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Neapolitan-style pizzeria Piccolo Buco to open in Naperville’s Block 59 in August

Piccolo Buco is slated to open its second location in late August as part of Naperville's Block 59, joining a slew of restaurants at the new dining and entertainment venue.

This artist's rendering shows the new Piccolo Buco restaurant slated to open in Naperville's Block 59 complex in August. It is the second location for the pizzeria/Italian restaurant, the first being in Oak Brook. (Piccolo Buco)

The Naperville City Council is to vote on increasing the city's home rule sales tax next month so it doesn't have to implement a grocery tax to replace the one being repealed by the state. (Chicago Tribune)

Proposal to hike Naperville’s sales tax to replace lost grocery tax moves forward

Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen has won endorsement of the Naperville Planning and Zoning Commission for its plans to demolish this former restaurant on Route 59 and replace it with a new dine-in and drive-thru restaurant. The store would be the second in Naperville for the Australian-based chain. (Marie Wilson/Naperville Sun)

Guzman y Gomez looks to open second Naperville restaurant on Route 59

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Attic fire in Naperville’s Historic District leaves home uninhabitable

By Naperville Sun

July 18, 2025 at 11:51 a.m.

Three people were forced out of their home Friday by an early morning fire that...

Naperville’s Bryce Welch moves from juco to juco. Meanwhile, Division I teams ‘get old and stay old.’

By Matt Le Cren

July 18, 2025 at 11:09 a.m.

Players like Welch are emblematic of how much has changed in college recruiting.

The more things change, the more they stay the same? This photo, appropriately yellowed with age, dates back 47 years to 1978, when Naperville National Bank anchored the northeast corner of Jefferson Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Naperville. While that local bank was done in by a wrecking ball quite some time ago, another financial institution, US Bank, holds down the space. If you have a keen eye, you'll also see the old Nichols library further down the street. (Naperville Heritage Society)

The Way We Were: Naperville still had its own bank when this photo was taken in 1978

By Naperville Sun

July 18, 2025 at 10:40 a.m.

Back 47 years ago, Naperville National Bank anchored the northeast corner of Jefferson Avenue and...

Naperville Park District's Junior Tour de Naperville, open to children riding bikes, tricycles or Big Wheels, will be held Aug. 9 at Wolf’s Crossing Community Park. (Naperville Park District)

Naperville News Digest: Registration open for Junior Tour de Naperville on Aug. 9; senior task force seeking nominees for volunteers of year

By Michelle Mullins

July 18, 2025 at 9:20 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Naperville area.

Naperville Police Arrests for July 12-15

By Naperville Sun

July 18, 2025 at 7:57 a.m.

Roundup of recent arrests made by the Naperville Police Department.

Donna Vickroy's husband, Jim, enjoys the fruits of his labor by taking a turn on the swing that's part of the playset he set up in his backyard for their grandchildren. (Donna Vickroy/Naperville Sun)

Donna Vickroy: The joy of simple things, and defying age in a time of uncertainty

By Donna Vickroy

July 17, 2025 at 6:33 p.m.

There's joy to be had in doing those things you think you're too old to...

This artist's rendering shows how the rental townhouses proposed for The Residences at Naper & Plank will look when built. The Naperville City Council approved plans for the development despite pushback from some neighboring property owners. (Lincoln Property Co.)

Naperville council OKs new residential developments, one with proposed rents of up to $5,000

By Carolyn Stein

July 17, 2025 at 3:33 p.m.

The Naperville City Council has signed off on two new residential developments — one with...

Benet’s Nina Pesare makes an immediate impact at UIC. Even sooner, she learns ‘how intense it really is.’

By Matt Le Cren

July 17, 2025 at 6:23 a.m.

Pesare, who played in 40 games as a freshman, led UIC in stolen bases.

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