Hear Steve Cochran interview Brand Bobosky during the WGN Block Party. Read More...

The Dick Tracy sculpture along the Riverwalk is one of the favorites of Agnes Geyer of Lisle and her granddaughter Claire Cunningham, who have together visited all 50 sites of public art in the collection of the Naperville nonprofit organization Century Walk. Read More...

A new personification of the nations 16th president, good ol Honest Abe, is coming to Naperville during a dedication tied to the Illinois bicentennial celebrations. Read More...

Rotary Harmony Park in downtown Naperville was officially dedicated November 10, 2018. The park has four xylophone-type instruments that anyone can use. Read More...

Abe Lincoln himself and you don't want to miss the celebration honoring his new Naperville address - Central Park! Read More...

Join us on December 2, 2018 for the dedication of the Century Walk's Laughing Lincoln Sculpture followed by the Illinois Bicentennial Birthday Bash at Wentz Hall - Click here for tickets! Read More...

NCTV's host Jane Wernette interviews Century Walk board members Christine Bloom and Caroline Senatar on Spotlight. Get the scoop on what's new and upcoming with Century Walk including the December 2nd Birthday Bash in this video. Read More...

Sunday, September 30th from 1-5pm - Laughing Lincoln Jubilee comes to Naperville’s Central Park! Get tickets today! Century Walk will dedicate a cornerstone representing the first DuPage County Court House. The event is a fundraiser to support Don Wehrli’s vision to place a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Central Park. Read More...

During his 20 years in office, during his stint as the city's Officer Friendly and during his final years as Naperville's first mayor emeritus, he reflected the heart of the city. Giving. Kind. Accessible. Funny. Humble. Energetic. Always willing to put others -- especially children -- first. Read More...

A 19th-century county fair atmosphere welcomes people of all ages. Free concert seating & playground! $10 ($5 under 21) admission to the Central Lawn. Event fencing surrounds the Central Lawn. $5 beer & wine available on the Central Lawn. Tickets available for Experiences & food &beverages and trolley rides to Century Walk art locations! The Jubilee is Rain or Shine.

Plans for a musical Harmony Park near Naperville’s downtown Riverwalk have won city council approval. The park, to be built at the southeast corner of Rotary Hill by Aurora Avenue, will feature four outdoor percussion instruments, including contrabass chimes, swirl chimes, an imbarimba xylophone and a melody xylophone that visitors can play. Read More...

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As a child, Don Wehrli walked through Central Park every day on his way to school. He gained an affinity for the park that stuck with him his entire life. Read More...

A statue of Abraham Lincoln sitting on a bench laughing and slapping his knee is one step closer to coming to Naperville’s Central Park. Naperville Century Walk last week approved an 18-inch maquette of the statue designed by David Alan Clark, a Wyoming artist. Read More...

Picture Abe Lincoln. Now ditch the top hat and beard and imagine him younger, not so stern. That's the image of the nation's 16th president to be portrayed in a new piece of art being created for downtown Naperville, a sculpture called "Laughing Lincoln." Read More...

A Naperville art nonprofit is in the early stages of raising money to install a sculpture of Honest Abe in the city's Central Park. Read More...

Naperville City Council members decided Tuesday to invest in maintenance of public art installed by Century Walk Corp. Read More...

Naperville's public art nonprofit Century Walk Corp. is asking for a three-year commitment to receive 10 percent of the money in Naperville's Special Events and Cultural Amenities fund each year and be classified as an "existing agreement." Read More...

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As Naperville Park District's new Knoch Knolls Nature Center approaches its grand opening Oct. 2, Chicago artist Lucy Slivinski thinks she might have installed the finishing touch. Read More...

Naperville Park Board members approved a Knoch Knolls sculpture partnership agreement with the Century Walk Corporation this past week. Read More...

A mural in downtown Naperville depicting residents enjoying a parade is fast approaching its dedication day. Read More...

