Plus: Dennis Hastert, disgraced former US House speaker who went to prison, dies at 84 • Former Illinois House GOP leader Jim Durkin endorses Democrat JB Pritzker over Republican Darren Bailey
Naperville Sun Monday, October 5, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Naperville residents are pushing back on a proposal to build 94 duplexes on a 32-acre property off of 75th Street near two water towers. | | | | | Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison in a hush money case tied to sexual abuse, has died. He was 84. | | | | | The former Illinois House Republican leader’s public endorsement of the Democratic governor marks a major break for Durkin, who still considers himself a Republican. | | | | | Naperville’s Transportation Advisory Board approved an update to the city’s bicycle and pedestrian plan – the first update of its kind in decades. | | | | | Started by Naperville resident Angela Holloway, Clink Mahjong Social is building a permanent space believed to be the first brick and mortar store of its kind in the city. | | | | | A 262-unit townhouse/rowhouse development planned for the site of a rejected data center is set to go before the Naperville Planning and Zoning Commission. | | | | | Roundup of recent arrests made by the Naperville Police Department. | | | |
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