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Article: NAPERVILLE SNOW GLOBE CREATED

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December 13, 2000
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It hasn't hit the shelves yet. And it won't arrive until next year.

But if you're a fan of the city, then the Naperville Development Partnership has a great gift.

Like the storied cities of Philadelphia and Chicago, Naperville now has its very own snow globe -- a perfect remedy to cure the wintertime blues for the All-American City aficionado in all of us.

"It's become a unique thing," said Christine Jeffries, president of the NDP and Tourism Bureau.

"It was at first a thing you only saw in major metropolitan areas."

The idea snowballed after Naperville Mayor George Pradel, one of the city's biggest fans, received a city of Aurora snow globe as a gift after speaking at a Chamber of ...

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