The sculpture, officially christened “Best Friends,” was commissioned by some of the founders of the Naperville Area Humane Society to honor the 35th anniversary of the shelter’s arrival in the community. Read More...

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Scenes of happy people enjoying a parade will linger in downtown Naperville long after the city's Labor Day procession wraps up. Read More...

The Naperville Humane Society is celebrating 35 years! Read More...

On Saturday, 68 years and a day after an horrific train crash claimed 45 lives, Naperville dedicated "Tragedy to Triumph," a memorial to the victims by Naperville artist Paul Kuhn. Read More...

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The practice of adorning public art or public places with knit scarves or sweaters has moved into Naperville this winter with about 15 sculptures installed by the nonprofit Century Walk Corp. sporting yarn-based accessories. Read More...

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With the Naperville Municipal Band playing patriotic marches, about 75 residents gathered in lawn chairs on a sunny Sunday afternoon at Burlington Square Park for the unveiling of a new sculpture piece honoring U.S. Servicemen. Read More...

Naperville's sculpture of a World War I soldier raising a triumphant fist as he stands in a field now has someone to return the gesture. Read More...

The doughboy will soon have company. Read More...

From 1798 to 1852, Joseph Naper was larger than life. About 300 people gathered at the site of Naper's original homestead, the southeast corner of Mill Street and Jefferson Avenue, to dedicate a statue 9 1/2 feet tall in his likeness. Read More...

Crowdfunding is part of the strategy Naperville's Century Walk Corp. is using to find the money it needs to install its latest piece of public art, a sculpture of a sailor called "Spirit of the American Navy." Read More...

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The founder of Naperville, the U.S. Navy, the artistic talents of high school students and the spirit of a parade all are being highlighted in works of outdoor public art being developed this summer by the Century Walk Corp. Read More...

Brand Bobosky Earns Rita Harvard Lifetime Achievement Award Read More...

When the Naperville Heritage Society wanted to commission a sculpture of the city's founder, there was little mystery as to who would be asked to design it. Read More...

We have officially returned for the third and final year in order to complete Century Walk Corporation’s Naperville Loves a Parade mural project at Rubins Way in downtown Naperville. Read More...

Longtime Naperville Mayor A. George Pradel will be awarded an honorary degree June 8 during North Central College’s 148th Commencement ceremony. Read More...

The Naperville Riverwalk Commission and Century Walk Foundation hosted Sunday a public dedication of the new Fallen Soldier Sculpture in Exchange Club Veterans Plaza on the Riverwalk. Read More...

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Former Naperville Mayor Chester “Chet” Rybicki, who is credited with shepherding the city’s growth and the creation of the Riverwalk, has died. Read More...

Naperville Century Walk organizers have added new Quick Response scan codes to 42 outdoor works of art, enabling smartphone users to listen to 3-minute audio files on each. Read More...

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Using QR code technology, a Century Walk visitor can now scan the black and white code found in the corner of the plaque accompanying each piece of art with a smartphone to instantly listen to a 3-minute narrative about the piece. Read More...

See the Art – Hear the Story: Just Scan the new QR Codes on Each Plaque to Listen In to the Audio Tours or Go to m.centurywalk.org Read More...

While visiting Century Walk art, you can now hear all about the piece as well! Read More...

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Holme, John "Jack" 89, died peacefully in his home on June 23, 2012. A sculptor who sought to turn ordinary discarded items into something beautiful, Jack lived for adventure, family, dancing, and to make a meaningful contribution. Read More...

Whether you arrived in Naperville 94 years ago or yesterday, tomorrow many things will be different. So follow the advice of America’s favorite crime stopper and always pay attention and be prepared. Read More...

The student artists who participate are asked to paint a theme based on one of the 40 developmental assets that KidsMatter has determined are necessary for children to grow up healthy, caring and responsible. Read More...

If you hang around Naperville’s downtown for a few more years, it is going to be difficult to find a wall, patch of ground, or alley that is not adorned with a Century Walk mosaic, sculpture or mural. Read More...

