Mego: Manger scene, regardless of who's included and how they look, always...
Shortly before I was born, my parents bought a manger scene. I think the figures are made of some sort of moulded plaster of Paris, the kind of stuff that used to be called chalkware. The stable is...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Affordable Care Act shouldn't be repealed without...
Don't kill Obamacare without replacement While Congress prepares to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, it's important to remember what's really at stake – the health and well-being of...
View ArticleManker: Won some, lost some - time to try again on the resolution front
With the dawn of 2017 nearly upon us, it's time to revisit our resolutions for 2016 and make new ones for the year ahead. As always, we're hitting on some very common themes here – time, money,...
View ArticleChef's Choice: No stopping the 'Veggie Truck' at Fire It Up
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 Casper, 36, district manager for...
View ArticleDown to Business: European tailor says she's living 'American dream' with...
Business: Tailoring by MonicaAddress: 7 E. 7th Ave., NapervillePhone/email: 630-885-9070, tailoringbymonica.comOwner: Monica RadowskaNumber of years in business: Five yearsWhat does this business do?...
View ArticleMego: Take 'Auld Lang Syne' literally this New Year and reconnect with old...
After the Fourth of July, the most celebrated single day of the year is Hogmanay. You may not know what that is, but it's just the Scottish word for the last day of the year, New Year's Eve. This year...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Spin blames everyone else for election loss
Democrats pointing finger Now we begin the official Democratic spin on the election loss. "It was caused by angry, white men, or James Comey" (Bill Clinton); "Russian hacking" (Obama); "Racism, or...
View ArticleManker: What 2016's most viewed Naperville stories say about us
Year-end lists always give us pause. There are reasons newspapers and other media outlets continue to do them – they're an effective way to look back on the year that was. "The best of ..." this or...
View ArticleChef's Choice: Naperville native turned world traveler sees potential in...
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 Brian Herkert, 39, co-owner of the newly...
View ArticleMego: Computers no substitute for actual experience and experimentation
As the school year resumes in 2017, the effort to provide leased computers to every student continues in both District 203 and District 204. These Chromebooks run a version of the Linux operating...
View ArticleManker: Naperville not such a big place, as a death in the family demonstrates
For the fourth-largest city in the state, Naperville can sure feel like a small town. And the world a small place.This hit home for us with the recent death of a young family member. Breanna Paladino,...
View ArticleChef's Choice: Cooper's Hawk appetizers lure Naperville pizza chef/restaurant...
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 Scott Pyburn, 44, who is the manager and a...
View ArticleMego: Housing amenities to benefit seniors something we can all get behind
I'm angry with myself. As regular readers might know, I've been having some mobility problems for the past year. Although I'm improving, I still have a way to go. Hopefully, by the time the spring...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: The cost of raising children
Cost of child-rearing 'inestimable' The U.S. Department of Agriculture claims the cost of raising a child from birth through age 17 is $233,610, or almost $14,000 annually. As the father of seven...
View ArticleTalk of merging Lisle, Warrenville, Woodridge with Naperville is just silly
We agree with the mayors of Lisle, Naperville, Warrenville and Woodridge that a referendum question on combining these four distinct communities to create a much larger Naperville should not be...
View ArticleManker: Newly minted teen embracing late nights, long sleeps and foraging for...
This week marks one month since our eldest child became a teenager, which by this point is long enough to have seen a glimpse of what lies ahead. Not that the singular day a person turns 13 somehow...
View ArticleChef's Choice: Pollo arrosto keeps bring chef back to La Sorella di Francesca
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 Gustavo Vences, 36, who has worked for...
View ArticleMego: If you want your kids to sign their names, you'll have to teach them
This Monday, Jan. 23, is the birthday of John Hancock, extremely wealthy merchant, patriot, first governor of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, president of the Second Continental Congress and the...
View ArticleProceed with caution on 5th Avenue development
Following the purchase of additional land adjacent to the downtown Metra station, the City of Naperville is soliciting proposals to develop the eight acres the city now owns in that area. We are...
View ArticleManker: Saturday's warm weather brings out desire to clean, cleanse, help
The cars lined up to drop off donations stretched from the door of the Naperville Goodwill store all the way to Fort Hill Drive Saturday. You remember Saturday, that rarest of mid-winter January days...
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