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Introduction to Naperville, Illinois
The Illinois city of Naperville, one of the largest cities in the state, sits about 30 miles west of Chicago. The city is principally located in DuPage County, with parts of it overlapping into Will County. Several major highways encompass the city, including Interstates I-88, I-55, and I-355; U.S. Route 34; and Illinois State Highways 53 and 59. Naperville also has one private airport, the Naper Aero Club field, on its western edge. Naperville is home to North Central College and houses satellite campuses of Northern Illinois University, Robert Morris College, and DePaul University.
First settled in 1831 by Captain Joseph Naper and his brother John, Naperville became incorporated as a city in 1890. A rural community during most of its existence, Naperville began to experience a population surge in the 1960s which continued through the end of the 20th century, coincident with the urban sprawl from the Chicago metropolitan area which introduced several large corporations, employment, and prosperity to the area. In 2006 Naperville marked the 175th anniversary of its founding with a series of concerts and celebrations taking place throughout the city.
Naperville Events and Attractions
Naperville hosts many annual events. In addition to traditional parades to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day and Memorial Day, the city is home to the annual Ribfest, an outdoor food festival held during the days leading up to and including Independence Day, a Labor Day festival and carnival known as Last Fling (Labor Day weekend), and a series of weekly summer concerts featuring the Naperville Municipal Band held in the city's Central Park.
Naperville is also home to several cultural, artistic, and recreational attractions. Among them are the following:
Naperville sports fans only need to travel a short 15 minutes to the adjacent city of Geneva, which is home to the Kane County Cougars, a Class Single-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics. The Cougars are members of the Midwest League. For major league professional sports action, fans can take a slightly longer ride east to the city of Chicago, which is replete with teams encompassing just about every major sport. Chicago teams include the following:
Naperville strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Illinois):
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| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. State) | Top 8% | |
| Racial Diversity (vs. State) | Top 17% | |
Comparing Naperville to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):
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