Justin Kmitch
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All-day kindergarten a go in Naperville Dist. 203Jan 08, 2013 4:30 am - Half of Naperville Unit District 203's 14 elementary schools will offer all-day kindergarten beginning next school year. Board members voted 6-1 Monday to approve the pr...
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Brides get a jump on wedding plans at Naper SettlementJan 05, 2013 7:56 am - Margo Kramer said she was surprised when her new fiance Kevin Godell proposed on Christmas Eve. But truthfully, “like every little girl,” she says, she’s been planning t...
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Quinn: Shifting pension costs to schools put offJan 04, 2013 1:39 pm - A controversial plan to have local schools pay for teachers’ pensions will be put off for now, Gov. Pat Quinn said Friday. Just one day before what is expected to be a m...
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Flu season comes early, hits hard in suburbsJan 04, 2013 4:30 am - Flu patients are filling suburban emergency rooms much earlier and at a much faster rate this season, though local health officials aren't exactly sure why. Illinois is ...
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Ss. Peter and Paul students to share Christmas storyDec 20, 2012 2:00 pm - No doubt many young Naperville residents will be waking up as early as possible Christmas morning. But some area seventh-graders also would like everyone to set their a...
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All-day kindergarten back on track on Naperville 203Dec 17, 2012 11:01 pm - Naperville Unit District 203 likely will begin offering all-day kindergarten at seven of its 14 elementary schools next year. Superintendent Dan Bridges unveiled a plan ...
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Naperville officials expect Water Street plan to resurfaceDec 17, 2012 8:00 am - Naperville officials aren't likely to see any plans for a revised Water Street project in the immediate future, but some predict a new proposal will resurface before spr...
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Lego robots rule the day in BataviaDec 15, 2012 2:57 pm - Robots may never take over the world but they definitely staked their claim to Batavia’s Rotolo Middle School Saturday. More than 300 children, on 32 teams from across t...
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66 years later, ‘Zuzu’ still living a wonderful lifeDec 15, 2012 1:55 pm - For Karolyn Grimes, visiting Naperville in late December has become about as traditional as egg nog and mistletoe. Grimes — who most people know as Zuzu Bailey, the 6-ye...
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Naperville youths get to shop with police officersDec 15, 2012 7:00 am - Far too often, police say, their first interaction with local children comes during a time of crisis. And far too few are the times officers help local children pick ou...