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| name = City of Naperville |
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| image = City of Naperville City Hall main entrance.jpg |
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| image_caption = Entrance of City Hall, 400 South Eagle Street, Naperville, Illinois, USA. |
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| country = United States |
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| state = Illinois |
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| region = [[DuPage County, Illinois|DuPage]] |
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| region1 = [[Will County, Illinois|Will]] |
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| district = [[Naperville Township, DuPage County, Illinois|Naperville]] |
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| district1 = [[Lisle Township, DuPage County, Illinois|Lisle]] |
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| district2 = [[Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois|Milton]] |
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| established = 1831 |
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| established_note = <ref name="NapervilleHistory">[http://www.napersettlement.org/visitorinfo/naperville_history.htm Naper Settlement History] Retrieved on September 11, 2007</ref> |
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| established1 = 1857 |
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| postal_code = 60540, 60563, 60564, 60565, 60566, 60567 |
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| area_code = [[Area codes 630 and 331|630/331]] |
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| map_caption = Location of Naperville within Illinois |
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| commons = Naperville, Illinois |
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| statistics = <ref name="amff20062008">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=naperville&_cityTown=naperville&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010|title=Fact Sheet - Naperville city, Illinois (2006-2008)|work=American FactFinder|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2010-02-01}}</ref> |
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| website = [http://www.naperville.il.us/ www.naperville.il.us] |
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| footnotes =<ref>{{Official|1=http://www.naperville.il.us/}} City of Naperville, IL</ref><ref name="gnis">{{gnis|2395147|City of Naperville}}</ref> |
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[[Image:Martin-Mitchell Mansion - Naper Settlement - Naperville Illinois.jpg|thumb|The Martin-Mitchell Mansion within the Naper Settlement outdoor museum.]] |
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'''Naperville''' ({{pron-en|ˈneɪpərvɪl}}) is a city in [[DuPage County, Illinois|DuPage]] and [[Will County, Illinois|Will Counties]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Illinois]], within the [[Chicago metropolitan area]]. As of the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], the city had a total population of 128,358,<ref name="amff2000"/> and the population was estimated at 143,117 in 2008.<ref name="amffpop2008>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=naperville&_state=04000US17&_county=naperville&_cityTown=naperville&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph|title=Population Finder - Naperville city, Illinois (2008)|work=American FactFinder|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2010-02-01}}</ref> Naperville is the fifth largest city in the state, behind [[Chicago]], neighboring [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]], [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]], and [[Joliet, Illinois|Joliet]]. Approximately 100,000 Naperville residents live in [[DuPage County, Illinois|DuPage County]], while about 50,000 reside in [[Will County, Illinois|Will County]]. Naperville was one of the ten fastest growing communities in the United States during the 1990s.<ref>http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-2.pdf</ref> |
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Once a farming town,<ref>[http://www.naperville.il.us/emplibrary/Population%20Trends.pdf Year<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Naperville has evolved into a wealthy city due in part to a migration of professionals in the 1990s seeking jobs and globally renowned public schools. <!--Dead link<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20010405/ai_n13902071</ref> !-->{{Citation needed|November 2009|date=November 2009}} A number of high-tech companies are located in the city, including [[Nalco Holding Company]], [[Tellabs]], [[Alcatel-Lucent]] and the [[BP]] North American Chemical Headquarters. In 2008 Fortune ranked Naperville as among the "best places to live and launch" a business in the United States, ranking 29th out of 100.<ref>{{cite news|title=100 best places to live and launch |url=http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fsb/0803/gallery.best_places_to_launch.fsb/29.html|accessdate=2009-11-20}}</ref> In 2006, [[Money (magazine)|''Money'']] magazine listed Naperville as #2 on its annual list of America's best small cities to live in. The city took the #3 position on the 2005 and 2008 lists.<ref> |
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{{cite web| title = MONEY Magazine: Best places to live 2005| publisher = [[CNNMoney.com]]| url= http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2005/index.html| accessdate = 2008-12-04 }}</ref><ref>[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/index.html Best Places to Live 2006 - Money Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008/snapshots/PL1751622.html Best Places to Live 2008 - Money Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==History== |
