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Naperville, founded in 1831,
located 25 miles west of
Chicago, is the fourth
largest town in Illinois. It is the second largest of Chicago's 300 suburbs
in the metro area of nine million people. Only next-door Aurora, which
paces Naperville, is larger. One of the ten fastest growing towns in the
nation over the past two decades, Naperville now is closing in on 150,000
residents and covers about 35 square miles.
Naperville
is the heart of the Illinois
Research and Technology Corridor, also known as the Silicon Prairie - home
to many tech firms. It is
located in DuPage County, the 11th most affluent in America. See Naperville
satellite imagery.
The challenge of traffic congestion is
becoming a major problem in Naperville, yet the major arterial 87th east west
thru-way ceases to be developed, clogging the other routes across town.
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Our Hometown - Naperville, Illinois
adjacent to
Aurora, Bolingbrook, Lisle, Plainfield, Warrenville, Wheaton, and
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and adjacent communities are home to several Fortune 500 companies
including CONAGR. Laidlaw International,
Molex,
Navistar,
Servicemaster, Tellabs,
and numerous other high tech companies such as BMC Software, Computer Associates Lisle Labs,
Quinnox,
T-Systems, Unisys, as
well as major world renowned research facilities including
BP Amoco,
Lucent Bell Labs, ONDEO Nalco
Laboratories, Nicor, and
nearby Argonne National Laboratories
and Fermi-lab National Accelerator.
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Tellabs Corporate Headquarters |
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Naperville is known for its outstanding quality of
life: excellent schools, parks
and forest preserves, quality
housing, robust economy and job market, abundant activities, and a wide
selection of active churches and service groups. It was featured as one
of the 'best places to live" by
CNN Money Magazine in November 2002 and
July 2005 issues.
Naperville was
cited as one of the
"10 Most Enlightened Suburbs"
in the
March/April 2003 issue the Utne the
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In 1997, a quality of life index comparing living
conditions in 219 cities throughout the United States rated Naperville
as the best place for kids to grow up,
as reported by
CNN.
Naperville
ranked #1 - lowest in stress among the 245 US cities with
100,000 or more residents according to a study by the
American City Business Journals published in February 2005,
attributing
high incomes, low unemployment and stable families.
Naperville School District 203 schools tested first in
the world out of nearly 6000 competing schools in science aptitude
scores in 2001. Naperville North H.S. has ranked first in the State of
Illinois in Science and Math competition and scores the last several
years, surpassing the nearby Illinois Math & Science Academy.
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Naperville Riverwalk, a popular meeting place has transformed
the DuPage River waterfront with miles of walkways, covered bridges,
parks, and an amphitheatre. It is the site of the
Millenium
Carillon, one of the tallest and one of only four out of 600 in
the world to span six octaves.
Historical Naper
Settlement is a faithful recreation of early 19th century
Naperville. The city centre is vibrant and lively, a popular
destination with a wide range of shopping and dining choices.
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Notable Napervillians
- David Eigenberg, Actor
- Gary Miller, ESPN anchor
- Kevin Krisciunas, First NCHS Graduate in Space
- Candace Parker, 2004, Standout High School
basketball player
- Commander Dan F. Shanower, Killed during September
11, 2001 attacks at the Pentagon
- Jim Sonefeld, Founding member and drummer for
Hootie & the Blowfish
- Paula Zahn, Newscaster
Also see Naperville
Professional Athletes below.
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Naperville is the home of North Central
College as well as regional campuses of
Northern Illinois University and
DePaul University,
and Robert Morris College. Nearby are
College of DuPage,
Wheaton College,
Benedictine University,
Aurora University,
National Louis
University (Wheaton) and west suburban campuses for
IIT - Illinois Institute of Technology,
University of Illinois
Extension - DuPage and
Keller Graduate School of Management. |
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| Naperville City Links |
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| Naperville Travel - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
- Getting to and around Naperville
Link to
this section page
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GCM website - a
cooperative effort of the Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee Priority Corridor
Partners
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Congestion Map
- Real-time graphic of
traffic congestion and drive times on expressways
in the Chicago Area from
IDOT (Ill Dept Trans)
(This site is in transition to the site above.)
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Expressway Data
- Mile-by-mile traffic sensor readings of x-way traffic volumes and speeds
(feeding Congestion Map above) -
Mile-by-mile traffic sensor readings of x-way traffic volumes and speeds
(feeding Congestion Map above)
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Travel
Times
- Real-time calculated travel times to/from Chicago Loop and various
- Real-time calculated travel times to/from
Chicago Loop and various
destinations
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| Naperville Sports
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sports town. Naperville school teams routinely win
state championships and are
often nationally ranked. Local club teams compete at the state and national
levels. The
Park District
maintains several recreational sports complexes, golf courses, and a
skatepark.
