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Naperville

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

noun

  1. a city in NE Illinois.


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Yousra Hassan, a 20-year-old from Burundi, a French-speaking country in East Africa, won a scholarship to North Central College in Naperville, Ill., after 18 months of intensive English study.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

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

In 2000, whispers of a 13-year-old phenom from Naperville, Ill. — a Chicago suburb — began reverberating through the AAU circuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

They’ve mostly relied on players such as Rhattigan was when he entered West Point out of Neuqua Valley High in Naperville, Ill.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

On the 28th of February of the same year a Democratic District Convention was held at Naperville to nominate a candidate for Circuit Judge.

From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 3 The Lincoln-Douglas debates by Lincoln, Abraham