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Thinking of buying a home in Naperville District 203? Get Educated!

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Naperville School District 203There is potential that if you buy a home in Naperville School District 203, that the schools that your children would attend could change. Stay “in the loop” by following their website at:

Naperville School District 203 Attendance Boundaries Updates

You can also view the updated State School Report Card for the district at:

Naperville School District 203 State Report Card

Grocery shopping in Naperville

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Grocery shopping is not just a quick trip to one store anymore.

Growing up in Chicago, my mom would “let” me do the grocery shopping. Depending on where we were living…  this was a trip to the local Jewel, A&P or Potash Brothers. I loved shopping then, and I still love grocery shopping now.

Angelo Caputo Fresh Market - NapervilleHowever, the shopping has gotten more complicated because none of the stores are good at everything.

I regularly shop at Caputo’s, Casey’s, Costco, Dominicks, Jewel, Michaels Fresh Market, Sam’s Club, Trader Joe’s, World Market and Whole Foods.

Michaels and Caputo’s have great produce sections. Large open areas and bins piled high with fresh produce at great prices. These two stores also have great, reasonably priced deli counters. A pound of meat might cost 1/2 what it costs at the big name supermarkets. But Caputo’s (111th and rt59) is special.. the deli looms large, premade dishes and an extensive selection are just the tip of the iceberg at this place. As Grocery Shopping in Naperville IL - Michael's Fresh Marketmuch as I love Michaels (next to Sam’s at rt 59 and Ogden) I would have to rate Caputo’s as a Naperville business that you need to know… also the best fresh bread department in town… Yum!

For your staples: cereal, milk, soda etc… Jewel, Dominicks and Meijer are the places to go and while they are pleasant places to shop, they are missing the boat in produce, meat and deli. Dominick’s has a very good web site where you attach coupons to your phone number (or card) so that you don’t have to worry about forgetting them.

Grocery Shopping in Naperville - Casey'sIf you like meat or quality prepared foods try Casey’s Food Market at Gartner and Washington (right by Trader Joe’s.. yum!) Casey’s always has a staff of butchers working, these guy’s know what they are doing… it’s pricey, so I save it for special occasions (love their heart of rib eye steaks – like Filet Mignon except with texture, flavor and richness)

Grocery Shopping in Naperville IL - Trader Joes and Whole FoodsWhole Foods is conveniently located in the same mall as World Market (the BEST place to buy coffee) just across the street from Costco, this is like the one-two-three punch of greatness… the only problem is deciding where to go first….

734 Torrington Drive – Brighton Ridge – Naperville – 60565

Sunday, May 1st, 2011

Welcome to
734 Torrington Drive
In the Brighton Ridge Subdivision, Naperville IL 60565

734 Torrington - Brighton Ridge - Naperville IL 60565

Sorry! It’s been sold!

Looking for a Naperville swim club?

Monday, March 14th, 2011

Naperville Swim Conference - A league of 23 Naperville Swim TeamsCompetitive swimming?

If you are looking for resources for children (5-18) swim clubs in Naperville you will find a comprehensive list here at the Naperville Swim Conference (NSC) website. The NSC is a league of 23 local teams and more than 3000 swimmers. You can find some of the pool communities here and you often do not need to live in the community to join the pool.

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Another option for swimmers is the fine Heritage (FRY and Koehler in Naperville) YMCA Porpoise’s Swim Team

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For Adults; Naperville is also home to the competitive swim team: The Naperville Waves.

Naperville Waves - Swim Team - Masters and Triathalon - Swimmers over 18

The Waves are an Adult (over 18) team, a competitive Masters Swim club featuring practices for several different levels of experience, from beginner to advanced. Masters Swimming and Triathalon competitions are encouraged, but not required.

Naperville Pool Communities

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Here is a map to Naperville’s Pool Communities and swim clubs, see below for links to individual pool communities , information about them and the properties for sale in those neighborhoods.

