Kate's Brief History

The city’s first telephone lines were installed in the 1880s by the Chicago Telephone Company, which in 1920 changed its name to Illinois Be...

In 1920, North-Western College (now North Central) celebrated its 50th anniversary in Naperville and was making plans to build Pfeiffer Hall...

1920 was the first year that America’s population tipped toward an urban rather than rural majority. DuPage County and the surrounding area ...

In 1920, Naperville was just a small, mainly rural, community with a population of only 3,830. It was so rural, in fact, that City Council m...

The Masons built their new lodge in 1916 and outfitted the second floor for their own use while renting out the first floor. On the street-s...