29 Facts About Naperville

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Naperville is a city in DuPage and Will counties in the U S state of Illinois.

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In 1839, after DuPage County was split from Cook County, Naperville became the county seat, which it remained until 1868.

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Naperville is home to an extensive parks and forest preserve network, including Centennial Beach.

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In 1908, the Chicago YMCA stated that Naperville was too small for its own YMCA building, but Peter Kroehler led a campaign to build one.

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Predominantly rural community for most of its existence, Naperville 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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7.

Naperville received 14 inches of rain in less than 24 hours, and DuPage County was declared a disaster zone.

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8.

YMCA in Downtown Naperville 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 has had two major floods, one in 1996 and one in 2013.

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10.

Naperville has a typical Midwestern humid continental climate .

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11.

Naperville is home to the headquarters of Dukane Precast and its double-wall precast concrete manufacturing plant.

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12.

Naperville was one of the nation's ten fastest-growing communities during the 1990s.

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13.

The former Office Max headquarters in Naperville was sold, as the merged company moved to Boca Raton.

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14.

Naperville area is home to many retailers, restaurants and shopping centers, such as Downtown Naperville, Freedom Commons, Springbrook Prairie Pavilion, and the Route 59 and Ogden Avenue corridors.

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Naperville is home of the Naperville Independent Film Festival, an annual film festival which features the work of independent filmmakers.

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16.

Naperville Municipal Band is a nonprofit organization founded in 1859.

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17.

Naperville Historic District is a set of 573 buildings in the older eastern section of Naperville and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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18.

Naperville Sportsman's Club is a public trap shooting range, the fees are $15.

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19.

City of Naperville operates under the council-manager form of government.

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20.

Naperville collects a local gas tax at the price of four cents per gallon.

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21.

Naperville is represented by two U S Senators, three U S Representatives, four Illinois Senators, and six Illinois Representatives.

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22.

Naperville has multiple colleges and universities within its city limits.

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23.

Naperville is home to numerous private schools, including, All Saints Catholic Academy, Bethany Lutheran School, Calvary Christian School, Covenant Classical School, Naperville Christian Academy, St Raphael School, and Saints Peter and Paul School.

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24.

Naperville has a community access TV station, Naperville Community Television, NCTV17 .

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25.

The Naperville Sun is a local newspaper serving Naperville, Illinois.

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26.

Naperville has multiple radio stations, including 1610-AM WPFP 929, AM 1610, which broadcasts emergency, city and road information.

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27.

Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois, was first established in 1907 as Edward Sanitarium, and became Edward Hospital in 1955.

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28.

Naperville now 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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29.

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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