Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Naperville's AAA bond ratings were reaffirmed for the 30th consecutive year as the city prepares a $40 million utility bond sale in late July, while a new industry report confirms $5.7 billion in 2025 retail sales kept Naperville as Illinois' top suburban retail market.
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The Naperville Park District is accepting public comment through Thursday, July 30, on seven proposed 2027 capital projects, including new ballfield installations at Wolf's Crossing Community Park and playground renovations at five neighborhood parks.
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John greene Real Estate is proposing a three-story, 24,850-square-foot office building at Main Street and Aurora Avenue in downtown Naperville, requesting rezoning and three variances that go before the Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday, July 15.
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The DuPage County Board is weighing whether to ask voters to replace the elected coroner with an appointed, physician-certified medical examiner, a change that would affect Naperville residents' ballots and shift accountability for death investigations from an elected official to a board appointee.
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The DuPage County ETSB Policy Advisory Committee considered proposed changes Monday, July 6, to the emergency panic button protocol and cross-county access agreements for the DEDIR radio system that connects Naperville police and fire dispatchers to first responders.
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A driver died and at least one other was arrested on suspicion of DUI in a chain-reaction crash involving four vehicles on I-88 near Mill Street late Saturday, July 4, closing the highway for hours during the same weekend Naperville Police had launched a holiday impaired-driving enforcement campaign.
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DuPage County's Human Services Committee votes Tuesday, July 7, on three Illinois Department of Human Services grants totaling $313,830 for housing programs serving income-eligible residents, with the state funding taking on added urgency after the Trump administration's proposed federal budget would eliminate Community Services programs.
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DuPage County's Stormwater Management Committee votes Tuesday, July 7, on a watershed plan covering the West Branch DuPage River through Naperville, which would unlock state grant funding for water quality and flood infrastructure projects along the river corridor.
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M/I Homes' 171-unit NorthGate of Naperville townhouse project won unanimous Planning and Zoning Commission support despite city staff objections and now heads to City Council for a final vote on the long-vacant 25.2-acre site near Route 59 and I-88.
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The Naperville Police Department is warning residents about a phishing scam that disguises malware installation as a routine CAPTCHA security check, with FTC guidance on how to spot it and what to do if compromised.
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A yearlong study by Naperville Preservation Inc. finds the city has only six landmarked buildings, far behind peer communities like Aurora (58) and Evanston (850+), and the city says it lacks staff to act on the nonprofit's recommendations.
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Three 19-year-old men, including a Naperville resident, face Class X felony armed robbery charges after police say they robbed two women at gunpoint near the Jewel-Osco on West Ogden Avenue around 4 a.m. June 18; all three have been denied pre-trial release and are due in DuPage County court July 13.
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