Justin Kmitch
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Naperville lights will symbolize Twin TowersSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - For the next few nights, two World War II-era searchlights will send beams of light into the Naperville sky. The beams are meant to represent the World Trade Center’s T...
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Pradel, Mickey Mouse join forces in NapervilleSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - About a dozen children and their parents were treated to a double dose of stardom Thursday as Naperville's most recognizable mascot and Disney's most famous mouse joined...
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Aurora students get Sept. 11 lesson from retired Air Force officerSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. James Miller never thought his life could be changed so drastically by a meeting that never happened. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Mille...
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Naperville eases public intoxication lawsSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Naperville revelers have another reason to celebrate after the city pulled some teeth from its public intoxication laws. While carrying open containers and drinking in p...
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Naperville adds tavern license, angers business ownersSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Naperville officials, criticized by owners and operators of several downtown bar and grill establishments for allowing a sixth liquor-only establishment, are attempting ...
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Admiral keeps promise to Shanower family, honors Sept. 11 victimsSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - In the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Richard Porterfield got to know the families of the eight Naval Intelligence personnel who...
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Local car dealers see thieves getting more brazenSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - With the economy still stagnant and auto parts at a premium, one Downers Grove car dealer says his lot has become “a shopping center for thieves.” Gregg Webb, owner of P...
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Disc dogs fly into Naperville seeking world championship bidsSep 04, 2011 12:00 am - Frisbees were flung by the Riverwalk with care in hopes that a World Championship berth soon might be theirs. More than 40 teams of dogs and owners competed Sunday in Na...
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Graue Mill turns the clock back to 1863Sep 04, 2011 12:00 am - Joe Duran is about 150 years late to the Union victory party, but don’t tell him that. Fully decked out in his Union blues, wool cap and haversack, Duran, 41, of Carol S...
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Smoking section irks some at Last FlingSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - Darned if they do, darned if they don’t. Organizers of the Naperville Jaycees’ Last Fling celebration, which opened Friday night and continues through Monday in downtown...