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With mask mandates ending, more employees and customers will be on their own when it comes to deciding how to protect themselves against COVID.

MICHAEL LYZENGA, 65, of Milton, passed suddenly Sunday morning, rehearsing with the praise band of New Height Church. He leaves behind the love of his life of 26 years, Karen

Updated 7/4/2021 9:51 PM Retired Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall isn't sure when it'll hit him -- the realization that his law enforcement career is over. He's grown accustomed to the fast pace of a paramilitary lifestyle, to never being off the grid, to always making the job a priority. And if he's being honest, the idea of slowing down and stepping aside made Marshall a bit anxious in the final week of his 44-year tenure with the city.   "This was my dream job," Marshall said while reflecting on his career on June 28, five days before his retirement. Settling into a chair in an off...

David Dial of Naperville, Aurora University associate professor and chair of criminal justice, was recently recognized as AU's 2020 Marcus and Mark H. Trumbo award winner for excellence in teaching.

Remaining confident in the face of great personal losses David Dial Updated 1/3/2021 12:12 PM As the dawn of a new year approaches, I suspect that most of us will be glad to put 2020 in our rear view mirrors. I know I will. What began with an absurd television production about some guy who called himself "Tiger King" ended with an ongoing pandemic that has resulted in the deaths of more than 300,000 American lives. Included in those lives lost was one of the brightest people I have ever met and a good friend, Don Reed.   Don died earlier this month. I first met Don almost two dec...