Katlyn Smith
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College of DuPage proposes moving Frida Kahlo exhibit to 2021Apr 14, 2020 1:00 am - The College of DuPage is considering plans to push back its Frida Kahlo art exhibit to summer 2021 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, delaying a blockbuster displa...
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State moving 200 people from Aurora homeless shelter into hotelApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - The area's largest homeless shelter outside of Chicago is moving its operation and about 200 residents to a hotel fully leased by the state. Homeless people who were sta...
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IEMA: State not using former Itasca hotel in COVID-19 responseApr 10, 2020 1:00 am - State officials considered using an Itasca hotel to house first responders on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they said Friday they've taken that option of...
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Doctors rock playing concert for Central DuPage Hospital staffApr 10, 2020 1:00 am - The band “Vital Signs” has all the appeal of rock stars, and in a certain sense, its musicians are. There's no showboating with the vocalists, but that's not to say they...
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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...