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In July 1831, [[Joseph Naper]] arrived at the banks of the [[DuPage River]] with his family and friends settled what would be known as "Naper's Settlement". Among those original settlers were Naper's wife Almeda Landon, his brother John and his wife Betsy Goff, his sister Amy and her husband [[John Murray (Naperville founder)|John Murray]], and his mother Sarah. Their arrival followed a nearly two-month voyage across three [[Great Lakes]] in the Naper brothers' schooner, the ''Telegraph''. Also on that journey were several families who remained in the still raw settlement that would become [[Chicago]], including the family of Dexter Graves who is memorialized in [[Graceland Cemetery]] by a well-known [[Lorado Taft]] statue.<ref name="WhyEverybodyLovesNaperville">[http://chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/March-2006/Why-Everybody-Loves-Naperville/ Why Everybody Loves Naperville - Chicago Magazine - March 2006 - Chicago<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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By 1832, over one hundred settlers had arrived at Naper's Settlement. These settlers were temporarily displaced to [[Fort Dearborn]] for protection from an anticipated attack by the [[Sauk]] tribe. Fort Payne was built at Naper's Settlement, the settlers returned and the attack never materialized. {{Citation needed|November 2009|date=November 2009}} The Pre-Emption House was constructed in 1834, as the Settlement became a stage-coach stop on the road from Chicago to [[Galena, Illinois|Galena]]. Reconstructions of Fort Payne and the Pre-Emption House stand as part of [[Naper Settlement]], which was first established by the Naperville Heritage Society and the Naperville Park District in 1968 to preserve some of the community's oldest buildings.<ref name="WhyEverybodyLovesNaperville" /> |
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After DuPage County was split from [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]] in 1839, Naper's Settlement became the DuPage [[county seat]], a distinction it held until 1868. Naper's Settlement was incorporated as the Village of Naperville in 1857, at which time it had a population of 2,000.{{Citation needed|November 2009|date=November 2009}} Reincorporation as a city occurred in 1890.{{Citation needed|November 2009|date=November 2009}} A predominantly rural community for most of its existence, Naperville experienced a population explosion starting in the 1960s, but largely during the 1980s and 1990s following the construction of the East-West Tollway (now known as the [[Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway]]) and [[Interstate 355|North-South]] [[tollway]]s.{{Citation needed|November 2009|date=November 2009}} Since 1990, the city has nearly quadrupled in size as [[Chicago metropolitan area]]'s [[urban sprawl]] brought [[corporation]]s, [[employment|jobs]], and [[wealth]] to the area.<ref name="WhyEverybodyLovesNaperville"/> |
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Naperville was a [[sundown town]] until at least 1970.{{Citation needed|December 2009|December 2009|date=December 2009}} In 1968, then Mayor Milton Stauffer said: "There would be some trouble, yes, were a Negro family to move in somewhere in Naperville, but none which couldn't be quickly overcome." <ref>"NCC, Naperville Groups Seek Better Human Relations," North Central College Chronicle, p. 5, February 23, 1968."</ref> Of 23,835 residents only 43 were African American, and 20 of those residents were live-in servants.<ref>http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1970cenpopv1.htm</ref> In about 1970, the priest of the town’s oldest Catholic Church said that African Americans used to be refused residence in Naperville and were not allowed to stay within its city limits after sunset.{{Citation needed|December 2009|December 2009|date=December 2009}} As of the 2000 census, Naperville was more than eighty-five percent white and less than four percent African American.<ref name="amff2000">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=16000US1751622&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C16000US1751622&_street=&_county=naperville&_cityTown=naperville&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=|title=Fact Sheet - Naperville city, Illinois (2000)|work=American FactFinder|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2010-02-01}}</ref> |
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On April 26, 1946, Naperville was the site of one of the worst train accidents ever in the Chicago area. Two [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]] trains, the ''Advance Flyer'' and the ''Exposition Flyer'', collided 'head to tail' on a single track just west of the Loomis Street grade crossing. The accident killed 47 and injured more than 100 passengers. This event is commemorated in a metal inlay map of Naperville on the southeast corner of Nichols Library's sidewalk area.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Naperville, IL Disastrous Train Wreck, Apr 1946| work = GenDisaters.com| date = 2 July 2008| url = http://www3.gendisasters.com/illinois/7341/naperville-il-disastrous-train-wreck-apr-1946| accessdate = 2 December 2009}}</ref> |
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Forty acres once housed [[Project Nike|Nike]] Site C-70 in Naperville, Illinois.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-wht-nike-bases-w-zone-15-may15,0,1937507.story|title=Old missile sites are silent reminders of a tense time|author=Ortiz, Vikki|date=2009-5-15|work=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=2010-02-01}}</ref> It has since been divided into an office park and Nike Park, part of the Naperville Park District, with soccer, softball and Little League fields. The site is located at the south-east corner of Mill Street and Diehl Road in northern Naperville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.napervilleparks.org/parksfacilities/parks/detail.aspx?id=94186|title=Nike Park Sports Complex|date=2010|publisher=Naperville Park District|accessdate=2010-02-01}}</ref> |
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Naperville marked the 175th anniversary of its 1831 founding in 2006. The anniversary events included a series of celebrations, concerts, fireworks, and an electric light parade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naperville.il.us/emplibrary/FY2005%20Annual%20Report.pdf|title=Fiscal Year 2006 Special Events & Cultural Amenities Fund Annual Report|date=2007-1-2|publisher=City of Naperville|accessdate=2010-02-01}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
