Katlyn Smith
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New Starbucks replacing kiosk shop in LombardJun 25, 2018 1:00 am - The miniature size of the Lombard Starbucks makes it an anomaly in the suburbs. Java junkies get their fix only by using the drive-through in a building that has just en...
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Lombard designates 143-year-old house a local landmarkJun 22, 2018 5:22 am - A Lombard home built in 1875 - one of the last vestiges of the village's early history in the heart of the downtown - has been named a local landmark. Village trustees ...
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WWII vet from Des Plaines receives France's Legion of HonorJun 22, 2018 1:00 am - Xenophon "Fonda" Doudalis accepted a deserved honor Friday with the quiet dignity of a soldier. The World War II Army veteran nodded occasionally in appreciation during ...
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Artist's 'vivid imagination' created Morton Arboretum's incredible trollsJun 21, 2018 5:30 am - To reach Thomas Dambo on this morning, you have to take a footpath deep into a forest of conifers. In these serene woods - we can't say exactly where - Dambo is scaling ...
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5 things to know about the Morton Arboretum's giant trollsJun 19, 2018 12:15 pm - A cast of mythical characters has made Lisle's Morton Arboretum their new domain, and they're an imposing bunch. As one of the six giant trolls who now lay claim to the ...
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Glen Ellyn leg of Intelligentsia Cup becoming a 'marquee weekend' of bike racingJun 12, 2018 5:36 am - Organizers who saved the Glen Ellyn leg of a premier cycling series last summer have reached an agreement with a title sponsor to keep the July event in town for at leas...
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Pulte developers honor legacy of nuns at former Wheaton conventJun 12, 2018 1:00 am - Sister Betty Crotty wiped away tears at the familiar sound as she tried to let go of a now unfamiliar place. At the close of the ceremony, the gathering of nuns began si...
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A 'hometown party' starts Thursday with Taste of Wheaton openingMay 30, 2018 1:00 am - Folks around Wheaton this weekend will be having a friendly debate. Taste of Wheaton. Cream of Wheaton. Which is it? On one side are the purists, the festival regulars w...
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Wheaton agency will still serve families in the wake of building fireMay 29, 2018 1:00 am - A devastating fire in the longtime offices of a Wheaton social services agency had not yet been extinguished Saturday night when the group began receiving an outpouring ...
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McCormick Foundation has Battle of Cantigny monument relocated in FranceMay 28, 2018 7:30 am - Cantigny Park shares more than a name with a small village in France. Leaders of the Wheaton campus spent Memorial Day weekend in the French town about 75 miles outside ...