About Naperville

The mission of the government of the City of Naperville is to preserve the quality of life by providing municipal services that are responsive to the needs of the residents and businesses and are reliable, efficient and fiscally responsible.

 

The City of Naperville (the City) is 28 miles west of downtown Chicago. This equates to a 35-minute trip to Chicago on an express Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad commuter train, or a 50-60 minute commute by car via Interstate 88 (East-West Tollway) and the Eisenhower Expressway. O’Hare International Airport is 26 miles from Naperville, Midway Airport 22 miles, and the DuPage Airport 15 miles.

 

Naperville operates under the Council-Manager form of government and is a home rule city operating under the Constitution and statutes of the State of Illinois. Naperville is home to a number of high technology research centers,corporate headquarters, and facilities for many well-known national and international companies. 

 

The quality of life and business climate of the City are major reasons that a number of prominent companies have located here, including Lucent Technologies, BP, Crate and Barrel, Nalco Chemical Company, Nicor Gas, Kraft Foods, Travelers Insurance Companies, General Motors Corporation, Dow Jones Publishing, and Tellabs, Inc.

 

The City of Naperville has a historic past as the oldest settlement and original county seat of DuPage County, founded by Captain Joseph Naper in 1831. The Village of Naperville was incorporated in 1857 with Captain Naper as its first president. In 1890, Naperville was incorporated as a City, and operated under the commission form of government beginning in 1912. It adopted the council-manager form of government in 1969 resulting from a court-ordered special election.

 

The day-to-day operations of the City are managed by the City Manager, a chief administrator with experience in municipal government. The manager is hired by the City Council, which consists of the Mayor and eight Council members who are elected at large. The Council sets policy for the City, adopts ordinances and resolutions, approves the annual budget (FY 09-10 $113,774,498), and approves all expenditures.

 

The City of Naperville currently retains 1,041.93 employees