Kate's Brief History

Naperville today has an abundance of drinking establishments and it was much the same in 1886. In fact, there were six saloons in the downto...

Naperville boasts three state-of-the-art libraries today. The very first one opened in 1898 thanks to a bequest from James Lawrence Ni...

The Gold Rush began in 1848 and nearly 300,000 people traveled to California to cash in on their share. Naperville folks were not i...

Naperville was first settled by New Englanders, but German immigrants were right behind them -- and they brought the beer. Although Naperv...