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Naperville is located at {{Coord|41|44|53|N|88|09|56|W|display=inline}} (41.7481889, -88.1656320).<ref name="gnis"/> |
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===Topography=== |
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|35.5|mi2}}. {{convert|35.4|mi2}} of this area is land and {{convert|0.1|mi2}} of it is water. |
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Downtown Naperville is located within [[DuPage County, Illinois|DuPage County]], but the city has expanded south into neighboring [[Will County, Illinois|Will County]].<ref>[http://www.napervillerealestate-bw.com/naperville-government.asp Naperville County Government<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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===Climate=== |
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According to Koppen Climate Classification, Naperville is a DFA climate. Naperville has an annual average of {{convert|37.94|in|mm}} of precipitation per year. Naperville’s seasonal average temperatures vary drastically, due to its inner position on the continent, an average high temperature in July is {{convert|86.8|°F|°C}} and an average temperature in January is {{convert|14.2|°F|°C}}. Naperville does see significant amounts of snowfall in the winter often due to the [[lake-effect snow]] from Lake Michigan.{{Citation needed|November 2009|date=November 2009}} In the summer, Naperville is often the target of severe storms, the majority occurring because of frontal uplift or mid afternoon convection. However, because of Naperville’s close proximity to lake Michigan, the most severe convective storms are often dismantled by the cool winds originating from Lake Michigan.{{Citation needed|November 2009|date=November 2009}} |
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==Demographics== |
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According to the [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US1751622&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Naperville&_cityTown=Naperville&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2005_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= 2005 American Community Survey], there were an estimated 147,779 people, 48,655 households, and 37,143 families residing in the city. Naperville is the 164th most populous city in the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2006-01.csv | title = Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places Over 100,000, Ranked by July 1, 2006 Population: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 | format = [[comma-separated values|CSV]] | work = 2006 Population Estimates | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division | date = 2006-06-20 | accessdate = 2007-09-10 }}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|4162.8|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name="NapervilleFactSheet"> |
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{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-context=adp&-qr_name=ACS_2005_EST_G00_DP1&-ds_name=ACS_2005_EST_G00_&-tree_id=305&-redoLog=true&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=06000US1704351635&-format=&-_lang=en |
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event=&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&pctxt=fph&_lang=en&_sse=on&geo_id=16000US1751622&_state=04000US17|title=Fact Sheet for Naperville, IL |accessdate=2007-09-10 |work=2005 American Community Survey |year=2006 |month=September |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> There were 51,636 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1454.5|/sqmi}}.<ref name="NapervilleFactSheet"/> The racial makeup of the city was 80.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 12.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.48% from two or more races.<ref name="NapervilleGeneralFactSheet"> |
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{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US1751622&-qr_name=ACS_2005_EST_G00_DP1&-ds_name=ACS_2005_EST_G00_&-_lang=en&-_sse=on|title=General Fact Sheet for Naperville, IL |accessdate=2007-09-10 |work=2005 American Community Survey |year=2006 |month=September |
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|publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.4% of the population.<ref name="NapervilleGeneralFactSheet"/> |
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There were 48,655 households out of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families.<ref name="NapervilleGeneralFactSheet"/> 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="NapervilleGeneralFactSheet"/> The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.55.<ref name="NapervilleFactSheet"/> |
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In the city, the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older.<ref name="NapervilleGeneralFactSheet"/> The median age was 35.9 years.<ref name="NapervilleGeneralFactSheet"/> For every 100 females there were 95.9 males.<ref name="NapervilleGeneralFactSheet"/> For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.<ref name="NapervilleGeneralFactSheet"/> |
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In 2007 the [[Median household income|median income]] for a household in the city was $96,548, and the mean income for a household was $127,816<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/STTable?_bm=y&-context=st&-qr_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S1901&-ds_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_&-CONTEXT=st&-tree_id=307&-redoLog=false&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=16000US1751622&-format=&-_lang=en Naperville 2007 Income Estimates]</ref>. Males had a median income of $87,527 versus $51,586 for females.<ref name="NapervilleEconomicFactSheet">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US1751622&-qr_name=ACS_2005_EST_G00_DP3&-ds_name=ACS_2005_EST_G00_&-_lang=en&-_sse=on |title=Economic Fact Sheet for Naperville, IL |accessdate=2007-09-10 |work=2005 American Community Survey |year=2006 |month=September |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> The mean income for a family in Naperville was $149,352 according to the 2005 census. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $42,235.<ref name="NapervilleFactSheet"/> About 2.8% of the population was below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name= "NapervilleEconomicFactSheet"/> |
