Katlyn Smith
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Latest nursing home stats: 2,747 coronavirus deathsMay 29, 2020 1:00 am - At least 2,747 residents and employees of Illinois long-term care facilities have died after contracting the coronavirus, according to new state figures. The deaths now ...
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Glen Ellyn creating 'pocket parks' for outdoor diningMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - Glen Ellyn will create an outdoor dining space downtown as part of efforts to support restaurants trying to recover from pandemic shutdowns. The village will close a sec...
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'I was seeing things scurrying across the floor': Suburban COVID-19 survivors' storiesMay 23, 2020 1:00 am - Drew Murrie couldn't recognize his family in the pictures nurses put up in his hospital room. The Vernon Hills father had no idea those people were his wife and their th...
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Wheaton restaurants want to close downtown street for outdoor diningMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - A group of Wheaton businesses will ask the city council Tuesday to block off a downtown street for outdoor dining to help restart a summer restaurant scene. The Downtow...
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Latest nursing home stats: State now identifies only those with current outbreaksMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - Illinoisans will no longer be able to sift through historical data on coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes. State public health officials on Friday published figures o...
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Metropolitan Family Services provides diapers, school supplies to parents in needMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - Every Tuesday afternoon, families find a lifeline at the Addison Children's Center. Angelina Perez receives a care package for her three children while schools and preki...
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Shane's Deli to make summer comeback in downtown WheatonMay 19, 2020 5:30 am - If there's a sports analogy for Shane's Deli, it's the comeback kid. The downtown Wheaton deli was on the brink of shutting its doors two years ago when Eric Schlickman ...
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Glen Ellyn panel to McChesney developer: Add more retail to $30M apartment buildingMay 15, 2020 1:00 am - With its sloping topography and limited footprint, a vacant site in downtown Glen Ellyn has vexed developers for years. But one real estate firm says it's up to the chal...
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Illinois' COVID-19 nursing home death toll nears 2,000May 15, 2020 1:00 am - A devastating coronavirus crisis in Illinois nursing homes and other long-term care facilities has claimed nearly 2,000 lives, according to new state data released Frida...
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How other Christian churches in suburbs are working toward reopeningMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - As small gatherings of worshippers prepare to return to Catholic churches across Illinois as early as May 23, other Christian denominations are cautiously inching forwar...