Several Naperville city operations, schools, businesses, and facilities have announced closures in anticipation of the forecasted winter storm set to hit the area on Friday.
City of Naperville
UPDATE: Friday’s Garbage and recycling collection has been cancelled. For now, those services will take place on Saturday, Jan 13.
Live Christmas tree collection for residents with a Friday garbage and recycling collection has been postponed to Friday, Jan. 19, and Friday, Jan. 26.
Naperville’s Household Hazardous Waste Facility will be closed on Saturday, Jan. 13, and Sunday, Jan. 14. The city’s Electronics Recycling Center will be closed on Friday, Jan. 12.
Residents can monitor the City of Naperville’s winter weather update page, social media accounts, or sign up for Naper Notify alerts for any other potential changes in service due to the storm.
Local schools and churches
The following schools will be closed on Friday, with classes shifted to e-learning.
- North Central College
- College of DuPage
- Benedictine University
- Benet Academy
- Naperville School District 203
- Indian Prairie School District 204
- All Saints Catholic Academy
- St. Raphael
- Lisle District 202 schools (Traditional snow day, no remote learning)
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church’s parish office be closed on Friday, Jan. 12. Mass will still take place.
Naperville Park District
UPDATE: All Naperville Park District programs scheduled today are canceled. This includes group exercise classes, open gyms, and childcare at the Fort Hill Activity Center.
Magical Starlight Theatre’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” at Naperville Central High School today has also been canceled.
The Knoch Knolls Nature Center will be closed on Friday, Jan. 12.
Fort Hill Activity Center will close at 3:00 p.m.
Area businesses
UPDATED: The following businesses in the Naperville area will be closed on Friday, Jan. 12.
- Alive Center
- Anderson’s Bookshop
- Barnes and Noble
- Code Ninjas (S Naper Blvd.)
- DeEtta’s Bakery
- DuPage Children’s Museum
- DuPage Credit Union
- Naperville Public Library (all three locations)
- Topgolf
Aurora’s Paramount Theatre’s box office will be closed tomorrow and the performance of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” at 8 p.m. has been canceled.
Fry Family YMCA classes are canceled and babysitting/Kiddie Kountry are closed. The community hub will close today at 2:00 p.m. with program hours being modified throughout the weekend. Updates can be found on the Fry Family YMCA website and social media accounts.
Local Forest Preserves
Visitor centers for the Forest Preserve District Will County are closed. Preserves will open once the operations crews plow and consider it safe to open.
Pace Bus
Pace warns of possible delays on Friday and Saturday and recommends postponing non-essential travel. For those who need to travel, Pace advises wearing warm, layered clothing.
Pace offers a bus tracker for fixed-route trips, and trip check for paratransit travels. Its recommended trip-planning app, Transit, provides real-time updates.
Naperville News 17 will add to this list as more closures are announced.
Last updated: 1:13 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12
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