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==Economy== |
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Naperville is located in the [[Illinois Technology and Research Corridor]]. Major area private employers include [[Alcatel-Lucent]] on the site of [[Bell Labs]], [[BP]] Labs, [[Nalco Holding Company]], [[Nicor]], [[John Calamos|Calamos Investments]], [[Kraft Foods]], and [[Edward Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naperville.il.us/community_relations_doing_business_naperville.aspx|title=Doing Business in Naperville|date=2009|publisher=City of Naperville|accessdate=1 February 2010}}</ref> [[Tellabs]] and [[Laidlaw]] have corporate headquarters in Naperville, and [[ConAgra Foods, Inc.|ConAgra]]'s Grocery division offices now occupy the former corporate headquarters of Allied Van Lines in Naperville.<ref>[http://www.tellabs.com/contact/hq_map.pdf Directions to Tellabs Corporate Headquarters<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[OfficeMax]] moved its corporate headquarters to Naperville in 2006.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-29-2005/0004135252&EDATE= OfficeMax Selects Naperville for Headquarters Location<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Dukane Precast, one of the area's major precast concrete manufacturers, maintains its headquarters and a manufacturing plant in Naperville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dukaneprecast.com/index.cfm|title=Welcome|date=2010|publisher=Dukane Precast|accessdate=31 January 2010}}</ref> |
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The Naperville area is home to many popular retailers, restaurants and shopping centers, such as the [[Main Street Promenade]] in Downtown Naperville, Freedom Commons, Springbrook Prairie Pavilion, and the Route 59 and [[Ogden Avenue (Chicago)|Ogden Avenue]] corridors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitnaperville.com/shopping/|title=Shopping Spree|date=2010|work=Visit Naperville.com|publisher=Naperville Convention and Visitors Bureau|accessdate=1 February 2010}}</ref> Naperville has over eleven [[automobile dealership]]s, and in October 2006, the city opened the country's first public-private automobile test track, situated on a {{convert|9|acre|adj=on}} course, at a cost of $1.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naperville.il.us/testtrack.aspx|title=Naperville Auto Test Track|date=2010|publisher=City of Naperville|accessdate=1 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/07/countrys-first-public-test-drive-track-opens-in-illinois/|title=Country's first public test drive track opens in Illinois|last=Filipponio|first=Frank|date=2006-10-7|work=AutoBlog|accessdate=1 February 2010}}</ref> |
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==Arts and culture== |
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===Public libraries=== |
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[[Image:95thStreetLibrary5.JPG|thumb|250px|The [[flagship]] 95th Street Naperville Public Library]] |
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American Libraries magazine ranked the Naperville Public Library first in the United States for eight straight years, from 1999-2006, for cities with populations between 100,000 and 249,999.<ref name="NumberOneLibrary">[http://www.naperville-lib.org/indexpagepages/number1.htm Naperville Public Library Homepage Promotion<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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There are three public library locations within city limits. |
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*The Nichols Library is located in downtown Naperville, at 200 W. Jefferson Street. It has been in this location since 1986. It is a {{convert|63000|sqft|m2|-2}} structure.<ref name="LibraryStrategicPlan">http://www.naperville-lib.org/atl/libpolicy/StrategicPlan_2007_10.pdf</ref> The previous library building still stands on Washington Street, just south of the YMCA building, at Washington and Van Buren. |
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*The Naper Boulevard Library was dedicated in December 1992 and underwent internal renovations in 1996. It is located at 2035 S. Naper Boulevard and is the smallest of the three buildings at {{convert|32000|sqft|m2|-2}}.<ref name="LibraryStrategicPlan" /> |
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*The 95th Street Library is located near the intersection of 95th Street and [[Illinois Route 59|Route 59]], at 3015 Cedar Glade Drive (just west of Neuqua Valley High School). It is the newest (opened in September 2003) and largest of the three libraries at {{convert|73000|sqft|m2|-2}}<ref name="LibraryStrategicPlan"/> and features a modern, curving architectural style. |
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[[Image:Moser Tower and Millennium Carillon.jpg|thumb|90px|Moser Tower, containing the Millennium Carillon]] |
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In May 2005, a local technology company was contracted to install fingerprint scanners as a more convenient access method to the libraries' internet computers,<ref name="LibraryFingerprintScanners">[http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2005abc/may2005ab/naperville.cfm ALA | American Libraries - Naperville to Launch Fingerprint ID System for Internet Access<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> provoking some controversy. After further testing, the technology was not implemented.<ref name="LibraryFingerprintScanners" /> |
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The three libraries are used heavily by the public including around one and a half million visitors and a circulation of about four million items yearly.<ref name="LibraryStrategicPlan"/> |
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===Tourism=== |
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====Moser Tower and Millennium Carillon==== |