Century Walk projects don’t usually take from one year to the middle of the next to complete, but the mural Naperville Loves a Parade is an exception. Read More...

Mary Ann Bobosky made a career of helping children as an educator, counselor and one of the founders of KidsMatter. Read More...

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The council approved $150,000 for Century Walk Corp. to install a Grinch sculpture outside the Naper Boulevard Library. Read More...

Few structures evoke the word “blah” like municipal parking garages. But the Van Buren garage in downtown Naperville is now more likely to leave visitors saying “wow.” Read More...

Murphy is one of several dozen high school students leaving a mark on the city in the form of way-finding murals in the Van Buren parking garage. Read More...

The latest addition to the Century Art Walk was unveiled Saturday as Freemasons from Euclid Lodge No. 65 revealed a few of their secrets to the public. Read More...

The 40th piece of art spawned by Naperville’s Century Walk is full of history, symbolism, tools and famous men. Read More...

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The Naperville school and the public art organization will unveil Century Walk's 39th piece, a nearly 10-foot-tall concrete whale sculpture, at 12:45 p.m. on Highlands' south lawn. Read More...

Highlands Elementary School prides itself on being a Whale of a School, and the dedication of a sculpture honoring its mascot matched the marine animals magnitude. Read More...

Flashes of Norman Rockwell are starting to pop up in Naperville’s most populated mural. Read More...

Happy birthday to America’s favorite cartoon police detective! Read More...

For more than a year, Dick Tracy has kept an eye on the Riverwalk from the statue’s perch near Water Street. Read More...

Century Walk art gallery will be open to the public in the Naperville Township office. Read More...

The city’s small town feel bursting with family values is a perfect homage to the artist’s work. Read More...

This piece is slated for the side of Russell’s Dry Cleaners in downtown Naperville. Read More...

Here’s hoping students find an atmosphere of kindness, respect and good nature under bright blue skies when they return to school. Read More...

KidsMatter, in conjunction with The Century Walk Corporation, is pleased to announce that the next phase of the KidsMatter Way Finding System is underway! Read More...

The Century Walk’s 9-foot statue of Dick Tracy found on the Riverwalk stands tall, but not nearly as high as the career of the man behind the famous character — Dick Locher. Read More...

Mother Earth took a brief vacation from Naperville this summer in Mt. Morris. Read More...

Imagine walking around downtown Naperville and glimpsing your image or that of a loved one captured in a vibrant mural. Read More...

The parade is already there, and now the audience is beginning to show up. Read More...

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Century Walk: Art Imitating History, the 122-page coffee-table book about Naperville’s public art project, has earned two platinum Hermes Creative Awards. Read More...

Naperville, if you weren't aware, was once voted the No. 1 city in the U.S. in which to raise children. Read More...

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The view from the back of Hugo’s Frog Bar in Naperville’s Main Street Promenade will seem empty for the next few months. Read More...

If the Main Street Promenade in downtown Naperville seems a little different the next time you visit the area, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Read More...

A retired kindergarten teacher and longtime lover of history, Jane Latshaw Scherer died Thursday at her home in Montrose, Colo. She was 92. Read More...

For the last 30 years, his daily cartooning has included the Dick Tracy comic strip. Read More...

The heart and soul behind Dick Tracy for the last three decades will be saying over and out. Read More...

President Brand Bobosky thinks the current Parade of the Century project in downtown Naperville could be the most popular piece yet. Read More...

Giving thanks is commonplace this time of year, and Tuesday evening was no exception. Read More...

After months of hard work, dedication and, of course, paint, the downtown Naperville mural project was officially dedicated Sunday afternoon. Read More...

Each Naperville Public Library facility has received a donated copy of Century Walk: Art Imitating History by Jini Leeds Clare. Read More...

It's no secret Naperville has long had a love affair with its parades and that affection is now being documented with a pair of Century Walk murals being painted downtown. Read More...

