Chef's Choice: Egg Harbor's 'down home' breakfast offers 'great combo' of...
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 Ruben Gallegos, 46, who has worked nearly...
View ArticleMego: Ancient seas and salt mines have lasting roots in Morton Arboretum
One of our best local attractions, the Morton Arboretum, probably wouldn't exist were it not for a natural process that occurred so long ago the amount of time is almost incomprehensible. Even before...
View ArticleEveryone seems to love Naperville - until you bring up traffic
It turns out that you actually can get satisfaction, if you're in a town like Naperville. A recent survey run by the ETC Institute found that 94 percent of Napervillians are satisfied with the town in...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Alzheimer's research
Roskam should support Alzheimer's researchAfter a long and divisive election season, it is time for us to move forward and urge the 115th Congress to ensure that the needs of all Americans are met. I...
View ArticleFlotsam and jetsam from the mind of Rob Manker
Random Robservations piling up in the bottom of the notebook… •If the mercury is going to remain at or below freezing, it sure would be nice to at least have some snow. Sure, we had a dusting this...
View ArticleChef's Choice: Mexican chef goes for a 'diablo' of a burger
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 Vicente Campos, 40, who is a chef at Front...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Horror of immigration ban; Protesters ruined...
'Sheer horror,' not 'anxiety' I am writing about your front-page story in the Naperville Sun on Jan. 29, "Refugee changes cause 'anxiety,' " by Suzanne Baker, Sarah Freishtat and Gloria Casas. This...
View ArticleMego: No surprise that new report finds Naperville not welcoming to all
When my family moved to Naperville, there were no African-Americans here, and the attitude regarding them was, to put it mildly, uninviting. Black people weren't allowed in the pool, and if a black...
View ArticleManker: In Ribfest music flap, freedom and neighborliness must prevail
At this point, you've probably heard about the dust-up in some corners of Facebook and elsewhere following the announcement that country music star Toby Keith will be playing at the Exchange Club of...
View ArticleChef's Choice: Fine dining Chinese appeals to Cooper's Hawk 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 Javier Hurtado, 38, executive kitchen...
View ArticleColumn: Federal action on Durbin amendment would help small businesses
In Illinois, we live by the motto, "State Sovereignty, National Union." We value our independence, but are proud to be part of the larger United States. However, when federal policies hinder state...
View ArticleMego: Planning ahead for downtown parking a good idea, but timing's everything
When the Van Buren Parking Garage was first proposed, I received a lot of criticism because I favored it. In fact, I thought it was one of the better ideas I'd heard. And it has, I think, lived up to...
View ArticleDon't look for a political message in Ribfest lineup
The Exchange Club, an organization dedicated to the elimination of child abuse and domestic violence, was chartered in 1987. In 1992 it established Project HELP, which "provides parents with the...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Error creates fake news, Toby Keith not appropriate,...
Toby Keith not appropriate for Naperville My family moved to Naperville in 2005. We did our research and found a wonderful school district that could accommodate all of our children's individual...
View ArticleManker: Kind city workers make losing an old friend easier to bear
Last fall I told you about the parkway ash tree in front of our house, the one whose lush canopy had long since vanished. Like so many others throughout Naperville and the eastern half of the United...
View ArticleChef's Choice: Fresh and Mediterranean key to appeal of Naf Naf Grill,...
In Chef's Choice, the Naperville Sun asks local chefs about themselves and their favorite meal in Naperville at a restaurant other than their own. This week, we speak with Kevin Tyschper, 44, owner of...
View ArticleMego: City needs to help residents who have lead water pipes
Many Naperville homes built before 1930 — some say the number will eventually grow to more than 400 — receive their water through a service line made of lead. The service line carries water from the...
View ArticleNaperville's Connect for Life takes the right approach
Naperville has recognized that putting addicts into the criminal justice system is not an effective way to deal with the growing epidemic of addiction to opioids and other drugs.Ten months ago, the...
View ArticleManker: Birds-and-bees talk brings back memories
The first topic of this column when it started about two years ago was on how I had recently taken our eldest child to the "Life Begins" talk at Naperville Central High School. And what a perfect...
View ArticleChef's Choice: Wings, sliders at Houlihan's get this chef's approval
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 Nathan Smith, 32, head chef at Biaggi's...
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