Katlyn Smith
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West Chicago High School teachers authorize strikeJan 26, 2018 12:00 am - West Chicago High School teachers voted Friday to authorize a strike but have not set a date for a possible walkout that would raise the stakes in a contract dispute aft...
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Where West Chicago High School teachers, board are still far apartJan 26, 2018 12:00 am - The West Chicago District 94 school board and teachers union have been locked in contract talks for nearly two years. Here's a look at some of the major sticking points:...
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Wheaton reopening part of fire-damaged Metra station MondayJan 25, 2018 12:00 am - A waiting area inside the downtown Wheaton Metra station is set to reopen to commuters Monday morning, but the rest of the fire-damaged building could remain off-limits ...
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West Chicago High School teachers prepare for Friday strike voteJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - West Chicago High School teachers will vote to authorize a strike Friday as tensions with the school board escalate after nearly two years of contract talks. Teachers me...
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Glen Ellyn District 41 to hold hearing on Hadley classroom additionJan 23, 2018 4:30 am - Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 will hold a public hearing Monday on plans for a Hadley Junior High classroom addition - one of the projects in a $24.2 million constru...
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Glen Ellyn District 89, teachers union agree to 5-year contractJan 23, 2018 12:00 am - The Glen Ellyn Elementary District 89 school board and teachers have approved a five-year contract that provides union members with average salary increases of 3 percent...
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Glen Ellyn to study new Metra train station, pedestrian tunnelJan 19, 2018 4:36 am - Glen Ellyn trustees have agreed to a further study into a major reconstruction of the downtown Metra station site that would replace the 1960s-era depot, build a pedestr...
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Why these suburban women are still energized by Women's MarchJan 19, 2018 4:30 am - In the year since she marched on Washington with hundreds of thousands of other women, Kirsten Powers has helped lead a group that struck a nerve in Elmhurst. It started...
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Experts: Women's March provides 'shot of adrenaline' for broader movementJan 19, 2018 4:30 am - Women who returned home after marching on Washington, D.C., and in cities across the country a year ago inevitably faced questions about momentum. They had mobilized to ...
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St. Charles couple opening Moveable Feast in downtown WheatonJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - The husband-and-wife owners of Geneva's Moveable Feast & Co. are opening a new Wheaton dining spot inspired by the flagship. Nearly four years after they bought the caf...