Katlyn Smith
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‘People don't know this’: Why MLK came to DuPage County in 1967Jun 29, 2025 9:00 pm - Almost four years after his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at a tent-in demonstration in DuPage County. That lost history now is being celebrated again by those who wish to preserve it and seek to carry on King’s work.
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Roselle razing former Trinity center to prepare for new libraryJun 26, 2025 3:13 pm - The village of Roselle is starting the process of tearing down the former Trinity Community Center to clear the site for a new public library campus.
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‘Neighbors helping neighbors’: DuPage awards more than $700,000 to small nonprofitsJun 24, 2025 5:22 pm - DuPage County officials on Tuesday recognized nearly three dozen small but mighty nonprofit organizations awarded funding through a grant program.
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Banquet hall planned for redevelopment of Dania site at Roosevelt, Finley roads in LombardJun 23, 2025 7:37 pm - A portion of a former Dania store in Lombard could be reimagined as a banquet hall as part of a proposed lifestyle shopping center called the Burj Plaza.
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Townhouse development near Naperville school gets plan commission OKJun 20, 2025 5:36 pm - Naperville’s planning and zoning commission has endorsed a proposed townhouse complex over some objections from neighbors.
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A ‘peace language’: Festival within Make Music Wheaton to celebrate Middle Eastern cultureJun 19, 2025 6:57 pm - There will be more than 70 free performances at multiple venues in Wheaton during Make Music Wheaton, which kicks off on Friday night and continues Saturday.
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Naperville debates grocery tax replacement vs. local sales tax increaseJun 18, 2025 12:45 pm - Though many suburbs have already adopted a municipal 1% sales tax on groceries, some Naperville officials are mulling an alternative.
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What’s ahead for Waubonsie Valley’s estimated $143 million school renovationJun 18, 2025 8:45 am - As Waubonsie Valley High School nears its 50th anniversary, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 officials have detailed plans for a sweeping renovation.
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How District 204 plans to move freshmen back to Neuqua Valley High SchoolJun 16, 2025 6:19 pm - Naperville’s Neuqua Valley High School will bring all four grade levels under one roof for the first time in more than two decades when freshmen are expected to move to the main campus building at the start of the 2027-28 school year.
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A ‘legend’: Superintendent reflects on 13 years leading Glenbard high schoolsJun 15, 2025 9:00 pm - Superintendent David Larson’s 13-year tenure leading Glenbard High School District 87 is coming to a close.