Naperville kicks off Restaurant Week(s) event
Updated 1/11/2021 11:33 AM
Several Naperville eateries are offering daily discounts or prix fixe menus as part of the ongoing Naperville Restaurant Week(s), which began Sunday and runs through Jan. 31.
The three-week event, coordinated by Dine Naperville, aims to encourage community members and visitors to sample new restaurants or enjoy old favorites. Guests are asked to share photos of their meals by tagging Dine Naperville on Facebook.
Hundreds of police officers lined the porch at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home in Naperville Friday to pay their respects to veteran Officer Juan Rios, who died from cancer.
Naperville moving toward new affordable housing policy
Updated 1/8/2021 2:06 PM
Naperville is taking steps toward creating a policy that would incorporate affordable housing requirements into plans for new residential development.
Directing staff members to begin work on an inclusionary zoning ordinance was built into an Affordable Housing Work Plan unanimously approved by the council this week based on a set of recommendations from the housing advisory commission.
After years of discussing how to increase Naperville s affordable housing stock, Councilman Patrick Kelly said he hopes the city will start seeing tangible success by getting an ordinance on the books. But he says it ll take a lot of research, deliberation and stakeholder input to get it right.
Funeral services set for Naperville officer who died of cancer Officer Juan Rios
Updated 1/7/2021 5:36 PM
Knowing the cancer was taking its toll during his last meeting with the Naperville police chief, Officer Juan Rios spoke of the things he loved most: his family, his career and the people with whom he served.
A 25-year veteran of the department, Rios was known for his solid character, strong work ethic, friendly demeanor and his integrity, qualities that ensured his success in any role he assumed, Chief Robert Marshall said. Rios died Jan. 1 at age 52 after a seven-year battle with cancer.
His positive approach to life, his whatever I can do to help attitude, shined brightly, Marshall said. He will be truly missed by everyone in the community, as well as members of our police department.
How Capitol riots brought high school history curricula to life Social studies teachers throughout the suburbs Thursday found themselves quickly trying to contextualize the events at the U.S. Capitol as they developed lesson plans for what is, for many of them, still online learning and even as the educators themselves were trying to process what occurred. Associated Press Neuqua Valley High School teacher Tim McCoskey Fremd High School teacher Heather Schroeder
Updated 1/8/2021 7:48 AM
Tim McCoskey was just weeks into his first job at Neuqua Valley High School on Sept. 11, 2001, so he s used to seeing history play out before his and his students very eyes.