Katlyn Smith
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Wheaton College provides free apartments for police, firefighters under self-quarantineApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - Wheaton College is providing apartments for city police and firefighters to self-quarantine from their families during the coronavirus pandemic. The college signed an a...
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Indy 500 champion, bourbon add hype to Glen Ellyn Food Pantry fundraiserApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - It's hard to find inspiration in the monotony of self-isolation. But beauty is inspiring, and a highly sought-after bottle of Blanton's bourbon is beautiful. The signatu...
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'Full circle': McCormick Place turns into field hospital a century after namesake survived flu pandemicApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Col. Robert R. McCormick kept a diary during World War I that sounds eerily familiar. Fearful his notes could fall into enemy hands, he didn't write much about plans for...
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How suburban hospitals are preparing for looming coronavirus surgeApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - It had been a long night for one of his colleagues at Edward-Elmhurst Health. Dr. Sanjeeb Khatua ran into the anesthesiologist after a recent shift on a new hospital tea...
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Suburban Heroes: Regulars boost Carol Stream pancake house owner, who then feeds workers, families, elderlyApr 05, 2020 6:30 am - She calls them her VIP customers. They're the regulars at Mapleberry Pancake House in Carol Stream. The folks who started their Sunday mornings with flapjacks or stuffed...
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Glen Ellyn police 'drive by, toot the horn' to give kids memorable birthdaysApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - We all have birthdays we'll never forget. Maybe it was a milestone year. Maybe no celebration can hold a candle to your roller rink party or sleepover with pals from sch...
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2 COVID-19 deaths, 11 other cases at Carol Stream senior campusApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - A coronavirus outbreak at a Carol Stream senior living campus has claimed two lives and sickened nearly a dozen others as some family members become increasingly concern...
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Wheaton mutual aid group helping those most hurt by economic falloutApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - For Cristobal Cavazos, it's a constant concern knowing the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately hurting the jobless, seniors and immigrants without a safety net. S...
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Morton Arboretum closing after visitors flout social distancing warningsApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Morton Arboretum will close its doors after visitors failed to adhere to social distancing guidelines, officials said in a news release. The Lisle tree campus threat...
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Carol Stream senior living campus resident dies from COVID-19; 8 others infectedApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - A resident of a Carol Stream senior living community has died after contracting the coronavirus, adding to the growing toll on nursing homes and other facilities caring ...