled driver parking placard of a deceased family member to illegally park. Parking in disabled parking places should be...
View ArticleReaders Respond: Reactions to clown sightings, housing vouchers in Naperville
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 ArticleManker: Cover the kids' ears - the presidential debates are coming on
If you're a child of the 1980s, Gary Hart, Donna Rice and a boat called the Monkey Business are likely etched into some distant corner of your pop culture memory. I was nearly 16 years old in 1988...
View ArticleChef's Choice: Bakery owner raves about Burrito Parrilla's soft tacos, fried...
In Chef's Choice, the Naperville Sun asks local chefs about their favorite meal in Naperville at a restaurant other than their own. This week, we speak with Neepa Mehta, 42, who said she's always...
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