Kate's Brief History
Tidbits of history, briefly.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
The Civil War, Camp Douglas and Naperville
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America is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Technically, the war ended with General Robert E. Lee's surrend...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Linking Little Houses on the Prairie
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Earlier this week the Naperville Library hosted a program on Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author of the Little House on the Prairie books....
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Naperville's #1 Cheerleader: Mayor Pradel
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A. George Pradel has been Naperville’s Mayor for twenty years and the city’s biggest cheerleader for even longer. Most Chamber ...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Naperville and Mr. Lincoln
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On Monday, President’s Day, the Naper Settlement tweeted about the “urban legend” of Abraham Lincoln speaking from the roof of the Pre-...
Thursday, January 22, 2015
State of the City a Major Mayor Milestone
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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. ...
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