A century of service speaks highly for any group or individual, and the Heritage YMCA took a well-deserved bow Sunday as it unveiled a new sculpture as well as its recently constructed Century Plaza in recognition of 100 years of service in the Naperville area. Read More...

Central students, in conjunction with KidsMatter and the Naperville Century Walk, worked over the summer to create a mural depicting constructive uses of time in Naperville in downtown Naperville. Read More...

Chicago Tribune Local article about Naperville's Century Walk and the new book. Read More...

Century Walk book available for online purchase Read More...

He’s muralist Timm Etters, and he loves beautifying our town. Read More...

The Central students chose to paint their favorite constructive use of their time. Read More...

New coffee table book: “Century Walk: Art Imitating Life” now available! Colorful, 112-page hardcover book with over 300 photographs provides rich details about the 35 murals, sculptures, and mosaics that comprise the unusual Century Walk outdoor gallery. The book also offers a glimpse into the lives of those responsible for creating each piece. Read More...

A unique gathering of 18 or more talented Century Walk artists will be one of the highlights of the book-signing event and reception for Century Walk: Art Imitating History, which will be held on Wednesday, July 28, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Wentz Concert Hall near downtown Naperville. Hosted by Anderson’s Bookshops, the event is free. The public is invited to attend the event and to meet the author and artists. Read More...

More than 250 people attended a book-signing event and reception last Wednesday. Read More...

A new book celebrating all 35 pieces of the Century Art Walk has been described as a "labor of love" by its author Jini Clare. Read More...

Genevieve Towsley documented Naperville's history for almost 50 years and, as a result, became an important chapter in the story as well. Read More...

He's been fighting crime for almost 80 years. Now detective Dick Tracy forever guards the Riverwalk. The latest edition to the century walk honors Pultizer Prize winning cartoonist and long-time Naperville resident Dick Locher. Bringing a larger than life statue of Locher's famous comic strip hero to the city. NCTV17s Kevin Machak has the story. Read More...

9-foot tall bronze sculpture of Dick Tracy is dedicated April 11, 2010 in Naperville, Illinois. 100+ people attended the dedication ceremony along Naperville's Riverwalk in front of City Hall. The sculpture is the 35th piece of art in the Century Walk public arts collection. Read More...

Like the fictional character Cassie from her award-winning children's book Tar Beach, Faith Ringgold believes anyone can fly. Read More...

Thursday, July 9, 2009 12:57 p.m. - Naperville artist Marianne Lisson Kuhn works on a Naperville Century Walk mural called Getting to Know the Great Artists designed by Mike Venezia. Read More...

The latest addition to the Naperville Century Walk will be formally dedicated at 4 p.m. today outside the Naperville Art League. Read More...

It's four o'clock in the morning, when most Naperville dwellings are in complete darkness. However, in one northern subdivision of our city there is a home reflecting activity that could be associated with a dwelling at high noon. Read More...

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Sunny skies and warm temperatures greeted the dedication of the "Mr. and Mrs. Naperville" sculpture honoring the late Harold and Margaret Moser on May 3 at the Millennium Carillon's Moser Tower. Read More...

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Dr. Seuss fans will get a second dose of the legendary illustrator and author in Naperville when a Green Eggs and Ham sculpture pops up in front of the 95th Street Library sometime next year. Read More...

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Chicago Cub fans can finally admire a statue of Mr. Cub Ernie Banks outside Wrigley Field this year, so why shouldn't Naperville residents have a chance to look at a statue of Mr. Naperville in his playground? Read More...

Although the feisty feline that serves as the title character of Dr. Seuss The Cat in the Hat was always up for a little mischief, even he might not have approved of the following. Read More...

The bronze statue of one mischievous feline will be formally dedicated at 4 p.m. Monday outside Nichols Library. Read More...

In Dr. Seuss book The Cat in the Hat the cat introduced a game called Fun with a box. Read More...

Call it a 50th birthday present fit for a feline who caused all sorts of havoc in a household one day when the mother of two kids was away. Read More...

