Summer's last gasp, and sure signs that fall is ahead
Despite the calendar still very much reading summer, fall is in the air. This I know to be true because the air conditioning in our house is off for the first time in months, the windows are finally...
View ArticleTwenty-five years later, saying grace
That day 25 years ago day started unremarkably, as so many others had: sultry, sunny and hazy, as August mornings will do. We had a few things left to check off our list, with the oldest of our three...
View ArticlePradel remembers wife as 'silent champion of Naperville'
Naperville Mayor Emeritus A. George Pradel issued the following statement on the death of his wife, Pat Pradel. She died early Saturday after battling cancer.
View ArticleGraphic pictures used at protests can be upsetting
A few days ago, my wife, Nancy, was in our front yard, getting a receipt from a tradesman who had just finished some work. As she stood there, a young woman drove up, walked over to her, and handed...
View ArticleA hands-free approach
The reminder that school was looming around the corner has been evident since about the 5th of July when pencils, glue and notebooks began to replace sparklers, bubbles and sidewalk chalk on store...
View ArticleCan't beat family fun and the ol' ball parks
Few things are more All-American than enjoying a ballgame with your son. This I've known since the time I carted our oldest to his first major-league matchup at the tender age of 8 months. But this...
View ArticleGet your fill of Hunger Action Month
Hey, guess what? Your neighbors are still hungry. True story.
View ArticleChirico: Sales tax, garbage fee 'most responsible path'
Since being seated in May of this year, the Naperville City Council has diligently been working on sustainable solutions to the city's fiscal imbalance. It is critical to implement solutions sooner...
View ArticleNaperville chamber: Businesses taxed enough already
Doing business in the State of Illinois is a risky and expensive business. With record numbers of people leaving the state each year, tax increases, unfair federal sales tax collection laws and...
View ArticleCleaning up Naperville roadkill is a dirty job
This summer, a small carcass of a dead animal sat on a road near my house. Each time I drove over it, it turned my stomach.
View ArticleFeeling a little low? Dogs catching discs will lift you up
A number of different images come to mind when people hear the term UFO, like enormous black triangles, luminous cigar-shaped ships, and of course discs. Once you become a fan of one of the most...
View ArticlePhone home no easy task for 21st Century kids
If you ever need to be reminded just how long ago the 20th Century really was, nothing will do the trick quite like watching your children try to interact with once-common household items and their...
View ArticleHorror, heartbreak and humanity on a sunny fall morning
You remember that day. It's a recollection that retains excruciating clarity 14 years later - the sunny Tuesday morning when, we would later say, everything changed.
View ArticleSpeak Out caller: Stock market drop was fixed
Speak Out is a reader-generated column of opinions. If you see something you disagree with or think is incorrect, please tell us. Call us at 312-222-2460 or email napervillesun@tribpub.com. Please...
View ArticleMotorists should love the new Route 59 configuration
The first time I saw the plan, I remember thinking, "this is really slick." The plan was for a diverging diamond interchange, the kind of interchange that is about to be completed on Route 59, where...
View ArticleStart of football season means time to check your fantasy stats
Football is back, which means fantasy football is back, which means my sons and I are commandeering the family room TV for the next four months of Sundays.
View ArticleOpinion: Rauner's medical pot denial injures military veterans again
No Americans are more revered with rhetoric or so ignored in reality than military veterans.
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