Naperville News

After spending 11 years as a fugitive, Erika H. Luna, a former Rush-Copley Medical Center employee accused of cashing over $10,000 in checks that were made out to job applicants and former hospital employees, was arrested on Feb. 26 following a crash in a Naperville parking lot, according to the Naperville Sun.

With Naperville residents facing electric rate increases of 6 and 7 percent in the next two years, city officials held an open house Thursday to give the public more information on the hikes.

There are incidents reported by the Naperville Police Department. Where charges have been filed, the report includes when and where the suspect was stopped or taken into custody and the nature of the charges.

Payday loans, overdue utility bills, computer viruses and "grandchildren in trouble" are just some of the subjects con artists are successfully using to scam naive or simply too-trusting Naperville residents out of their money.

A man who broke into a house in Naperville last summer and made off with jewelry, cash and a $25,000 sedan while the homeowners were sleeping has been sentenced to seven years in prison in that crime.

Playwright Tracy Letts had fun with sharply drawn urban characters in his Chicago-based comedy-drama Superior Donuts, opening March 21 at the Village Theatre Guild in Glen Ellyn .

The gym at Steeple Run Elementary serves as lunchroom, after-school program hub, concert hall and community event venue, but a $2.7 million addition will add a multipurpose room to alleviate much of the space crunch in the gym.

There is nothing like the comfort of a blanket to make someone feel better, and to help spread this warm feeling Naperville Public Library is presenting two upcoming programs dedicated to giving blankets to those in need.

After a successful 20-year career in the trading pits of Chicago's futures and options exchange, J.T. Lundy might have found utopia in his new line of work.

Naperville's Berry family celebrated Christmas 2013 with a Wonder Woman theme for Mom Lucy Berry who was fighting melanoma.

West Physical Therapy opened a third location Monday at 1551 Bond, Suite 143, Naperville.

Chicago Aldermen unanimously passed a ban on the so-called puppy mill sales. "I'm concerned that we might only be pushing this issue to the suburbs," said 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly, who co-sponsored the ordinance.

A member of the Naperville District 203 School Board says the proposed concussion policy for student-athletes doesn't go far enough.

Naperville resident Kodi T. Rosenberg, 21, has been sentenced to four years in prison, for violating the terms of his probation in a 2012 burglary.

Naperville's City Council members might be looking to revise their retirement portfolios after agreeing to take their public pension plan out of the mix - but probably not.

Despite the lingering cold and snow, now is the time to start planning your summer garden.

The city of Naperville is offering financial assistance to residents who meet low- to moderate-income guidelines and are participating in the city's Sanitary Sewer Backflow Prevention Device Program.

Naperville chiropractor Dr. William Bojak, who operates A.C.T. Chiropractic Center, was chosen as one of the best in the Chicago area by Chicago Magazine and Five Star Professionals.

Naperville Winter Wine Festival, the city's first international wine tasting, will take place this from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Hotel Arista at CityGate Centre, according to the Naperville Winter Wine Festival.

A former hospital employee who was a fugitive for 11 years in a federal forgery case was arrested after a crash in a Naperville parking lot.