In 1839, after DuPage County was split from Cook County, Naperville Illinois became the county seat, which it remained until 1868.
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27 Facts About Naperville Illinois
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Naperville Illinois is home to an extensive parks and forest preserve network, including Centennial Beach.
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Predominantly rural community for most of its existence, Naperville Illinois experienced a population explosion beginning in the 1960s and continuing into the 1980s and 1990s.
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In 1996, Naperville was the site of a flood that affected the majority of northeastern Illinois.
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Naperville Illinois received 14 inches of rain in less than 24 hours, and DuPage County was declared a disaster zone.
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YMCA in Downtown Naperville Illinois was announced to close in May 2020 after 109 years of operation, due to economic difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Naperville Illinois has had two major floods, one in 1996 and one in 2013.
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Naperville Illinois has a typical Midwestern humid continental climate .
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Naperville Illinois is home to the headquarters of Dukane Precast and its double-wall precast concrete manufacturing plant.
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Naperville Illinois was one of the nation's ten fastest-growing communities during the 1990s.
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The former Office Max headquarters in Naperville Illinois was sold, as the merged company moved to Boca Raton.
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Naperville Illinois area is home to many retailers, restaurants and shopping centers, such as Downtown Naperville Illinois, Freedom Commons, Springbrook Prairie Pavilion, and the Route 59 and Ogden Avenue corridors.
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Naperville Illinois is home of the Naperville Illinois Independent Film Festival, an annual film festival which features the work of independent filmmakers.
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Naperville Illinois Municipal Band is a nonprofit organization founded in 1859.
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Naperville Illinois Historic District is a set of 573 buildings in the older eastern section of Naperville Illinois and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Naperville Illinois Sportsman's Club is a public trap shooting range, the fees are $15.
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City of Naperville Illinois operates under the council-manager form of government.
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Naperville Illinois collects a local gas tax at the price of four cents per gallon.
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Naperville Illinois has multiple colleges and universities within its city limits.
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Northern Naperville Illinois University maintains a satellite campus on Diehl Road offering several courses.
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Naperville Illinois has a community access TV station, Naperville Illinois Community Television, NCTV17 .
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Naperville Illinois has multiple radio stations, including 1610-AM WPFP 929, AM 1610, which broadcasts emergency, city and road information.
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Naperville Illinois has three tracks belonging to the BNSF Railway that run through the north end of town, with passenger rail service provided by Metra and Amtrak.
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Amtrak's four daily trains through Naperville are the Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg, the California Zephyr, and the Southwest Chief .
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