A man is in custody in the weekend stabbing of a schoolteacher in Naperville. more ›

A Naperville stabbing left a teacher dead and two seriously injured, new theaters are coming to Chicago, and other news. more ›

A Naperville man allegedly stabbed his mother four times with a 6-inch butcher knife after she offered to fix him a sandwich. Neighbors described hearing "bone-chilling" screams, and police said the attack was so intense that the handle of the butcher knife snapped off. more ›

More than a few blockbuster movies that have been filmed in Chicago. Last summer, Transformers invaded the Loop, but the new Superman movie will stay largely in the burbs when filming starts later this summer in and around the Chicago area. more ›

Jenna Jameson, best known for her compelling dramatic roles in such cinematic gems as "Cherry Pie," "Up and Cummers 10" or her latest masterpiece "Zombie Strippers," was recently slapped with a lawsuit by the Hollywood Palms Cinema in Naperville and Woodridge for not coming. Jameson was to attend and promote screenings of her critically acclaimed film "Zombie Strippers" but allegedly played hookey to attend pseudo-celeb and blogger Perez Hilton's Blue Ball birthday bonanza. more ›

The saga of Scott Huber, who has camped out on the streets of downtown suburban Naperville for almost a decade, has finally come to a close. more ›

Adam Hearn, 31, of the 900 block of South Main Street in Lombard, was charged with stabbing a security guard at Blackfinn American Saloon in Naperville after he and his girlfriend were caught smoking in the bathroom of the bar early Sunday morning. more ›

Deborah J. Cox, 58, of Naperville was arrested on Thursday and charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student who graduated in June from Neuqua Valley High School, police said via the Chicago Sun-Times. Cox is a former teacher's aide at the school. The investigation initially began as a tip to the Naperville police last August. more ›

North Central College of Naperville chose filmmaker Spike Lee as as its Martin Luther King Jr. week speaker. "An Evening with Spike Lee" begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 18 and, predictably, some Italian-American groups are crying foul. more ›

Last month, Downers Grove joined a nationwide trend when they passed a measure allowing Sunday liquor sales to begin at 9 a.m. instead of noon--a change that local restaurants and hotels wanted to cash in on Bears games. Since 2002, 14 other states have dropped their liquor-related Blue Laws and allowed Sunday sales of alcohol, bringing the total number of states to 36, says Lisa Hawkins of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. "Blue Laws simply don't make sense in today's economy. They inconvenience consumers and deprive states of much-needed tax revenue," she said to the Chicago Sun-Times. more ›

Naperville is planning something huge for its 2010 holiday card. The suburb has invited all of its 145,000 of its residents to mass up at the town's Municipal Center for a 2 p.m. next Friday to shoot the cover for the card. more ›

The memories from the Westboro Baptist Church protest at the University of Chicago last spring are still fresh in our minds. After going up against the U of C, the church came back for seconds and protested again in Chicago last August. A press release from the church a few weeks ago indicates that the Westboro Baptist Church is making another trip out to Illinois, but this time, they are coming to Naperville. more ›

The fine people of Naperville will soon be able to buy booze a bit earlier on a Sunday after the city council voted to move back the time that booze sales are allowed to 8 a.m. Before the vote, the on-sale time had been noon. But the council voted last night to push back to 8 a.m., clearing the way for brunch time fun for Napervillians. more ›

No one likes stepping in dog poop. Whenever we do, many of us dog owners ourselves, we swear and scrape and stew about the irresponsible nature of others. But Susan Miller, 43, of Naperville, had an unusual reaction when she stepped in dog droppings left by her neighbor's pet on Wednesday night. According to police, Miller collected the excrement and threw it into her neighbor's sliding patio screen. She then filled several plastic bags with dog feces and hung them "on various places on the patio," police told the Chicago Sun-Times. She also stole a sign--which asked apartment complex resident to pick up dog waste--and put it on her neighbor's property. Miller was charged with disorderly conduct. more ›

• Parents of students at Whittier Elementary School in Pilsen held a sit-in to protest the proposed demolition of the school's field house.
• A South Side man was shot twice today and survived both times.
• Shareholders for both Continental and United Airlines approved the airlines' proposed merger.

Hundreds of people turned out over the weekend for the 19th annual Duckon, one of the area's more unique sci-fi conventions. Due to the sheer amount of fantastic programming, we weren’t able to catch everything (we’re particularly sad we missed the Klingon People’s Court), but we saw as much as we could. There was something for every kind of geek available, from an entire track of Klingon Programming (including wedding vow renewal) to panels on how media and technology affect our culture as a whole. Geeks of both sexes were able to learn tips and tricks on how to get dates while fans of pretty much every sub genre of sci-fi could find a movie or television show marathon to watch. The conference included both a large open air market of books, clothes, toys and even weapons and a spectacular art auction. more ›

Naperville firefighters make a rescue they won't soon forget: a puppy caught in a recliner. more ›

Billy Williams and velociraptors aren't the only statues in the news. This weekend, Naperville will dedicate a nine-foot tall statue of cartoon crime fighter Dick Tracy, the newest addition to the town's riverwalk along the DuPage River. But why will a 2,000 pound bronze statue of Dick hover over the townspeople? Because a man who's been an integral part of the comic strip over the last 50 years lives in Naperville. According to the Tribune: more ›

We're not sure if this is creative, dumb, or both. Carly Houston of Chicago was arrested in Naperville over the weekend for disorderly conduct after she refused to pay her cab fare. But when given the chance to make a phone call in lock-up, the woman dialed 911. According to the Daily Herald: more ›

• More on the Scott Cohen fiasco as his divorce papers have surfaced.
• The Chicago Reporter examines if residents who live near rail yards face an increased risk of cancer. [via]
• Officials discovered and recovered a vehicle from the Chicago River earlier today.