Ashbury (Alligators): 6 lanes, 25 yards
403 Lawrence Dr, 630-904-0955

Breckenridge Estates (Breakers): 6 lanes, 25 yards
2852 Breckenridge Ln, 630-420-2535

Brookdale (Buccaneers): 6 lanes, 25 yards
1625 Brookdale Road, 630-961-9646

Cress Creek (Cobras): 6 lanes, 25 yards
1020 West Bauer Road, 630-717-8720

Cress Creek Country Club (Rebels): 6 lanes, 25 yards
1215 Royal St. George Drive, 630-355-7300

Farmstead (Flying Fish): 6 lanes, 25 yards
904 Mill Race Lane, 630-420-1350

Hobson West (Waves): 5 lanes, 25 meters
820 W. Gartner Road, 630-357-6868

Huntington (Barracudas): 4 lanes, 20 yards
1400 E. Chicago Avenue, 630-355-3344

Huntington Estates (Seahawks) 6 lanes, 25 yards
1315 Hobson Road, 630-961-9691

Maplebrook I (Marlins): 4 lanes, 20 yards
1288 Sandpiper Lane, 630-420-9701

Maplebrook II (Blue Dolphins): 6 lanes, 25 yards 52
52 West Bailey Road 630-420-9633

Naper Carriage Hill (Cardinals): 6 lanes, 25 yards
400 Leamington Court, 630-420-0026

River Run (Raptors): 6 lanes, 25 yards 4204
4204 Clearwater Lane, 630-904-1494

Saybrook (Sharks): 6 lanes, 25 yards
10 East 12th Ave., 630-357-3434

South Pointe (Sea Stars): 6 lanes, 25 yards
2824 Champion Rd., 630-922-6905

Steeple Run (Stingrays): 4 lanes, 25 yards
6 S. 050 Steeple Run Drive, 630-355-6699

Stillwater (Starzz): 6 lanes, 25 yards
2308 W. 87th Street, 630-904-8892

Tall Grass (Lighting): 6 lanes, 25 yards
3324 Deering Bay Dr., 630-922-6871

White Eagle (Warriors): 8 lanes, 25 yards
3400 Club Drive, 630-305-9577

Many of these communities do not require you to live in the neighborhood to join the club. Much of this information will be available on their websites if you click through the above links. 

New single from Naperville’s own Gina Glocksen

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Naperville's Gina Glocksen Has a new single "Superhero"Season 6 American Idol finalist (Naperville’s own) Gina Glocksen has just released her first original single and it’s available on Itunes.

Many will remember Gina as the “rocker chick” from AI season 6, she demonstrated versatality on the show but has released a terrific song that starts slow (showcasing Gina’s vocals) and features a chorus with a rock anthem like vibe. You can visit her website at Gina Glocksen

My family has given it a big thumbs up. Take a listen to “Superhero” and let me know what you think in the comments section.

Locals might remember that Gina was married to her husband Joe on New Years eve (Dec 31, 2008) at the Naper Settlement.

Naperville School District 203- Boundaries

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Naperville School District 203 has released the new school boundary maps which you will find here:

Naperville District 203 School Boundary Map

Naperville Central High School Post Construction Rendering - Naperville School District 203In other news; reconstruction/renovation of Naperville Central High School appears to be ahead of schedule with hopes that the project might be finished in August of 2011. This is well ahead of the original timeline published in October of 2008 (December 2011) this is a nice surprise with last summers union work stoppage.

