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Naperville

American  
[ney-per-vil] / ˈneɪ pərˌvɪl /

noun

  1. a city in NE Illinois.


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She said a comfortable life in Naperville, Ill., costs about $120,000 annually, but the financial independence she earned by building wealth before having a child offers her rare freedom as a parent.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

A person from Naperville can call himself a Chicagoan without any question.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

But Parker announced she was ready to find “a sense of peace,” signing with the Chicago Sky — moving as close to her native Naperville as possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

From that came the evidence that pointed to Whelpley, a 1964 graduate of Naperville High School who lived about a mile from the girl’s house when she was killed.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

The Edward Sanatorium at Naperville, made possible by the munificence of Mrs. Keith Spalding, was under construction at the same time and was later made a department of the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute.

From Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis : read before the Nurses' Study Circle of the Dispensary Department, Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium by Various

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