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In 1999, Naperville was designated a White House Millennium Community, due to the construction of the Moser Tower and Millennium [[Carillon]].<!-- Dead link <ref>http://www.pci.org/markets/markets.cfm?path=tanks&id=millennium.cfm</ref> -->{{Citation needed|November 2009|date=November 2009}} The tower is located just north of Aurora Avenue and at the base of Rotary Hill within the Riverwalk Park complex. The Millennium Carillon is specially designated as a Grand Carillon, with 72 bells, and is one of only four worldwide that span six octaves. The Millennium Carillon was dedicated in an [[Independence Day]] event on June 29, 2000, with a reception attended by over 15,000, and a performance by the Naperville Municipal Band and the Naperville Men's Glee Club and Festival Chorus.{{Citation needed|November 2009|date=November 2009}} The Carillon is both manually and computer-playable, with most performances by hand, but with half the bells played by a computer-controlled system at set times during the day. The Moser Tower was opened to the public in the summer of 2007. The design of the tower won an award for "Best Custom Solution" from the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI).{{Citation needed|November 2009|date=November 2009}} |
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====Riverwalk==== |
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The Naperville Riverwalk is a four mile (6 km) long walkway along the west branch of the DuPage River. The project began in 1981 as a memorial to Naperville's Sesquicentennial anniversary. Using volunteer time and donated money and materials, residents turned what was previously considered an eye-sore into a major attraction.<ref>"Brick by Brick: Naperville's Riverwalk after 20 years." Susan Stevens, ''Daily Herald,'' September 20, 2001</ref> The winding paths stretch through Naperville's downtown area and the residential neighborhoods flanking downtown. With fountains, benches, scenic bridges, and the Riverwalk [[amphitheater]], the Riverwalk is referred to as Naperville's "Crown Jewel" by the Naperville Riverwalk Foundation.<ref>[http://www.napervilleriverwalk.com/default.htm Naperville Riverwalk Foundation Home Page, retrieved May 17, 2008]</ref><ref>[http://www.naperville.il.us/riverwalk.aspx#About_Riverwalk City of Naperville]</ref> |
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==Parks and recreation== |
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[[Image:Riverwalk Quarry Moser Tower and Rotary Hill.jpg|thumb|View of the Riverwalk Quarry in Naperville from Eagle Street, near Jackson Street. Moser Tower is in the right-center background and Rotary Hill (serving as a [[sledding|sled hill]]) is in the left background.]] |
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The Naperville Park District manages and provides leisure and recreational activities for Naperville and nearby residents. The District was established by referendum in 1966. As of 2007, the Park District manages over {{convert|2400|acre|km2|0}} of open space, including over 130 parks and four sports complexes.<ref name="ParkDistrictFacilities">[http://www.napervilleparks.org/parksfacilities/ Naperville Park District Parks and Facilities<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Park District also manages two golf courses, Springbrook and Naperbrook.<ref name="ParkDistrictGolf">[http://www.napervilleparks.org/golf/ Naperville Park District Golf<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Park District is also responsible for the Naperville Riverwalk. |
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Some of the other facilities managed by the Park District include: |
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*[[Centennial Beach]], with adjacent Centennial Park. |
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*Two parks dedicated to skateboarding and in-line skating, at Frontier Sports Complex and Centennial Park. |
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*Commissioners Park, which includes Naperville's first official [[Cricket]] pitch, opened in 2006. |
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*Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center |
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*Community Garden Plots, located on West Street. |
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*Knoch Knolls Park, which includes a nine-hole disc golf course, located on Knoch Knolls Road. |
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*Naperville Sportsman's Club – Trap shooting range |
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==Law and government== |
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Naperville employs a Council-Manager form of municipal government consisting of a [[city manager]], a part-time mayor, and an eight-member City Council. Though the current Mayor A. George Pradel works as though it is a full-time job, that is not intended or required. |
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===Police=== |
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The Naperville Police Department employs over 180 officers. On October 5, 2008, [[The Biography Channel]] started airing the show ''Female Forces'', which followed the 18 female officers of the NPD.<ref>http://www.biography.com/female-forces/</ref> |
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==Education== |
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===Colleges and universities=== |
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*[[North Central College]] is located on a {{convert|59|acre|km2|sing=on}} campus in Downtown Naperville on Chicago Avenue. It was founded by a predecessor church to the [[United Methodist Church]] in 1861 and has been located in Naperville since 1870. The college remains affiliated with the United Methodist Church. |
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*[[Northern Illinois University]] maintains a satellite campus on Diehl Road offering several degrees at its {{convert|113000|sqft|m2|-2|sing=on}} facility. |
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*[[DePaul University]] maintains a satellite campus on Warrenville Road. It has been in Naperville since 1997. |