About 30 years ago a photograph of a serious-looking police officer named George Pradel, then known best by Naperville schoolchildren as Officer Friendly ran in the Naperville Sun. Read More...

About 30 years ago a photograph of a serious-looking police officer named George Pradel, then known best by Naperville schoolchildren as Officer Friendly, ran in the Naperville Sun. Read More...

A shiny silver train looks as if it will jump right off the tracks and into the DuPage Children's Museum. Read More...

A shiny silver train looks as if it will jump right off the tracks and into the DuPage Children's Museum. Read More...

It is hard to believe that when the Officer Friendly sculpture is dedicated May 29 there then will be 30 pieces of public art in the Century Walk program. Read More...

A new sculpture paying homage to the role of trains in helping Naperville grow has been installed at the DuPage Children's Museum. Read More...

The final touch to one of downtown Naperville's Century Walk art pieces was completed Friday, as the newly revamped, ringable bell was added to the Golden Rule Days schoolhouse sculpture next to the Christian Science Reading Room. Read More...

In a ceremony with band music, a moment of silence and an appearance by the city's Lima Lima airplane squadron, the city dedicated its newest piece of public art, honoring five of its veterans. Read More...

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If you've ever walked around downtown Naperville, you've seen Barton Gunderson's work. Read More...

Dick Locher remembers when he would scribble in his history book while in grammar school. He fondly remembers the time when one of his teachers chastised him after discovering one of his cartoons, which featured the teacher in an unflattering light. Read More...

Twenty-seven down, three to go. Read More...

Naperville circa the late 1960s is now on view every day in our city. Read More...

How do you turn a sickly green garage door into a historical epic? Marry two art forms and add a splash of the personality that has sparked a community. Read More...

Two years in the making, Century Walk's mural celebrating music's role in Naperville history has come to life in vivid color on the doors of the Community Concert Center. Read More...

Bronze likenesses of two major players in the creation of the Riverwalk will soon greet visitors coming downtown from the south. Read More...

For the past five years, Jane Garrison has wandered with her students through the streets of downtown Naperville. Read More...

The images emerging on the doors of the city's Community Concert Center are not on the order of, say, Mother Theresa in a bun or Elvis on a moldy refrigerator door. Read More...

The song "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy filled St. Thomas the Apostle Church on Thursday afternoon, fittingly putting the finishing stroke on funeral services for longtime Naperville artist Dee Pasternak. Read More...

When Dee Pasternak recently looked back on her 40-plus-year career in the arts, it was memories of her participation in the effort to restore the Spirit of the American Doughboy sculpture for the Century Walk that elicited her warmest response. Read More...

Naperville residents have an opportunity to not only support public art in the community, but actually be a part of it. Read More...

Naperville's new Community Concert Center mural will come with a guarantee, thanks to the City Council. Read More...

Century Walk's plan to paint a mural on the doors of Naperville's Community Concert Center will likely kick off with a May fund-raising reception and preview. But the City Council may have given the project its biggest boost Tuesday night. Read More...

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Wearing a cap with the initials NYPD and a shirt emblazoned with the words United We Stand Proud, James Behymer stood in the line of people inching its way toward the Cmdr. Dan Shanower Sept. 11 Memorial. Read More...

They say history repeats itself, and this weekend is no exception. Read More...

This is in reference to your Friday, May 9, issue referring to the American Doughboy, written by Meg Dedolph, including headlines, photo captions and a story. Our Doughboy was referred to as a statue. Our American Doughboy was designed and sculpted by artist E.M. Viquesney of Indiana, who sculpted many Doughboys in the United States. Read More...

The generous businesses and residents of Naperville have done themselves proud once again. Read More...

Upcoming additions to the Naperville Century Walk will pay homage to Naperville's ties to World War I veterans; the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; the partnership between the city's private and public sectors and the genesis of the recycling movement. Read More...

