Katlyn Smith
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Carol Stream group breaking ground on veterans memorial with $60,000 left to raiseSep 14, 2018 5:30 am - Jim Benzin won't be speaking only of military service in his remarks at a groundbreaking for Carol Stream's new veterans memorial later this month. A VFW commander and...
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Fundraiser launched to expand Wayne Township food pantrySep 11, 2018 1:00 am - Ever since she received groceries and presents for her kids around Christmas 34 years ago, Juanita Martinez has been paying it forward. She helps families who know her a...
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Why Glen Ellyn wants to impose a new food and beverage taxSep 10, 2018 1:00 am - Glen Ellyn trustees are set to impose a new food and beverage tax to boost revenue for major infrastructure projects downtown. The board will vote to approve the 1.5 pe...
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'Neighbors helping neighbors' drives Wayne Township mobile food pantrySep 07, 2018 1:00 am - The mobile food pantry run by Al Pioch and his neighbors can serve up to 200 households a year, but there's one face in the crowd he will never forget. He doesn't press ...
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Glenbard West to unveil restored victory bell at homecomingSep 06, 2018 5:38 am - The anticipation for homecoming weekend at Glenbard West has Pete Konkle feeling like a kid again. Konkle will come back to campus for the glorious ritual of seeing the ...
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Suburban Hero: Arlington Heights man lauded for protecting woman from falling treeSep 01, 2018 1:00 am - Nicholas Staples was taking a break from a painting job at a Glen Ellyn house when he started making small talk with a neighbor walking her dog. It was a sunny, calm mor...
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'Really bittersweet': Smokehouse restaurant to close after 35 years in WheatonAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - Devotion to Smokehouse runs deep in Wheaton. Dinner lines have stretched out the door with regulars resigning themselves to one last beef gyro and one last slab of ribs ...
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Glen Ellyn Civic Betterment Party recruiting village candidatesAug 28, 2018 1:00 am - Glen Ellyn Civic Betterment Party leaders have launched their candidate search for village positions up for election next spring. The 87-year-old party is accepting appl...
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St. Walter School in Roselle opens new kindergarten building, a legacy to retired principalAug 27, 2018 1:00 am - On paper, Mary Lloyd technically retired at the end of June after 29 years as principal of St. Walter School. But she remained a fixture at the Roselle school over the s...
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Shy girl with stage 4 cancer now a 'passionate' teen advocate for researchAug 25, 2018 1:00 am - Everyone in the hospital clinic is drawn to Megan Bugg - the nurses, the patient families and the camera crew. Four years ago, Megan would have shunned the attention, bu...