Katlyn Smith
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TIF case against Winfield ends after state supreme court declines to hear school districts’ appealJun 08, 2026 7:04 pm - A long-running legal fight over a special taxing district in Winfield is coming to an end now that the state’s highest court has declined to hear the case.
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‘Something spectacular’: Towns to go all out on July 4 for America’s 250th yearJun 06, 2026 12:00 pm - America’s 250th birthday has suburbs unfurling all things red, white and blue. New downtown murals will be unveiled and time capsules filled. Some towns are shelling out more for their fireworks, and proudly so.
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New executive director takes helm of DuPage forest preserve systemJun 02, 2026 5:54 pm - The DuPage County forest preserve board unanimously voted Tuesday to promote Anamari Golf Dorgan as its next executive director.
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Pulte wants to buy DuPage Water Commission land for $14 million to build ‘Naperville Ridge’ duplexesJun 02, 2026 3:46 pm - Pulte Home Co. plans to buy more than 32 acres from the DuPage Water Commission and develop the heavily wooded property with a duplex neighborhood dubbed “Naperville Ridge.”
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Lisle board mulls zoning revision amid concerns over data centersMay 29, 2026 5:57 pm - Lisle officials are poised to add another hurdle for data center developers to clear if they want to build one on an industrially zoned property in town.
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Forest preserve considers ‘responsible’ move of farmhouse, but Naperville preservationists want it to stay putMay 27, 2026 5:49 pm - Three years after Landmarks Illinois put Oak Cottage on a list of the most endangered historic places in the state, a man has detailed a proposal to revive the farmhouse by moving the structure in sections and reassembling it on another, undisclosed property in DuPage County. But some Naperville preservationists oppose the potential move.
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DuPage forest preserve board names top candidate for executive director’s jobMay 26, 2026 4:20 pm - The DuPage County forest preserve board is moving to promote a senior district leader as its next executive director.
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Naperville mayor, council opt for special study on I-88 corridorMay 26, 2026 4:14 pm - Naperville city council members have decided to proceed with a special study into the future of the I-88 business corridor amid concerns about “residential creep" in the area.
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‘We owe it to him’: Wheaton school keeps Medal of Honor recipient’s memory alive through art and musicMay 24, 2026 4:42 pm - A Wheaton middle school named after James Monroe preserves his memory through a series of tributes that make him part of its very fabric. One in particular extends far beyond school walls.
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‘More and more vibrant’: New shop brings event space, French style to downtown WheatonMay 20, 2026 9:23 am - Fran Rouse has opened a second Stonehouse store in Wheaton — this one in downtown with a dedicated event space, an outdoor cafe setup and the same air of hospitality that defines her first shop.