John Scherer, nationally known for his educational role as the Video Professor, will be donating $500,000 in the name of his parents, William and Jane Scherer, to the Naperville Education Foundation on Wednesday during the unveiling of a statue of his father at Naperville Central High School. Read More...

The Naperville Park Board last week voted to spend $24,000 on a contract with Venus Bronzeworks of Detroit to repair the statue of a World War I soldier that stands in Burlington Square Park, near the downtown Naperville train station. Read More...

In Naperville, there are always a lot of projects vying for charitable dollars. Read More...

During his teen-age years, Harold Moser wanted to become a priest. Read More...

Perched on a ladder, statue conservator Andrzej Dajnowski fished an old bird's nest out of the left arm of the Spirit of the American Doughboy statue in Burlington Square Park. Read More...

Sometimes works of public art can be a little more subtle than a herd of colorful cattle lumbering down the sidewalk. Read More...

Caption Only.Stained-glass window panels are installed Friday on the new Van Buren parking deck in downtown Naperville. Read More...

As crews in hard hats and scuffed boots work with paint and cement, artists are making another part of the Van Buren Avenue parking garage take shape in glass and lead. Read More...

Four men will pay nearly $1,000 in restitution and hundreds of dollars in fines for their roles in the June 24 theft of a bronze sculpture depicting two clasped hands. Read More...

Last Friday, the clasped-hands statue honoring the late Jim Wehrli was returned to its rightful place on Jefferson Avenue. Read More...

The bronze statue of two clasped hands that was stolen in June now is back on its base on Jefferson Avenue between Washington and Main streets. Read More...

As I stood in Thursday afternoon's heat with about another 125 sweltering folks in front of the re-creation of Pre-Emption House at Naper Settlement, watching the dedication of the newest part of Century Walk, I could see the Millennium Carillon. Read More...

More than 125 people came out to see the newest work of art take its place in the Naperville Century Walk public exhibit Thursday afternoon. Read More...

Naperville Century Walk will dedicate its newest artwork, "Horse Market Days," at 1 p.m. Thursday outside the Pre-Emption House at Naper Settlement, Webster Street and Aurora Avenue. Read More...

At 5 p.m. April 30, Dodie Mondero applied the finishing stroke to the mural he had been painstakingly working on for more than a year. Read More...

The Van Buren Avenue parking deck is next in line for a little beautification work, courtesy of Century Walk. Read More...

Theme: Transportation in Naperville during the past 100 years. Read More...

The sculpture of a one-room schoolhouse, paying homage to education in Naperville, will be dedicated Nov. 4 as part of the Naperville Century Walk public art exhibit. Read More...

Century Walk is quickly becoming one of Naperville's premier attractions in a city that has many such attractions. Read More...

For almost a half-century, students in Reba Steck's class started their day by singing a song and repeating a variation of the golden rule. Read More...

The Naperville City Council has approved a $45,000 grant to help fund the creation of three works of art that will be a part of the Century Walk public art exhibit by the end of this fall. Read More...

What: Two mosaic benches outside the former Naperville Municipal Center, 175 W. Jackson Ave. Read More...

A plan to paint a 1,260-square- foot mural on the south side of Sullivan's Steakhouse has downtown merchants uneasy because it could result in a loss of three parking spaces. Read More...

During its early days as a farm community, Naperville relied on the horse to pull the plow, draw the wagon and take people where they had to go. Read More...

What: The Heartland Harvest mosaic. Read More...

What: The Naperville's Own bas-relief sculpture, part of the Century Walk art exhibit in downtown Naperville. Read More...

This is in response to the July 27 column by Joni Hirsch Blackman who raised the question of Life is not fair with regards to Genevieve Towsley's sculpture placed in front of the Barnes and Noble building. Read More...

What: Growth and Change sculpture in the Century Walk exhibit Read More...

Genevieve Towsley would enjoy where she's sitting! I feel I can speak for her since I am her niece; she married into my family before I was born. Genevieve had three daughters and she told everyone I was her fourth. Read More...

