Naperville, Illinois consistently wins awards and accolades for its outstanding quality of life, exemplary citizens, and sheer charm.  Built along the banks of the DuPage River, 28 miles west of bustling Chicago, Naperville retains small town ambience, while reaping the benefits of proximity to the ever-expanding metropolis. 

Money Magazine ranked Naperville 2^nd in 2006, for Best Places to Live.  This moved Naperville up from the 2005 ranking, when it came in third.  The HAPLR Index HAPLR Index  (Hennen's American Public Library Rankings) ranks the Naperville Public Libraries top in the nation.  Entrepreneur Magazine placed Naperville's North Central College on its Top Entrepreneurial Colleges List (2003), in 1998, the Naperville made the All American City finals. 

For the past 12 years, SchoolMatch listed Naperville School District 203 in the top 14% of public schools presented with the "What Parents Want" award.  The now defunct Walking Magazine awarded Naperville as the "America's Best Walking Community and Home Computer Magazine called it the #1 place to run a home-based business.  

Not only home-based businesses, but also Fortune 500 companies are proud to make Naperville, Illinois their home.  Part of the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor, Naperville is home to such corporate giants as Bell Labs, Western Electric, Nalco Chemical and Nicor.  A few of Naperville's international companies include Chrysler-Mopar, Kraft Foods and Allied Worldwide. 

While attracting such prosperous and prestigious corporations, Naperville still prides itself on having many mom-and-pop stores and family-owned businesses, some of which have been here for generations.  The quaint and charming Downtown District boasts specialty boutiques, ethnic restaurants, and the finest in retail offerings. 

Eight different orchestras and choirs and two theater groups keep Naperville well entertained.  The DuPage Children's Museum delights children of all ages while the Naper Settlement, a 19^th century historic living village shows visitors fascinating glimpses into the region's past.

Nature lovers are not only attracted by the wonderful River Walk, there are also eight parks, woods and forests in and around Naperville.  Thirty-three residents pooled their money and bought an abandoned quarry from the Von Oven Estate, transforming it into Centennial Beach, which draws an average of 2,500 swimmers per day in the hot summer months.  The neighboring DuPage Forest District contains over 600 acres of glistening lakes, 100 miles of trails and 60 miles or river and streams.