Katlyn Smith
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Replica horse trough takes the Glen Ellyn original's place downtownJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - A reproduction has taken over a Glen Ellyn landmark's place of importance downtown. After craftsmen spent more than a year on the meticulous replica, the village's new h...
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'A godsend': Wheaton's Hale Street to stay closed for summer of outdoor dining to help restaurantsJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - Dick O'Gorman greeted the alfresco dining tents outside his downtown Wheaton restaurant last month as a "godsend." The Ivy owner is now hiring again and filling reservat...
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Artist Tony Fitzpatrick comes full circle with College of DuPage exhibitJun 16, 2020 5:00 am - It's hard to square Tony Fitzpatrick the Renaissance man with Tony Fitzpatrick the golf caddie. A prolific artist, Fitzpatrick draws, paints, writes poetry and makes col...
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Drive-through visitation planned for Wheaton North student killed in crashJun 15, 2020 1:00 am - Friends and family of one of two Wheaton North High School students who died after a car crash last Friday will pay their respects with a drive-through visitation. The p...
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What suburban police are planning to reform, and what activists say about itJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - This story has been updated to remove the name of Ahmaud Arbery from a list of people killed by police. After a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferg...
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State's nursing homes list shows 3,433 COVID-19 deaths; here are the latest case countsJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Coronavirus deaths linked to Illinois long-term care facilities increased by 380 over the last week, bringing the number of people who have died to at least 3,433, accor...
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DuPage County opening COVID-19 testing site in WheatonJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County will open a coronavirus testing site in Wheaton as COVID-19 deaths in the state's second-most populous county top 400. The drive-through testing site at th...
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'Children can and do get this virus': How Naperville parents cared for 3-year-old triplets with COVID-19Jun 08, 2020 5:30 am - Maureen Dunne found herself facing the unimaginable when her children became part of a frightening statistic. In DuPage County, 147 kids younger than 10 have developed C...
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Glen Ellyn searching for best Fourth of July decorations in new contestJun 08, 2020 1:00 am - Glen Ellyn normally puts on a Fourth of July celebration that would make James Cagney's “Yankee Doodle Dandy” burst out in song and dance. The village is the picture of ...
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'Nature is healing': Morton Arboretum to launch ticket sales next week for public reopeningJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - The little boy stopped in his tracks and locked eyes with the troll hiding in the trees. Jack Berger, 2, ventured with his grandmother Friday to see this guardian of the...