Ramsay kitchen evacuated after ammonia spill
An ammonia leak in the basement of Ramsay's Kitchen in downtown Naperville on Monday night forced the restaurant to evacuate.
One person was taken to Edward Hospital in “stable condition,” according to a Naperville Fire Department news release.
Find out more about the incident and how long it took to contain it.
Taco Pro opens in Naperville
Mexican restaurant chain Tacopro's will open a new location in Naperville at 2860 Showplace Dr, Ste. 114.
The grand opening will be held on Friday, April 19th at 5 p.m., and the first 50 customers will receive a $25 gift card. This location will be selling $1 tacos, valid in-store only, all weekend.
In addition to Indiana and Wisconsin, there are multiple Taco Pro locations throughout Chicagoland.
Wonder Room at Dupage Children's Museum wins award
The Wonder Room at the Children's Museum of DuPage received an Innovation Award from the Illinois Association of Museums (IAM).
This is the first year that IAM has featured an Innovation category, which recognizes museums that step outside of conventional practice and try something new. The Dupage Children's Museum created a sensory-friendly Wonder Room to provide a calming experience in a fast-paced museum environment.
inside the room A tactile panel linked to sensors projects various life-sized images of nature onto a curved wall.
CAPS hosts “Public Safety Response to Mental Health Crisis”
Citizens Appreciate Public Safety (CAPS) will host a presentation titled “Public Safety Responses to Mental Health Crisis” on Thursday, April 18th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm.
The event will be held in the City Council Chambers of the Naperville Municipal Center on S. Eagle St. Youth and parents are encouraged to attend and hear from Naperville Police Chief Jason Ares and Counselor Eileen Boulougli.
The two discuss and provide insight into the signs and symptoms of mental health issues. Some local organizations will also be established outside of Congressional chambers to provide additional resources on the subject. Registration is recommended.
D203 course addition and subtraction completed
Naperville School District 203's school board voted at Monday's meeting to move forward with the addition and deletion of a series of courses at the high school level. Preliminary discussions were held earlier this month..
Introduction to Engineering, a new Project Lead the Way certified course, is one of three courses that may be added. Others are advanced level American Sign Language courses. These three courses will be added in the 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years.
Starting in the 2025-26 school year, more than a dozen specialized courses will be removed from the high school course catalog. Several reasons have been given for the deletion, but the most prominent one is the low number of registered users.
1 book for record book
Also at last night's District 203 School Board meeting, Naperville North High School coach Andy McWhirter was recognized for reaching the record book milestone.
McWhirter coaches North's women's water polo team. I recently achieved my 500th victory.
