The Illinois General Election will take place on Nov. 3, with local, state and federal government positions on the ballot, including those for candidates of the 2026 National Midterm Elections.

Average class sizes at Naperville Central High School have increased from 28 to 30 students for the 2026–2027 school year, a shift many teachers learned of only late in the summer. The increase stems ...

Naperville Central head baseball coach Mike Stock was named to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association (IHSBCA) ...

Partnering with local nonprofit Beautifully EmpowHERed, Naperville Central’s new Women in Business club aims to provide ...

Naperville Central has implemented the therapy dog program “Paws and Unwind” as a SOAR support option once a month on Thursdays. The program’s first session took place on Sept. 24. Sessions will be ...

Celebrating homecoming in front of a packed crowd at Memorial Stadium, Naperville Central overcame early mistakes to claim a 36-29 victory over Metea Valley in a high-scoring Week 6 matchup. The win ...

Singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine released her fourth studio album, “Angel,” on Sept. 18. The album incorporates her signature hauntingly beautiful vocals and flowing verses while still providing a new ...

“Do you think you know sports?” Sydney Sweeney asked the world as she just barely covered herself in footballs, basketballs, tennis rackets, hockey equipment and soccer balls. What do all these sports ...

Everyone deals with coffee spills, bad drivers and paper cuts. These annoyances used to go unmentioned because a minor inconvenience didn’t need an audience. Now, the barrier between an internal ...

Editor’s note: Central Times reporters made multiple attempts to interview Highlands Elementary staff directly for this story. At no time was a teacher asked to speak on behalf of the district — only ...

For the first time since 2021, the Chicago White Sox will play October baseball. After everything this franchise has been through, that sentence still feels a little strange to write. The White Sox ...

Q: What inspired you to become an ASL teacher specifically? A: “I took ASL when I was in high school, and I loved it. I [took] four years of it. I still keep in contact with my old sign language ...