Foreclosures and Bank Owned Naperville Properties

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Here are Bank owned foreclosure properties in Naperville:

Showing properties 1 - 5 of 44. See more Naperville foreclosures, bank owned properties.
(all data current as of 2/22/2012)

  1. 3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,792 sq ft
    Lot size: 16,200 sq ft
    Year built: 1978
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 5
    Walk Score®: 45
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  2. 4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 3,613 sq ft
    Lot size: 19,845 sq ft
    Year built: 1996
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 6
    Walk Score®: 25
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  3. 2 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 1,014 sq ft
    Year built: 1983
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 7
    Walk Score®: 45
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  4. 2 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,568 sq ft
    Year built: 1995
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 9
    Walk Score®: 55
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  5. 1 bed, 1 full bath
    Home size: 800 sq ft
    Year built: 1987
    Parking spots: 1
    Days on market: 11
    Walk Score®: 37
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Luxury Homes in Naperville

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Here is a look at the current inventory of luxury homes available in Naperville, Many of these homes will be along the Hobson Road area or in Downtown Naperville, there are also several upscale developments like Jefferson Estates, Scott’s Crossing, Washington Woods, The White Eagle Club and Cress Creek. Luxury in this case meaning the most expensive and impeccably built homes available in Naperville 

Showing properties 1 - 10 of 54. See more Naperville Luxury Homes.
(all data current as of 2/22/2012)

  1. 5 beds, 7 full, 2 part baths
    Home size: 8,271 sq ft
    Lot size: 9 sq ft
    Year built: 2006
    Parking spots: 5
    Days on market: 139
    Walk Score®: 25
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  2. 7 beds, 7 full, 3 part baths
    Home size: 8,176 sq ft
    Lot size: 8.18 ac
    Year built: 2006
    Parking spots: 5
    Days on market: 50
    Walk Score®: 26
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  3. 5 beds, 5 full, 3 part baths
    Home size: 12,000 sq ft
    Lot size: 2.51 ac
    Year built: 2010
    Parking spots: 11
    Days on market: 434
    Walk Score®: 45
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  4. 8 beds, 5 full, 3 part baths
    Home size: 6,126 sq ft
    Lot size: 1.64 ac
    Year built: 2000
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 229
    Walk Score®: 58
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  5. 5 beds, 5 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 7,000 sq ft
    Lot size: 2.62 ac
    Year built: 1989
    Parking spots: 6
    Days on market: 882
    Walk Score®: 23
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  6. 5 beds, 6 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 7,290 sq ft
    Lot size: 2.14 ac
    Year built: 1995
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 327
    Walk Score®: 20
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  7. 4 beds, 5 full baths
    Home size: 5,500 sq ft
    Lot size: 16,520 sq ft
    Year built: 2006
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 185
    Walk Score®: 71
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  8. 4 beds, 3 full, 2 part baths
    Home size: 5,556 sq ft
    Lot size: 11,455 sq ft
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 320
    Walk Score®: 37
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  9. 6 beds, 6 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 8,000 sq ft
    Lot size: 1.03 ac
    Year built: 2012
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 97
    Walk Score®: 46
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  10. 5 beds, 5 full, 2 part baths
    Home size: 6,825 sq ft
    Lot size: 9,316 sq ft
    Year built: 2007
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 380
    Walk Score®: 25
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Naperville Subdivisions

