Justin Kmitch
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Wheaton playground equipment finds new life in HaitiJul 19, 2013 5:15 am - Wheaton's old Central Park slide and swings will live another day to thrill children and help them try to touch the sky. But the playground equipment will be a world awa...
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District 200 unveils new elementary school report cardJul 18, 2013 4:00 am - Parents of elementary school students in Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 will need to become acquainted with three new letters in the alphabet soup that already is...
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District 204 Superintendent Birkett to retire next yearJul 16, 2013 12:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 will say goodbye next year to Superintendent Kathy Birkett, who is stepping down after a 35-year career in which she rose from teaching ...
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Wheaton delays decision on placement of AT&T boxesJul 15, 2013 11:00 pm - When is a front door not a front door? That is among the questions Wheaton City Council members believe they need answered before deciding whether to approve local ordin...
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Wheaton's new luxury apartment development nearing move-in dayJul 12, 2013 5:30 am - Move-in day is about a month and a half away for some of downtown Wheaton's newest residents, and excitement is beginning to build. Morningside Group developers Thursday...
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Itasca hoping to shatter 2009 Subaru world recordJul 10, 2013 2:17 pm - Records are meant to be broken. Even really, really obscure ones. And that’s exactly what Itasca and Subaru officials hope to do Saturday. The village and Subaru of Amer...
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Wheaton fest to celebrate diversityJul 09, 2013 2:00 pm - Aspiring world travelers, save your money. Wheaton's Community Relations Commission is throwing a free celebration Thursday that promises to take you to all seven contin...
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Wheaton clean-air advocate honored at White HouseJul 09, 2013 12:00 pm - A year and a half ago, Wheaton resident Daniel Dolan-Laughlin was given two or three days to live. On Tuesday morning, the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease survivo...
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Cornmeal again being ground at Graue MillJul 08, 2013 5:00 pm - Graue Mill miller Rus Strahan has given new literal meaning to putting his “nose to the grindstone” the past few days. Strahan, also vice president of the mill along Yor...
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Itasca library wants to make the most of technologyJul 05, 2013 5:30 am - The Itasca Community Library has 29 public computers, but are they enough? The library offers 25 classes on how to use everything from a desktop computer to an iPad. But...