NAPERVILLE, IL — Special events at Naper Settlement will get a boost thanks to a $311,229 grant from the State of Illinois. The grant was made possible with support from Rep. Janet Yang Rohr and Sen. Laura Ellman, via the Illinois Department of Commerce and and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), according to a news release.

“Thank you to Governor JB Pritzker, DCEO, Senator Ellman, and Representative Janet Yang Rohr for their support of the museum and its role as a cultural tourism destination for our city and state,” Rena Tamayo-Calabrese, Naper Settlement president and CEO said in a statement.

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