Katlyn Smith
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COVID-19 nursing home deaths climb to 1,553 — 48% of state totalMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Coronavirus outbreaks continue to ravage Illinois nursing homes as new state data show at least 1,553 deaths associated with long-term care facilities. The death toll cl...
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Teen's quarantine concerts strike a chord with audiencesMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Alongside the glow of a fireplace, Katie Kostner strums a ukulele and for the next three minutes and four seconds turns an Elvis cover into a lullaby. The 16-year-old ca...
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Glen Ellyn businesses offering more 'survival kits' after initial successMay 07, 2020 5:28 am - How's this for a day in quarantine? Catch up on some spring yardwork, write a note to an old friend, keep your mind sharp with a puzzle game and then indulge in some Dut...
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Seven suburban educators to celebrate during Teacher Appreciation WeekMay 05, 2020 5:30 am - Remember that teacher who became a role model and helped you think for yourself? Or the one who built your child's confidence and helped them find their calling? Teacher...
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Young Addison dad with COVID-19 discharged from Elmhurst Hospital after 44 daysMay 05, 2020 1:00 am - At only 30 years old and otherwise healthy, Jonathan Davila is not the usual face of COVID-19. His odds for surviving the virus seemed favorable. But the Addison dad wou...
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Glen Ellyn unveils plans for downtown apartment building at McChesney & Miller propertyMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - Glen Ellyn officials have unveiled plans for the redevelopment of the former McChesney & Miller grocery store downtown. South Bend, Indiana-based Holladay Properties is ...
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'A man of faith': Aurora's 'Cross Man' dies from cancerMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - He had lost his characteristic energy to cancer, but Greg Zanis still was dedicated to his legacy the last time he met with an Aurora historian. Though frail, the retire...
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Apartments planned for McChesney site in Glen EllynMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - A real estate firm behind a $31 million mixed-use development in Lombard is proposing a new apartment building that would reshape a former grocery store property in neig...
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'Miles of hearts': Aurora comforts 'Cross Man' in his final daysMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - They kept coming and coming. People who knew Greg Zanis only as the "Cross Man." People who never met the Aurora carpenter but recognized him by his life's work: the whi...
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State list shows COVID-19 nursing home deaths top 1,000May 01, 2020 1:00 am - The coronavirus crisis in Illinois nursing homes has reached a grim milestone with more than 1,000 deaths - more than 40% of total pandemic deaths - linked to long-term ...