Tess Kenny

Tess Kenny is a general assignment reporter for the Naperville Sun. A California native, she graduated from UC Santa Barbara and previously reported for the Monterey Herald.

Naperville artist Marianne Kuhn is painting two duck sculptures, one sponsored by Magnitech and the other by Caton Commercial, as part of the Downtown Naperville Alliance's annual summer painted sculpture series. (Tess Kenny/Naperville Sun)

Summer sculpture series waddling into downtown Naperville in June

May 2, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Downtown Naperville Alliance’s annual sculpture series returns in June, once again adorning city streets with specially painted sculptures through the summer months. This year’s theme: “DUCKS!”

Low-cost veterinary clinic Paws for a Cause Vet Care — formerly Spay Illinois — will celebrate its new location at 1620 Bond St. in Naperville with a ribbon-cutting event May 15. (Paws for a Cause Vet Care)

Paws for a Cause Vet Care leaves Lisle location for new expanded facility in Naperville: ‘Like a dream come true’

May 1, 2025 at 2:19 p.m.

Paws for a Cause Vet Care — a low-cost veterinary clinic formerly known as Spay Illinois — has moved from its longstanding location in Lisle to an expanded space in...

DuPage County shares little info on ransomware attack as investigation continues

May 1, 2025 at 12:58 p.m.

Four days after a ransomware attack hit DuPage County computers, officials have offered little information about the incident — including whether there was any breach of data — but offered...

Naperville's Financial Advisory Board weighing the city's options when it comes to filling a $6.5 million budget hole with the ending loss of the state's 1% grocery tax. (Chicago Tribune file photo)

Naperville advisory board debates how to fill $6.5M budget hole from loss of state grocery tax

April 29, 2025 at 3:13 p.m.

Naperville’s Financial Advisory Board wants more information before making a recommendation on how the city should replace the $6.5 million it stands to lose in annual revenue when the state’s...

Through October, the city of Naperville will be replacing an aging water main at Ogden Avenue and Washington Street. The construction is expected to cause traffic delays. (Tess Kenny/Naperville Sun)

Water main replacement at Ogden and Washington in Naperville going to be ‘disruptive’

April 28, 2025 at 8:34 p.m.

The replacement of an aging water main along Ogden Avenue and Washington Street is expected to cause traffic disruptions over coming months, the project's manager says.

A body, identified as a 44-year-old Naperville man, was found dead in the West Branch of the DuPage River in Burlington Park Forest Preserve Saturday afternoon, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County said in a news release Monday. (Tess Kenny/Naperville Sun)

Naperville man’s body pulled from DuPage River in Burlington Park Forest Preserve

April 28, 2025 at 4:29 p.m.

A 44-year-old Naperville man was found dead Saturday in the West Branch of the DuPage River in the Burlington Park Forest Preserve.

Computer outages at the DuPage County Courthouse and sheriff's office Monday are being caused by a cyber incident, officials said. DuPage County Courthouse

Ransomware attack forces shutdown of DuPage County sheriff’s office, courthouse computer systems

April 28, 2025 at 9:05 p.m.

A ransomware attack on computers in the DuPage County sheriff's office, circuit clerk's office and courthouse has forced the systems offline as tech personnel work to "determine the full extent"...

After dropping off bins of books, Reaching Across Illinois Library System sorter and driver Chris Lysne departs Oesterle Library at North Central College in Naperville on April 17, 2025, with materials to be sorted and delivered to other locations. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Federal cuts threaten program that allows suburban libraries to share books

April 28, 2025 at 3:57 p.m.

A program that allows Chicago-area libraries to share books is in jeopardy after President Donald Trump gutted the federal agency that helped fund it.

Visitors check out an exhibit on quilting at the National Museum of Mexican Art on April 24, 2025. The Chicago museum has worked to make exhibits more accessible by displaying art lower on the walls to aid visitors who might be wheelchair bound and using larger type for the descriptions of the art to help the visually impaired. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Your museum’s federal grant has been terminated. Best wishes, Keith E. Sonderling.

April 30, 2025 at 1:50 p.m.

Dozens of Illinois museums expected federal funding this year. The Trump Administration is now rescinding many of those grants.

Molly's Cupcakes at 30 W. Jefferson Ave. in downtown Naperville is closing Sunday. (Tess Kenny/Naperville Sun)

Molly’s Cupcakes in downtown Naperville closing Sunday, dog care franchise coming to Fox Valley

April 28, 2025 at 12:47 p.m.

Roundup of Naperville business news, including the closing of Molly's Cupcakes and the opening of a pilates studio and Central Bark.

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