Monday, February 21st, 2011
ACORN HILL ESTATES  HAVENSHIRE PLACE  QUAIL RIDGE 
AERO ESTATES  HAVERTON  RANCHES OF HAVENSHIRE 
AL BEIDELMANS  HAWTHORNE SQUARE  RANCHVIEW 
ANDERMANN ACRES  HEARTLANDS  RESERVE OF NAPERVILLE 
ASHBURY  HEATHERSTONE  RIVER BEND 
ASHTON ESTATES  HEATHERSTONE EAST  RIVER HAVEN ESTATES 
ASHWOOD CREEK  HEDBURN  RIVER OAKS 
ASHWOOD PARK  HERITAGE KNOLLS  RIVER RUN 
ASTOR PLACE  HIDDEN VALLEY ESTATES  RIVER SHORES 
AVERE WOODS  HIDDEN VALLEY LAKES  RIVER VALLEY 
BAILEYWOOD  HIGH MEADOW  RIVERBROOK 
BASSWOOD ESTATES  HIGH OAKS  RIVERBROOK WEST 
BAY COLONY  HIGHLANDS  RIVERCREST ESTATES 
BENNINGTON  HOBSON CREEK  RIVERGROVE 
BENTON TERRACE CONDOS  HOBSON GATE  RIVERMIST 
BETHANY CREEK  HOBSON GLEN  RIVERPLACE 
BONNEMA WOODS  HOBSON GLEN II  RIVERS EDGE 
BRECKENRIDGE ESTATES  HOBSON GREENE  RIVERWOODS 
BRENWOOD ESTATES  HOBSON HOLLOW  ROCK RIDGE 
BRIDGEWATER  HOBSON MEADOW  ROSE HILL FARMS 
BRIGHTON RIDGE  HOBSON OAKS  ROYAL OAKS 
BROOK CROSSING  HOBSON POND  ROYCE CLUB 
BROOKDALE  HOBSON VILLAGE  ROYCE HILL 
BROOKDALE MANOR  HOBSON VILLAS  ROYCE WOODS 
BROOKWOOD TRACE  HOBSON WEST  SADDLE CREEK 
BRUSH HILL  HOBSON WOODS  SAWGRASS WINDS 
BURLINGTON WOODS  HONEY TREE  SAYBROOK 
BURNHAM POINT  HUNTERS WOODS  SCHWEIKERT SQUARE 
BURR OAKS  HUNTINGTON  SCOTTS CROSSING 
BUTTONWOOD  HUNTINGTON COMMONS  SHELL LAKE ESTATES 
CAMBRIDGE COVE HUNTINGTON ESTATES  SHERMAN WOODS 
CAMPUS GREEN HUNTINGTON HILLS  SIGNATURE CLUB 
CARILLON CLUB HUNTINGTON RIDGE  SILVER SPRINGS 
CAROLINE WOODS INDIAN HILL  SOUTH POINTE 
CARRIAGE HILL IROQUOIS CLUB  SPRING GREEN 
CARRIAGE WAY ESTATES IVY RIDGE  SPRING HILL 
CARROLWOOD JEFFERSON ESTATES  SPRINGBROOK CROSSING 
CEDAR GLEN JEFFERSON WEST  STABLEFORD TOWNES 
CENTURY FARMS KENSINGTON COURT  STEEPLE CHASE 
CENTURY HILL KIMBALL MILL  STEEPLE RUN 
CHANTECLEER LAKES  KINGS TERRACE  STILLWATER 
CHARLES PLACE  KINGSPOINTE  STONEWATER 
CHARLESTOWN WOODS  KINLOCH  SUNSET RIDGE 
CHATEAUX LE PROVENCE  KNOCH KNOLLS  SUTTON PLACE 
CHESTNUT CREEK  KNOLLS OF HUNTINGTON  SWANSONS ESTATES 
CHESTNUT RIDGE  KROHLER  TALL GRASS 
CHESTNUT RIVER POINT  LA TOSCANA  TAMARACK FAIRWAYS 
CHICORY PLACE  LAIRD WOODS  TAMARACK SOUTH 
CINNAMON CREEK  LAKEWOOD CROSSING  TAMARACK WEST 
CLEANDER FARM  LANCASTER  TERRACES OF BROOKDALE 
CLOW CREEK  LANCASTER COACH  THE FIELDS 
CLOW CREEK FARM  LANGSTROM COURT  THE GLENS 
COLUMBIA ESTATES  LAWN MEADOW  THE MANORS 
COLUMBIA WOODS  LE PROVENCE  THE MANSIONS 
