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Naperville Gears Up for Last Fling

The farewell to summer event hosted by the Naperville Jaycees takes place from Friday, Aug. 31 to Monday Sept. 3 in downtown Naperville.

Naperville kicks off its last hurrah of the summer this Friday when it celebrates the annual Last Fling Labor Day weekend event. From eating contests to national musical acts, there will be something for everyone at this year’s Naperville Jaycees’ Last Fling, which takes place from Friday, Aug. 31 to Monday, Sept. 3 along the Riverwalk at Main Street and Jackson Avenue in downtown Naperville. Proceeds from the Last Fling are given to several Naperville and DuPage-area nonprofit organizations. “Last Fling is something we put on for Naperville residents and for the community," said Naperville Jaycees volunteer and Last Fling committee member Courtney Brown. "We get so much support from them throughout the year, so this serves as our ‘thank …

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Naperville Wine Festival to Please Palates This Weekend

The Naperville Wine Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this Friday and Saturday at CityGate Centre.

Naperville wine connoisseurs and casual wine drinkers alike can rejoice this weekend when the 10th annual Naperville Wine Festival comes to the city. On Friday, Aug. 24 and Saturday, Aug. 25, the Naperville Wine Festival returns to CityGate Centre and will showcase more than 300 wines from around the world. “This is our 10th year, and the first year we had about 4,000 people show up and we had maybe 80 wines to sample from and this year we anticipate 8,000 to 9,000 people and 300 wines to choose from,” said festival organizer Scott Janess. “So we’ve been growing on an annual basis, which has just been great.” Janess added that the event gives an opportunity for wine lovers to taste and judge a wide selection of wine from different regions …

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Naperville Patch Gets a New Look

While the content hasn't changed, our homepage has been updated to become more user-friendly.

No, you're not losing it! Naperville Patch got a facelift today. We did a quick visual nip-and-tuck to the homepage to make it even more user-friendly. And (to change metaphors) we've moved some of the furniture around and changed the wallpaper a bit—less green, more sky blue. For those keeping score: While the site might look a little different today, Naperville Patch still offers the same robust coverage of what's happening in your community. That was, is, and will always be our mission. We hope you'll let us know what you think of our tweaks—drop us a line at naperville@patch.com or offer a comment below!

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