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*The [[College of DuPage]] <ref>http://www.cod.edu/regionalctrs/nap_reg.htm Naperville Center</ref> is located on Rickert Drive. |
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*[[DeVry University]] maintains a satellite campus on Westings Avenue in Naperville. |
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*[[Governors State University]] recently opened a satellite campus on West 95th Street in Naperville. |
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*[[Northwestern Business College]] has a Naperville campus on North Mill Street. |
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*The [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]] opened a Business & Industry Services campus in Naperville in 2007. |
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===Primary and secondary schools=== |
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Two K-12 [[School district|public school districts]] serve the city of Naperville (along with a number of private, parochial schools, including private schools in neighboring [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]] and [[Lisle, Illinois|Lisle]]). Within the state of Illinois, school districts are numbered by their county. |
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[[Naperville Community Unit School District 203]], established in 1972 through the merger of elementary and high school districts, serves central Naperville (as well as portions of neighboring Lisle and [[Bolingbrook, Illinois|Bolingbrook]]). The current District 203 school buildings were constructed between 1928 (Ellsworth) and 1990 (Kingsley).<ref>[http://www.naperville203.org/schools/LinkstoSchools.asp Links to Schools - Naperville Community Unit School District 203<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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[[Image:Neuqua Valley HS 1.jpg|thumb|[[Neuqua Valley High School]]]] |
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The district has two high schools: [[Naperville Central High School]] and [[Naperville North High School]], five junior high schools, and thirteen elementary schools within Naperville city limits.<ref name="Naperville, IL Schools">[http://www.schoolsk-12.com/Illinois/Naperville/schools.html Schools K-12 – Naperville, IL Schools<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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[[Indian Prairie School District 204]] was also formed through merged districts in 1972. [[Neuqua Valley High School]] along with 6 middle schools and 14 elementary schools from this district, are all within Naperville city limits. Although located in Aurora, Illinois, [[Waubonsie Valley High School]] also serves some pockets of Naperville-based residents of District 204. A third high school, [[Metea Valley High School]], is currently under construction and opened on time on August 20, 2009, for the 2009-2010 academic year. The district serves western and southwestern Naperville, along with eastern Aurora and parts of Bolingbrook. Remaining schools in the district are located in Aurora and Bolingbrook, and these also serve students from Naperville.<ref>[http://ipsdweb.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx/SchoolsAtAGlance IPSD 204: Schools At-A-Glance<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Infrastructure== |
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===Health care=== |
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[[Edward Hospital]], located on Washington Street just south of Naperville's downtown, is the primary hospital for the city. Neighboring hospitals, such as [[Central DuPage Hospital|Central DuPage]] in [[Winfield, Illinois|Winfield]], and [[Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital|Advocate Good Samaritan]] in [[Downers Grove, Illinois|Downers Grove]], maintain affiliated medical offices within Naperville city limits. |
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===Public utilities=== |
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The city of Naperville receives water from Chicago and Lake Michigan. Naperville's gas supplier is [[Nicor]], which is also headquartered in Naperville. |
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===Transportation=== |
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====Roads==== |
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The [[Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway]] (the tolled portion of [[Interstate 88 (west)|Interstate 88]]) runs near the north edge of Naperville, and [[Interstate 55]] runs south of the city, through [[Bolingbrook, Illinois|Bolingbrook]] and [[Romeoville, Illinois|Romeoville]]. |
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=====Street naming protocol===== |
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From 75th Street south (including 83rd Street, 87th Street, etc.) Naperville east-west streets and their names roughly follow the same grid layout as the City of Chicago. For example, if 75th street continued east past its terminus at Illinois Route 83, in [[Willowbrook, DuPage County, Illinois|Willowbrook]], it would eventually be the same 75th Street as found in Chicago city limits. However, the older part of Naperville has a second numerical grid, starting downtown at Main and Benton, with 4th and 5th Avenues just north of the BNSF tracks, and continuing through 15th Avenue. The difference is that the numbers in the older system go up from downtown, traveling south to north, and the other grid's numbers go up as one travels north to south. (Refer to the [[Streets and highways of Chicago]] article for more information.) |
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There is also a geographical based naming system, with West Street and North Street defining the older boundaries of the city. Along with these are streets named after the city they lead to, i.e, Naper/Plainfield Road heads towards Plainfield, while Aurora Avenue leads to Aurora and Chicago Avenue to Chicago (it becomes Maple Ave. in neighboring [[Lisle, Illinois|Lisle]] before becoming 55th Street). Oswego Road, while having once led to Oswego via [[U.S. Route 34]], no longer connects to that highway, and thus no longer leads directly to [[Oswego, Illinois|Oswego]]. Other major thoroughfares, such as Diehl Road, Bailey Road, Hobson Road, Modaff Road, and Wehrli Road, are named after early farming families and settlers of the area. |
