Katlyn Smith
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Bridal shop community rallies around Elmhurst store destroyed by fireJan 27, 2017 12:00 am - The image of another bridal store in ruins reopened old wounds for Ronia Ghusein. A devastating fire destroyed her own shop and more than 6,000 dresses six years ago. Gh...
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Glen Ellyn District 41 picks new board memberJan 27, 2017 12:00 am - The Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 school board has named a new member to a vacant seat. The board voted 4-0 Friday to appoint Lori Taylor to a term of just three mo...
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Boundary changes proposed in Glen Ellyn District 89Jan 26, 2017 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn Elementary District 89 has unveiled a proposal to overhaul attendance boundaries and reassign roughly 280 students to new schools. The school board will hear...
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Fallen Bloomingdale police officer remembered as 'Sweet Baby Ray'Jan 25, 2017 12:00 am - Raymond Murrell gave his dad a book he wrote for Father's Day almost two decades ago. Then 10 years old, Murrell scribbled some pictures of palm trees and father and son...
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Carol Stream OKs lease for temporary village hallJan 24, 2017 4:44 am - Carol Stream will run village business out of temporary offices for nearly two years under a lease approved Monday night by the village board. Employees in seven departm...
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Five apply for vacant Glen Ellyn District 41 seatJan 24, 2017 12:00 am - The Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 school board will meet Friday morning to appoint a new member who will serve a term of just three months. Five candidates applied t...
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Suburban women march in Washington: 'We will continue to show up'Jan 21, 2017 12:00 am - Suburban women vow to continue to speak up for the causes that inspired them to march in the nation's capital the day after Donald Trump was sworn in as president. They ...
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Cantigny museum enlists Glen Ellyn students for exhibit refreshJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - Cantigny museum enlists Glen Ellyn students to help refresh exhibit
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Suburban women, a teen boy on why they're marching in WashingtonJan 20, 2017 4:31 am - A 40-year-old mom from Naperville on a mission to "normalize" Muslims. A 14-year-old boy from Itasca who's passionate about women's rights. A "privileged" white woman fr...
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Carol Stream group seeks donations to renovate veterans memorialJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - A volunteer group has raised about $30,000 to renovate a Carol Stream veterans memorial - well short of its goal. But Jim Benzin, one of the effort's leaders, knows some...