Latest reporting from the Business desk.
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JETSET Pilates, a Miami-based boutique chain with 70 studios worldwide, will open at Springbrook Prairie Pavilion on 75th Street this fall and is hosting a $25 rooftop Mat Pilates class at Hotel Arista on Aug. 16.
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Life Time will open a 102,000-square-foot luxury athletic club at 4111 Tower Court on the Route 59 corridor in early 2027, bringing pools, pickleball courts, a spa, and childcare to a previously undeveloped 10.5-acre site in south Naperville.
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The George, a new upscale American tavern from Empire Restaurant Group co-owners Dave Miller and Will Cullen, is now open at 245 S. Washington St. in downtown Naperville, offering five seating zones, a history-inspired menu, and a name honoring four prominent Naperville figures.
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Busy Butternut, Cynthia Hyett's appetizer-only catering company founded in 2012, opened its first permanent location — a 5,000-square-foot kitchen and event space called Clarify Kitchen — in January 2026 at 1701 Quincy Ave. in north Naperville.
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Two Bostons, the family-owned pet retailer Andy and AdreAnne Tesene opened in downtown Naperville in 2005, earned PETS+ Magazine's 2026 America's Coolest designation as one of nine independent pet stores nationally recognized for innovation and community involvement.
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A Naperville estate at 28W660 Perkins Court sold for $8.3 million, breaking the all-time home sale record for both the city and Will County, and topping the previous Naperville record of $7.55 million set in 2024.
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TESO Life opened Sunday, July 12, as the first tenant at NPV City Market, the redeveloped Riverbrook Shopping Center on North Aurora Road, where six more Asian-focused retailers and restaurants have signed on with openings projected through 2027.
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Paris Bistro, the independent French restaurant in Naperville Crossings off Route 59, permanently closed June 7 after 13 years, with bankruptcy filings citing pandemic-era debt and an inability to meet payroll.
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At least six new businesses have opened or announced openings across downtown Naperville this summer, including Vuori athletic apparel on Jefferson Avenue, The Belmont American Steakhouse on Washington Street, SEE Eyewear and Brandy Melville on Main Street, Lola's Handcrafted Churros on Jefferson Avenue, and Escapology escape rooms on Aurora Avenue.
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Lola's Handcrafted Churros will open its third location in July at 8 W. Jefferson Ave. in downtown Naperville, while Regenerate Boutique has relocated from Webster Street to 143 W. Jefferson Ave., adding to a wave of business transitions on the corridor.
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Nature's Best Cafe, the family-owned gluten-free restaurant at 1904 Brookdale Road in Naperville, will close permanently on July 31 despite a months-long community campaign that raised $5,000 and distributed 1,000 letters to keep it open.
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The Naperville Park District board approved a $492,000 contract with Geologic Associates Inc. to conduct environmental assessments and demolish structures on the 6.5-acre Heritage Woods expansion site, the first major construction step since voters approved the March 2026 bond referendum.
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