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====Train service==== |
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[[Image:Pace 2692.jpg|thumb|[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] bus at the Naperville [[Metra]] station.]] |
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{{See also|Naperville (Amtrak station)|Route 59 (Metra)}} |
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The first rail link to Chicago dates to 1864.{{Citation needed|November 2009|date=November 2009}} Naperville currently has three tracks belonging to the [[BNSF Railway]] that run through the north end of town, with passenger rail service provided by [[Metra]] and [[Amtrak]]. BNSF Railway operates trains from the [[Aurora Transportation Center]] in neighboring Aurora to [[Chicago Union Station]] with stops at the Route 59 Station and the Naperville Station, both of which are located within the city limits.{{Citation needed|November 2009|date=November 2009}} Amtrak operates four routes through Naperville: The [[Illinois Zephyr]] and the [[Carl Sandburg (Amtrak)|Carl Sandburg]], both with services to [[Quincy, Illinois]]; the [[California Zephyr]], with services to [[Oakland, California]]; and the [[Southwest Chief]], with services to [[Los Angeles, California]].{{Citation needed|November 2009|date=November 2009}} |
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====Bus service==== |
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The [[Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)|regional transit agency]] operates [[Pace (transit)|Pace]], which provides feeder bus service to the [[Metra]] [[regional rail]] stations and local midday service, both operated under contract. Pace also operates bus routes from Naperville to [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]] (which serves Aurora's [[Westfield Fox Valley]] Mall) and [[Wheaton, Illinois|Wheaton]] (which serves the [[College of DuPage]]).{{Citation needed|November 2009|date=November 2009}} |
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====Airport==== |
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There is also one private airport, the [[Naper Aero Club]] field, designation LL-10, on the western edge of town. The field is notable for being the home of the [[Lima Lima Flight Team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.limalima.com/about.htm|title=About the Lima Lima Flight Team|date=2010|publisher=[[Lima Lima Flight Team]]|accessdate=20 January 2010}}</ref> |
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==Notable people from Naperville== |
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*[[Chris Brown (running back b. 1981)|Chris Brown]] (b. 1981), NFL running back for the Houston Texans |
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*[[Joe Carducci]] (b. 1955), author, screenwriter, record producer, former part-owner of the SST Records label |
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*[[Owen Daniels]] (b. 1982), NFL tight end for the Houston Texans |
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*[[David Eigenberg]] (b. 1964), actor known for his role as Steve Brady on HBO's ''Sex and the City'' |
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*[[Jerry Hairston, Jr.]] (b. 1976), 3rd generation MLB player for the San Diego Padres |
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*[[Harry Kalas]] (1936-2009), sportscaster and Ford C. Frick Award winner |
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*[[Evan Lysacek]] (b. 1985), World Champion figure skater |
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*[[Bob McMillen (American football)|Bob McMillen]] (b. 1970), FB/LB coach for the Chicago Rush, retired Arena Football League running back and linebacker |
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*[[Bob Odenkirk]] (b. 1962), comedian, actor, writer, director and producer, known for HBO's ''Mr. Show with Bob and David'' |
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*[[Babatunde Oshinowo]] (b. 1983), free agent NFL defensive tackle |
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*[[Candace Parker]] (b. 1986), All-American WBNA basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks |
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*[[Anthony Parker]] (b. 1975), NBA basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers |
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*[[Sean Payton]] (b. 1963), NFL head coach of the New Orleans Saints |
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*[[Jeff Pezzati]], lead singer for the Chicago punk band, Naked Raygun |
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*[[A. George Pradel]], mayor of Naperville since 1995 |
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*[[Hillary Scott]] (b. 1983), award-winning pornographic actress |
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*[[Paul Sereno]] (b. 1957), paleontologist |
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*[[Jim Sonefeld]] (b. 1964), musician and one of the founding members of Hootie & the Blowfish |
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*[[Douglas Darien Walker]], better known as "That Guy With The Glasses" |
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*[[Kenny Williams (baseball)|Kenny Williams]] (b. 1964), general manager of the Chicago White Sox and former player |
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*[[Robert Zoellick]] (b. 1953), president of the World Bank since 2007 |
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==Sister cities== |
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[[Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg|20px|]] [[Nitra]], [[Slovakia]] has been Naperville's official [[sister city]] since the Naperville City Council approved the partnership on November 17, 1993. Nitra was chosen, in part, due to a desire to create a special bond with a city in one of the newly-formed democracies brought about by the fall of the [[Iron Curtain]].<ref name="SisterCity">[http://www.naperville.il.us/dynamic_content.aspx?id=625 City of Naperville || Sister Cities Commission<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Nitra was also chosen due to several similarities between the two cities, such as: |