The tribute to journalism will be relocated and re-created. Read More...

One of the truest lessons is perhaps the first that we learn: Life's not fair. Read More...

Despite a steady downpour of rain Sunday afternoon, dozens of people showed up with umbrellas and raincoats to see the unveiling of Genevieve, a statue of the late Naperville Sun writer Genevieve Towsley, and the River of Life, a mosaic illustrating life in Naperville as seen through the eyes of its youth. Read More...

The two newest works of art on the Naperville Century Walk will be dedicated Sunday, June 13, in downtown Naperville. Read More...

Not all great art hangs in humidity-controlled rooms cordoned off with red velvet ropes. Read More...

Three hundred student artists will gather Friday to dedicate the "River of Life" mosaic, a work that celebrates the diversity of Naperville life. Read More...

If a picture paints a thousand words, imagine the story that can be told through a ceramic community quilt created by local art students. Read More...

Earlier plans to tie the Century Walk dedication with the libraries' centennial celebration this weekend were dropped, according to Bobosky, so as not to detract from the milestone. Read More...

An economic dynamo was how the Naperville Chamber of Commerce heard the arts described last week. Read More...

The Lima Lima Squadron comes in over the Burlington Zephyr, at the Naperville train station. Read More...

This is in response to the letter from Dorothy Kline regarding the reprint of Genevieve Towsley's A View of Historic Naperville from the Skylines. Read More...

When one thinks of the subject of statues, the first thing that comes to mind is a famous statesmen in an oratorical pose in a public park, or a bronze general on a bronze horse holding a bronze sword and, under the weight of all that metal, unable to shoo away the pigeon that's sitting on his head. Read More...

The Naperville Century Walk Committee introduced its 1998 projects and artists at a preview reception Tuesday at the Lisle-Naperville Hilton Hotel in Lisle. Read More...

Caption Only.Hector Duarte applies some of the final brush strokes to the Century Walk mural that he and fellow artist Mariah de Forest have been working on for almost a year. Read More...

Naperville Libraries has been approached to add its three pieces of artwork to the Century Walk. Read More...

Caption Only.Even though this mural on the east wall of The Lantern restaurant was included in Century Walk dedication festivities on Oct. 19, it is still a work in progress. Read More...

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AT A GLANCE What: Century Walk dedication ceremony When: 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19 Where: Naperville Municipal Bandshell Read More...

A Naperville husband and wife are being honored by Illinois' first lady Brenda Edgar for their volunteer efforts in the community. Read More...

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A mosaic depicting Naperville's rich farming history could be installed this week, depending on the weather. Read More...

Some local students may be giving a lasting gift to the city. Read More...

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Work on the second phase of Naperville's Century Walk likely will begin this weekend, as artists prepare to paint a mural on the east side of the Lantern restaurant building. Read More...

SPECIAL TO THE SUN The Naperville Century Walk Committee on Wednesday asked the trustees of Naperville Libraries to consider installing a piece of artwork depicting Century Walk's logo on the northeast corner of Nichols Library. Read More...

Work on the second phase of the Century Walk likely will begin soon, with artists planning demonstrations and exhibits of this year's projects. Read More...

Naperville residents and visitors soon might be able to enjoy high tea at the Jefferson Hill shops while admiring one of this year's addition to the Century Walk. Read More...

A local landscape architect has been chosen to head this year's team of artists who will take Naperville's Century Walk into its second phase. Read More...

The Naperville Century Walk board of directors has begun its search for a project administrator and artists to create murals, sculptures, mosaics and other public works of art in downtown Naperville. Read More...

The Naperville Century Walk Board of Directors has begun its search for a project administrator and artists to create murals, sculptures, mosaics, or other public works of art in downtown Naperville. Read More...

A new board of directors is in place, brochures have been printed and a logo adopted. Read More...

Naperville Century Walk is considering a site at Nichols Library for one of its upcoming projects. Read More...