A couple of chats with Mayor Scott Wehrli and a mutual desire to assist veterans has put a popular Naperville restaurant on the move.

Vietnam War veteran Lynn Lowder opened Rosie’s Home Cooking in November 2022 at 1567 N. Aurora Road. It caters to veterans, even with a name based on Norman Rockwell’s “Rosie the Riveter” painting.

Rosie’s new location will be at CityGate Centre, which is owned by John Calamos, who also a Vietnam veteran.

The opening is expected in November at 2155 CityGate Lane, Lowder said.

Wehrli played a role by getting the two businessmen together after his “dear friend” Lowder told him they were losing their lease.

Wehrli started searching for a new site. “It was kind of a challenge,” the mayor said.

He thought about the Calamos campus “and how it’s been a grea

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