Celebrate Global Smurfs Day (Sponsored)
The world is about to get a whole lot smurfier. Ambassadors from 28 countries are painting the town blue today as they kick off the second-annual Global Smurfs Day by spreading that irrepressible...
View ArticleFighting, Forgery, Property Damage: Naperville Police Blotter
Thursday, June 20ForgeryDonovan Philip Grant, 23, was arrested at 2:27 p.m. in the 37 W 700 block of Route 38, police said. He was charged with forgery. He posted bond. Property damageAlfredo B. Eloy, 44
View ArticleNaperville Police Seek Leads After Two Boys Struck by Car
Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck two young boys while they were riding their bicycles south of downtown Naperville.A woman in her 60s hit the two boys with her car as they were...
View ArticleBest of Craigslist: Terrifying Triceratops; Must Sell Justin Bieber Tickets
Terrifying Triceratops"My two-year-old has never touched Kota because he is afraid of him," writes this Naperville seller. "He's been sitting in a closet since Christmas." So... there really is a...
View ArticleMan Faces Child Porn Charges, D203 Drug Testing, Incentives for Naperville...
Top StoriesChanges Made to Naperville Marathon RouteCity approves changes to this year's Inaugural Naperville Mar
View ArticleScorecard for the 2014 race for governor
JUNE 21RAUNER UNFILTEREDYou have to give Bruce Rauner credit for one thing: He doesn't change his message to suit his audience.In Springfield, a metropolitan area
View ArticleMadigan stares down unions, literally
RAUNER UNFILTERED: You can't say billionaire GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner panders to his audience. In a radio interview this week in Springfield -- a metro area packed with state employees...
View ArticleNaperville DUI Arrests, June 23 Edition
June 16: Guillermo Sifuentes, 33, was arrested at 2:43 a.m. near Fort Hill Drive and West Ogden Avenue, police said. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. He posted bond. Andrew...
View Article$1.5 Million For Screened-In Porch, Carriage House, French-Country Kitchen
Address: 209 N. Julian St., NapervilleCost: $1,487,000Bedrooms: 5Baths: 5Square footage: 4,211
View ArticleMug Shot Monday
All pictures were submitted by the Naperville Police Department and taken when the accused were booked June 14 - 20.Information for Mug Shot Monday is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are...
View ArticlePatch Roundup: Restaurant Sued Over E. Coli; Craigslist Hire Steals Shotgun
LOMBARD—Woman Sues Mexican Restaurant over DuPage County E. Coli Outbreak—Elizabeth Bernardi
View ArticleJob Central: Office Max, District 203, Wilton Brands, John Morrell Food Group
Need a job? Patch is here to help.We’ve rounded up a list of local job ads to aid you in your search. If you’re the one doing the hiring add open positions in the comments below. Most listings were...
View ArticleWhat's Your Favorite Summer Memory? (Sponsored)
What is your favorite summer memory? Close your eyes and think back—where were you and who was with you? How old were you? Were you the fastest in the neighborhood at chasing down the ice cream man?...
View ArticleFormer Naperville Man Charged with Child Exploitation
A former Naperville man has been charged with sexual exploitation of a child following a three-month investigation by the Naperville Police Department, police said. Gregory A. Chambers, 26, was...
View ArticleDUI, 5 Fighting Arrests, Possession of Cannabis: Naperville Police Blotter
Friday, June 21TheftMichael James Bradford, 20, was arrested at 1:54 a.m. in the 1800 block of Gowdey Road, police said. He was charged with theft and transported to DuPage County Jail. Endangering...
View ArticleStatue, Signs Damaged at Brookdale Elementary School
Police are looking for more information after criminal damage was reported at a Naperville school earlier this month.Naperville Police Department said the incident happened between 11 a.m. June 12 and...
View ArticleQuincy Avenue Railroad Crossing to Close in July
The crossing at Quincy Avenue and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad will be closed throughout the month of July. Crews will be removing and replacing railroad track beginning Monday, July 1,...
View ArticleBill Brady is in again
BRADY IS IN... AGAIN State Sen. Bill Brady lost one of the closest races for governor in history in 2010: He was defeated by fewer than 32,000 votes, or .8 of the total vote statewide. But he lost big...
View ArticleHome Struck by Bullet, Retail Theft, iPad Stolen: Naperville Police Blotter
Monday, June 24WarrantLinda Brown Cochran, 53, was arrested at 1:29 p.m. in the 2600 block of West 75th Street, police said. She was charged on a warrant. She posted bond. Retail theftHywatha L.
View ArticleAdd a Punchline to Our Stanley Cup Cartoon
Are you blessed with insight and good humor? Or just bored today? Share your wit with your south suburban neighbors by entering Patch's comic caption challenge. Just add your dialogue for today's comic...
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