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The Naperville City Council votes Tuesday, Oct. 6, on whether to advance Pulte Home Corporation's 94-duplex Naperville Ridge project on a 32-acre wooded site off 75th Street, a proposal that has drawn more than 3,400 petition signatures in opposition.
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A 262-unit townhome and rowhome development priced $515,000 to $680,000 is proposed for the 40-acre site near Warrenville and Naperville roads where a data center was rejected in January, with a public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission set for Wednesday, Oct. 7.
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IDOT's $4.6 million Route 59 resurfacing project between McCoy Drive and Artesian Road is expected to wrap up in November, with overnight asphalt paving underway and lane closures continuing through the corridor.
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Naperville began enforcing its ban on all retail kratom sales Oct. 1, after the City Council voted 8-0 in September to pass the ordinance; Mayor Wehrli cited four overdoses and one death in the first half of 2026.
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The Naperville Park District is proposing a flat-rate $57,000 contract with Mad Bomber Fireworks for the 2027 Independence Day show, the same price as 2026, while board members push for a cancellation option after summer 2026's weather postponement forced the show from July 4 to August.
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Six apartment projects totaling nearly 1,000 units are in various stages of Naperville's development pipeline, with only The Claire currently leasing and one project on hold.
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Naperville police overhauled their license plate reader policy after records showed former officer Oscar Maldonado tracked a man's vehicle hundreds of times for personal reasons, and the case has been referred to Will County prosecutors for criminal review.
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DuPage County early voting opens Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Naperville Municipal Center, giving residents a chance to vote nearly four weeks before the broader Oct. 19 expansion.
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The Naperville City Council approved Weston Ridge Apartments, a 65-unit micro-apartment building on a former commuter parking lot near the Route 59 Metra station, granting variances for density, height and signage despite concerns that the project's "attainable" housing label carries no binding affordability restrictions.
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A federal jury convicted Luis Uribe, a 45-year-old U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent, on all 11 counts related to assaulting and robbing four women at hotels in Naperville and Schaumburg in 2022; he faces a mandatory minimum of seven years in prison.
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More than three months after Naperville's city council passed an ordinance barring ICE from using municipal property, no public record shows it has been invoked, and a new Chicago Tribune survey finds suburbs split on whether such bans accomplish anything beyond symbolism.
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A Chicago Tribune investigation found officers in four Chicago-area suburbs were placed on administrative leave for alleged Flock camera misuse, raising new questions about the license plate reader technology Naperville uses on Will County highways.
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