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- Naperville Central HS
2006 IHSA AA Baseball state champions.
- Naperville Central edged
Naperville Neuqua Valley by one point to win the 2005 Class AA
swim title
- Naperville North HS 2005 IHSA Class AA Girls Cross
Country- Coach Dan Iverson
- Naperville Central HS IHSA 2005 Class AA Girls
Volleyball Champions
- Naperville (Neuqua Valley HS) IHSA 2005AA Girls Soccer
Champions - (27-2-1)
- Naperville Central HS Girls Swimming - 2004 and
2005 IHSA
State Champions
- Naperville North HS Girls Cross Country - 2004 IHSA
State
Champions - Coach Dan Iverson
- Naperville Neuqua Valley
HS (aka Naperville South) - 2003 IHSA AA Soccer Champions
(28-1-1)
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Napverville North HS 2003 IHSA Sectional Girls Volleyball Champions
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Naperville Central HS 2003 and
2004 IHSA
Girls Basketball Champions - USA Top Ten
- Naperville Central HS 1999
Illinois Class 6A IHSA Football Champions - USA Top Ten
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Naperville
Central HS 2000 DVC Champions undefeated - IHSAA
#1 class 6A seed - USA Top Ten,
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Naperville
Central HS 2001 DVC Champions undefeated -
IHSAA #1 class 8A seed - State Semi-finalist
- Naperville North - 2001 IHSA Class AA Girls Cross
Country - Coach Dan Iverson
- Naperville North HS - 2001 IHSA Boys Gymnastics -
Coach Brad Foerch
- Naperville North
HS 1998 Class 6A IHSA Soccer Champions
(21-4-3) - Coach David
Bucher
- Benet Academy
in Lisle won the IHSA Class A Soccer Championship in 2000 (22-0-4)
and 2001(18-7-1)
- Naperville Central HS 2002 Class 6A IHSA Swimming
Champions
- Naperville Central's
Elizabeth Lumpkin was IHSA
Girls Tennis Champion in 2000 thru 2003, winning as a Freshman, Sophomore,
Junior and Senior. She finished her High School career on a 76-match
winning streak and won 97 of her last 98 matches. She lost just three sets
during that span, and did not lose any in the 2003 tournament when she
dropped just 15 games in seven state matches. She finished with a 122-5
career record, with four of those losses coming as a freshman. She was
28-0 in both her junior and senior seasons. She became the first girl in
Illinois history to win the state singles title 4 years in a row.
- Naperville Central HS 1998 IHSA Boys' Volleyball
State Champions.
- Naperville North HS 1997 IHSA Boys Volleyball -
(35-4) - Coach Laura Bruce
- Naperville North HS 1996 IHSA Boys Swimming &
Diving - Coach Dick Raab
- Naperville North HS IHSA 1988 Girls Soccer Champions
(20-2-1)
- Naperville North HS 1994 IHSA Boys Tennis - Coach
Joan Callaway
- Naperville North HS 1994 IHSA Class AA Boys Golf
- Coach Bob Campbell
- Naperville North HS 1993 IHSA Class AA Girls Cross
Country - Coach Marty Bee
- Naperville Central HS 1993 IHSA Class AA Girls
Tennis state team title.
- Naperville North HS 1992 IHSA Class 8A Football -
(12-2) - Coach Larry McKeon
- Naperville North HS 1989 IHSA Class AA Boys Golf -
Coach Bob Campbell
- Naperville North HS 1988 IHSA Girls Soccer -
(20-2-1) - Coach Alan Harris
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- Chris Brown, professional football player,
Tennessee Titans
- Glenn Earl, professional football player, Houston
Texans
- Jerry Hairston, Jr., professional baseball player,
Texas Rangers
- Scott Hairston, professional baseball player,
Arizona Diamondbacks
- Jay McCareins, professional football player,
Arizona Cardinals
- Justin McCareins, professional football player,
New York Jets
- Anthony Parker, professional basketball player
- Sean Payton, Head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
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Naperville Soccer
Naperville Golf
Naperville and the nearby communities has
excellent golf courses - there are over 200 golf courses within 30 miles of
Naperville!
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Other Naperville Chicagoland Sports Links
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Other Chicagoland Sports Links
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Visiting Naperville activities
and sites in and around Naperville |
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The Naperville Grand Prix
is a charity event that raises money to prevent child abuse and support
the family unit. This event is and the immensely popular annual
Ribfest are organized and
implemented by the Exchange Club
of Naperville. |
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| Chicago and
regional attractions highlights - Also See
McNees
Chicago Page for more details
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| Naperville Churches on
NaperSite |
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| Naperville Clubs and Organizations
on NaperSite |
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| Naperville Dining - See Rick's
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| DuPage County - DuPage Links
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