Justin Kmitch
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Mural artist strikes (black and) gold at Metea ValleyAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - As a young boy growing up in Chicago, muralist Eulojio "Joe" Ortega spent endless hours watching his father draw horses. Eventually he developed his own incredible eye ...
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Dist. 204 working its way back to energy conservationAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - In a time when "going green" is the thing to do, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 officials were told Monday the staff and students "appear to have lost some of their en...
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Dist. 204 rally celebrates student achievementAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - New Superintendent Kathy Birkett stole the show Monday during a back-to-school celebration with roughly 3,000 Indian Prairie Unit District 204 staff members. Most of In...
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District 204 prepares to open third high schoolAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - It's quite likely there's only one group more excited about putting its mark on Metea Valley Valley School than the students - the teachers. Faculty members recently go...
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Accused shoplifter leaves cell phone behindAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Aurora police say they used a cell phone left at the scene to identify and secure charges against a Chicago woman accused of pepper spraying a shopping center security g...
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Tears, cheers as soldiers return home in AuroraAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - "Hello little man. Nice to meet you. I love you." Two-week-old Ryley Harris Soloff likely won't remember those words. His father, Benjamin Soloff, likely will never for...
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Aurora alderman to Naperville councilman: Mind your own businessAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Naperville Councilman Richard Furstenau visited Aurora this week to urge the city council to reject both red-light cameras and plans for a new hotel on Route 59. Frankl...
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Aurora says no to new hotelAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Several Aurora hotels won the fight Tuesday to keep a new 93-room Hampton Inn and Suites from being built on the Route 59 corridor. But a local developer who claims his ...
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Red-light cameras OK'd in AuroraAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Aurora has officially become the next suburb to adopt red-light cameras at some city traffic signals. The city council approved a three-year contract with Arizona-based ...
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Aurora resident TaseredAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - A 19-year-old Aurora man had to be subdued with a Taser early Wednesday after fighting with police. Rodrigo Mercado, 19, of the 900 block of Superior Street was charged ...