Vampires in Naperville
This is a big weekend for Naperville's "Twilight" fans.

Naperville won't be home sweet home for Kate
This week, we received the following news tip through a former editor on Twitter:

Losing for good
Naperville residents watching their weight have found a unique form of motivation -- the Lose For Good campaign.

Move over, Luvabulls
Who needs Derrick Rose?

Star gazing
Why is there a poster of Bono in the Naperville Municipal Center?

Pulse: Bloody good
Do vampires and blood drives mix? LifeSource hopes so. With midnight showings of the next installment of the vampire movie series "Twilight: New Moon" selling out more than two months prior to its release, LifeSource is offering fans a way to be among the first to see the movie while helping to save area lives.

Fighting the flu
Before the month is out, it's likely you will be hard-pressed to turn around without bumping into a dose of the H1N1 flu vaccine. For the moment, though, it's in pretty short supply -- both the injectable form and the less-scary syringes of nasal mist.

Dose of reality
Talk about walking the walk.

Brain food
The Pulse: Edward Hospital recently unveiled a new lab where serious stroke cases can be treated: the Edward Neurosciences Institute, in affiliation with Northwestern University. Before the presentation, the marketing staff handed out some not-so-serious trinkets: a brain-shaped stress ball and gummi brains candy.