The following items were taken from Naperville police reports and press releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt: A 46-year-old man from Chicago was arrested on two charges of battery at 12:27 a.m. Dec. 27 in the 1500 block of Aurora Avenue. A 31-year-old woman from Naperville was arrested on a charge of aggravated battery at 12:31 a.m. Dec. 27 in the 1500 … [Read more...] about Naperville Police Arrests for Dec. 27-28
Fire at Swiss Alpine resort bar during New Year’s celebration leaves dozens feared dead, 100 injured
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — A fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thursday, with dozens of people feared dead and about 100 more injured, most seriously, police said. The Crans-Montana resort is best known as an international ski and golf venue, and overnight, its crowded Le Constellation bar morphed from … [Read more...] about Fire at Swiss Alpine resort bar during New Year’s celebration leaves dozens feared dead, 100 injured
Willie Wilson: Faith and compassion can see us through 2026
We say goodbye to what was a tough year for most of us — tariffs, property taxes, high costs for basic goods, loss of loved ones and an unpredictable business environment. Some small businesses did not make it. We welcome the new year with anticipation and hope knowing that this year will be better than the last. As a sharecropper from Louisiana, I know faith can see us through … [Read more...] about Willie Wilson: Faith and compassion can see us through 2026
Chicago-based Farmer’s Fridge has turned vending machine salad into fast-food success
When Luke Saunders came up with the novel idea to sell salads from a vending machine 12 years ago, it was so far out of the box that he had to invent a new one. Believing that fast food should be faster and healthier, Saunders dreamed up the concept of Farmer’s Fridge without a blueprint on how to do it. For starters, vending machines, which had long dispensed chips, candy bars … [Read more...] about Chicago-based Farmer’s Fridge has turned vending machine salad into fast-food success
Everyone gets to be an engineer at Pullman’s Model Train Experience
Young train enthusiasts had a chance to become railroad conductors last weekend during the Historic Pullman Foundation Model Train Experience. But the youngsters weren’t the only ones enthralled by the vintage model train layout at Pullman Exhibit Hall and its links to the history of Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood and the rail car factory that anchored it. “When I was a little … [Read more...] about Everyone gets to be an engineer at Pullman’s Model Train Experience