COPPERFIELD  LINDENWOOD ACRES  THE PADDOCKS 
COTSWOLD ESTATES  LONGWOOD  THORNBERRY WOODS 
COTSWOLD THISTLE CREEK  MACINTOSH RIVER GROVE  TIMBER CREEK 
COUNTRY LAKES  MAPLE TERRACE  TIMBER LEE 
COUNTRY VIEW ESTATES  MAPLEBROOK  TOWNES OF PORTER MAIN 
COUNTRYSIDE  MAPLEBROOK II TRAILS OF COUNTRY LAKES 
CREEKSIDE MAPLEWOOD II  UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS 
CRESS CREEK MAYFAIR  VALLEY CONDOMINIUMS 
CRESS CREEK COURTS MEADOW GLEN  VILLAGE GREEN 
CRESS CREEK TOWNHOMES MEADOWS  VINTAGE CLUB 
CRESS CREEK WOODS MILEDGE  WALNUT HILL 
CRESTVIEW KNOLLS MILEDGE FARM  WALNUT RIDGE 
CROSSWINDS MILL CROSSING  WALNUT WOODS 
DANADA WOODS  MILL ORCHARD  WASHINGTON WOODS 
DEEPWOOD  MISSION OAKS  WATERFORD PLACE 
DEER CROSSING  MOSER HIGHLANDS  WATERFRONT ESTATES 
DEVONSHIRE OF NAPERVILLE  MULBERRY HILL  WAYEWOOD 
DONWOOD TRAILS  MURDOCK ESTATES  WEST BRANCH 
EAGLE CHASE  NAPER CARRIAGE HILL  WEST HIGHLANDS 
EAGLE POINTE  NAPER TRAILS  WEST WIND 
EAST HIGHLANDS  NAPERVILLE COUNTRY ESTATES  WEST WIND ESTATES 
EDGEWATER  NAPERVILLE HEIGHTS  WESTGLEN 
EDGEWOOD  NAPERVILLE STATION  WHEATLAND HIGHLANDS 
ENCLAVE AT COUNTRY LAKES  NEUDEARBORN STATION  WHEATLAND SOUTH 
ENGLISH ROWS  OAK BLUFF  WHEATLAND VIEW 
ESSEX PLACE  OAK CREEK  WHISPERING HILLS 
ESTES PARK  OAK HILL WEST  WHISPERING LAKES 
EVERGREEN WOODS  OAK HILLS  WHITE EAGLE 
FAIRLANE FARMS  OAK HILLS SOUTH  WILDFLOWER 
FAIRMEADOW  OLD FARM  WILL-O-WAY 
FAIRWAYS OF HOBSON CREEK  OLD SAWMILL  WILLOW RIDGE 
FARMINGTON  OLESEN ESTATES  WILLOWBEND 
FARMSTEAD  OLIVE TREES  WILLOWCREEK 
FERRY ROAD FARMS  OLYMPIC TERRACE  WILLOWGATE 
FIELDSTONE  ORCHARD WOODS  WINCHESTER PLACE 
FONTENAIX  ORLEANS  WINCHESTER TRAILS 
FORESTVIEW ESTATES  OXFORD HILL OF NAPERVILLE  WINDGATE 
FORT HILL  OXFORD WOODS  WINDHAM HILLS 
FOX MEADOWS  PARK PLACE  WINDING CREEK 
FOXCROFT CONDOS  PEBBLEWOOD  WINDRIDGE 
FREMONT POINTE  PEBBLEWOOD TRAILS  WOODLAKE 
GARTNER ESTATES  PEMBROKE COMMONS  WOODLAND PARK ESTATES 
GINGER PLACE  PEMBROKE COURTS  WOODLANDS 
GREEN ACRES  PEMBROKE GREENS  WOODS OF BAILEY HOBSON 
GREENE RIDGE  PENNCROSS KNOLLS  WOODS OF HOBSON GREEN 
GREENWAY KNOLLS  PEPPER PLACE  WOODS OF RIVERMIST 
HAMPTON PARK  PHEASANT GLEN  YORKSHIRE MANOR 
HARBOR COVE  PLEASANT OAKS  YORKSHIRE TERRACE 
HARMONY GROVE  PRAIRIE CROSSING   
HATCHWOOD FARMS  PRAIRIE RIDGE   
HAVENSHIRE PLACE  PRESCOTT WOODS   
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