Kate's Brief History

In honor of Mayor A. George Pradel’s final State of the City address, let’s take a look back at the history of Naperville’s mayors. ...

The business community of Naperville published its first directory in 1886, decades before forming the Naperville Association of Commer...

In closing out the 100th anniversary year of the Naperville Chamber of Commerce, let’s have one final review of our counterparts fro...

Looking back at 1913 Naperville calls up sentimental images of a possibly better time, but there was also a downside. as seen in the f...

By 1913, Joseph Naper had long since taken up his eternal residence in the Naperville Cemetery. While his wife Almeda outlived him by m...

Continuing our look at what Naperville was like one hundred years ago, here is a page from the City Council meeting minutes from March 17, ...

To continue our look at Naperville in 1913, let’s play ball! Woodrow Wilson threw out the first pitch at the first ever game played by th...

To understand Naperville’s school system in 1913, the year the Chamber of Commerce was founded, we should really go back even further...

In celebration of the Chamber’s 100th anniversary, let’s take another look at Naperville in 1913. Or rather, let’s listen! Chicago’...

The Naperville Association of Commerce was founded in 1913. That means our Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating 100 years...