• The body of a long-time school district worker was found early this morning on the grounds of Naperville Central High School.
• Chicago's new area code is creating some problems for some condo boards.
• The week of the big Asian Carp kill is here.

• At today's hearing, prosecutors alleged that an investigator working with students of the Medill Innocence Project on the Anthony McKinney case paid a witness, undermining his credibility.
• President Obama traveled to Fort Hood to take part in the memorial service for the soldiers killed in last week's shooting rampage. Video of the President's remarks is available here.
• The early release for state prisoners to save money has begun.

Naperville attorney W. Brand Bobosky is claiming that he came up with "We Not Me" a recent ad campaign used by Adidas. Bobosky is suing the sportswear company for using his copyrighted slogan in their campaign. The multimillion-dollar advertisements featured NBA star Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics. Bobosky told the Chicago Sun Times that he tried to negotiate a licensing agreement with Adidas after their advertising campaign launched. "They stonewalled me for 11 months" he said. more ›

14-year-old Michelle Fahle who attended Naperville North High School and died yesterday had H1N1, otherwise known as swine flu, according to the DuPage County Health Department. However, she apparently also had an undisclosed "underlying condition" that could have also contributed to her death. No precautionary measures have been taken at the high school yet, as it was closed today for parent-teacher conferences and will be closed Monday for Columbus Day. If Fahle's death is attributed to swine flu it will be the first H1N1 death in DuPage county and the 20th in Illinois. [CBN] more ›

Naperville, home to 7-figure historic houses, Ribfest, and 2 Targets is a suburbanite wet dream. Which is probably why their city council doesn't want homeless people cluttering up their spiffy downtown. They recently passed an ordinance 6 votes to 1 "banning sleeping, camping and storing personal property" anywhere on their downtown streets. The Naperville city attorney says they enacted this measure to "protect the economic vitality" of the area. more ›

Well, not everywhere, but close. It wasn't too long ago we mentioned the rabid bats over in McHenry County. Today comes word of the discovery of a rabid bat in over in Will County, more specifically Naperville. The bat was discovered hanging under a trampoline this weekend but since then officials say it was first seen almost a week ago and are looking into whether or not anyone came in contact with the bat. It's Will County's fourth rabid bat since May 1. [WBBM] more ›

• The Sun-Times uncovered Blair Hull's bid to be appointed to President Obama's vacant senate seat.
• The Trib takes a look at Naperville's red light cameras.
• It wasn't just Chicago dealing with a cool July; for the entire state, it was the coolest July in 85 years.

The Tribune profiles Scott M. Huber, a well-known homeless man who has set up a "protest site" in downtown Naperville. While the profile lists a few of Huber's run-ins with the law and even a bit about Huber's run for Mayor of Naperville, Huber is never clear exactly what it is he's protesting. And Huber is now making waves because his site is growing with personal possessions and may be becoming a public nuisance. Huber tells the Trib's Gerry Smith, "I'm not the classic homeless person, sleeping on a park bench or underneath a bridge and wandering aimlessly through a community. I am here by choice under the 1st Amendment -- freedom of protest." As for the city of Naperville, Smith reports, "City Manager Doug Krieger said city staffers are looking into the "gray areas" of Huber's protest site, like whether his tarp constitutes a structure and thus violates city code." It's an interesting read, to the say the least. Check out the full profile here and check out pics of Huber - as mentioned in the story - here. more ›

Police are investigating the deaths of two beloved pets in Naperville as poisonings. They are offering $1,000 reward for any information leading to the arrests of any culprits. Max, a 9-year-old black Labrador retriever, died late last month from what veterinarians said was an intestinal infection. Bosco, a 8-year-old chocolate Labrador who lived just around the corner from Max, also died after suffering from similar symptoms: vomiting and diarrhea. Veterinarians who looked at Bosco determined he had consumed rat poisoning. The close proximity between the two pets led the Naperville Police Department and animal control to determine whether or not the poisoning was deliberate. Though it was not determined if Max had also ingested rat poisoning, his owner, Gwyn Fahrner, believes it is possible. However Fahrner doesn’t assume it purposely done. [Trib] more ›

• A pilot for American Airlines was arrested yesterday for showing up drunk for his London-to-Chicago flight.
• It looks like there will be a new judge in the Drew Peterson case, though who that new judge will be is not yet known.
• For sale: Parking space at Naperville Metra stop. $8,900 OBO.