Jessica Cilella
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Classmates celebrating 50th reunion take part in West Chicago homecoming paradeSep 22, 2016 11:00 pm - Lillian Domzalski was not a homecoming queen at West Chicago High School. Dorothy Dempsey, another parade participant, was a homecoming queen. Several members of We...
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Abandoned Baby Hope put to rest in WheatonSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - Katarzyna Pudlo knew Baby Hope only from news accounts, but nonetheless she felt a strong tug at her heart to attend the infant's burial. Pudlo traveled from Hoffman Est...
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New businesses coming to downtown WheatonSep 21, 2016 5:30 am - A bagel shop, two shoe stores and a fair trade retail shop are among the new businesses moving into Wheaton's regularly changing downtown. Pamplemousse Bakery closed...
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West Chicago Dist. 33 celebrates new family centerSep 21, 2016 1:00 am - West Chicago Elementary District 33 Superintendent Charles Johns thinks of the "community school" model as a three-legged stool. "When we bring together our families, ou...
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District 200 hosting state of the district event WednesdaySep 16, 2016 1:00 am - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 Superintendent Jeff Schuler will give his second annual State of Our Schools address next week, to provide residents with informati...
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Groundwater remedy, park design next steps at former Kerr-McGee siteSep 16, 2016 1:00 am - West Chicago Mayor Ruben Pineda has dreams of turning the long-contaminated former Kerr-McGee site into a beautiful park, complete with a sled hill, bike paths, baseball...
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What is the Prairie Food Co-op? Learn this weekend in LombardSep 15, 2016 5:30 am - Chances are, if you live in Lombard, you've seen the name Prairie Food Co-op somewhere. Still have no idea what it is? The group is hosting a community meeting from 2:3...
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Wheaton event brings peace, hope to people mourning abandoned babySep 15, 2016 1:00 am - Dozens of people lined the main aisle of St. Michael Church in Wheaton Thursday evening, waiting their turn to light a candle. Some wiped tears from their eyes as they w...
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'Evening of Hope' planned in Wheaton to honor abandoned babySep 14, 2016 5:20 am - Baby Hope will be remembered during an "Evening of Hope" observance Thursday in Wheaton where participants also will pay respects to anyone who has lost a child. "It is ...
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Lake in the Hills family: Safe haven law works, despite 60-day waitSep 13, 2016 5:00 am - Megan Paul's birth mother was alone in a bathtub when she delivered the tiny girl in December 2014, weeks before she was due. Desperate, the mother called an ambulance ...