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*both are [[college town]]s |
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*similar climates |
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*similar [[population]] (100,000+) and size |
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Since the inception of this partnership, the Naperville Sister Cities Commission has worked to strengthen the bond between Naperville and Nitra through its support of various events and delegations. The primary goal of such [[sister city]] programs is to increase awareness of other cultures and promote international friendship, and the Naperville-Nitra partnership has so far been a successful one.<ref name="SisterCity"/> |
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In 2002, the Sister Cities Commission supported a youth [[baseball]] exchange, sending the Naperville Patriots baseball team, composed of 15 high school age ballplayers and representing each of the four high schools Naperville Central, Naperville North, Neuqua Valley, Waubonsie Valley in the Naperville area, to Nitra. The team travelled throughout Slovakia, and played with and held clinics for the newly-formed Nitra "Little Giants" baseball team. Head coach Dave Perillo and captains Jason Fitterer and Rob Losik were responsible for organizing the clinic for the Nitra players, which proved to be a success. The Naperville Patriots also enjoyed the distinction of being the first baseball team from the United States ever to travel to the nation of Slovakia.<ref>[http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-3293268_ITM Naperville, Nitra mark 10-year bond.(News) - Journal, Magazine, Article, Periodical<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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In addition to this exchange, the City of Naperville has supported several other events to strengthen the bond with Nitra, including: |
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*Hosting the Illinois State Sister City Convention (2000) |
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*Co-sponsoring Slovak Cultural Heritage Week, a cultural exchange of Slovak folk musicians (1999) |
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*Hosting a 12-member delegation from Nitra (1997, 1994) |
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*Sending a 12-member delegation to Nitra (1998, 1993) |
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*[[YMCA]] camp counselor exchanges; hosting a basketball team from Nitra (1998) |
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The community at large has enthusiastically supported the Naperville-Nitra partnership, as well. In 1999, Naperville's Our Savior's Lutheran Church raised $275,000 to rebuild a church in Nitra, which was then dedicated the following year. [[Nalco Holding Company|NALCO]] and school districts 203 and 204 have also shipped 6,000 pounds of books to Nitra since 1993.<ref name="SisterCity"/> |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of cities in Illinois]] |
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*[[List of United States cities by population]] |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1999/iht719939.html|title=Harold Moser's Naperville|author=Ebner, Michael H|date= |work=Illinois Periodicals Online|publisher=[[Northern Illinois University]]|accessdate=20 January 2010}} |
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* {{cite book |title=Blown Away|last=Gericke|first=Shane|authorlink=Shane Gericke|year=2006 |publisher=Kensington Pub|location=New York|isbn=9780786018130|oclc=67510631}} - crime thriller, about a Naperville policewoman |
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* {{cite book|last1=Gingold|first1= Katharine Kendzy|last2=Gingold|first2=Donald M.|year =2006|title =Ruth by Lake and Prairie: True Stories of Early Naperville, Illinois| publisher = Gnu Ventures Company Publication|location=Naperville, Illinois|isbn =9780979241932|oclc=263683660}} |
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===Official city-related sites=== |
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*{{official|1=http://www.naperville.il.us/}} City of Naperville |
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*[http://www.naperville.net/ Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce] |
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*[http://www.naperville-il.com/ Naperville Businesses and Organizations] |
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*[http://www.visitnaperville.com/ Visit Naperville - The Naperville Convention and Visitor's Bureau] |
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*[http://www.naperville-carillon.org Naperville Carillon] |
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===Local media=== |
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*[http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/sunpub/naper/ The Naperville Sun] |
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*[http://www.dailyherald.com/news/community/naperville/ The Daily Herald] |
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*[http://www.chicagosuburbannews.com/naperville/ Chicago Suburban News - Naperville Reporter] |
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*[http://www.nctv17.com/ Naperville Community Television, Channel 17] |
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===Local radio=== |
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*[http://www.naperville.il.us/dynamic_content.aspx?id=152 WPFP, 1610 AM, emergency, city and road information] |
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*[http://www.stopandgoradio.com/ Stop and Go Radio - Internet based community radio] |
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*[http://www.wonc.org/ WONC, 89.1 FM, radio station at North Central College] |
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Oh, what a horrible place it is! Nobody is ever nice to one another, they only call the cops and have outsiders arrested for strolling through. Avoid at all costs!