Katlyn Smith
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‘An honor and a privilege’: New village manager appointed in WinfieldJul 29, 2025 4:29 pm - Winfield trustees have unanimously appointed Evan Summers as the village’s chief administrator.
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Naperville Park District aims to bring popular south side amenities to Nike Sports ComplexJul 28, 2025 6:13 pm - The Naperville Park District is gathering more public feedback on plans to upgrade the Nike Sports Complex, an outdoor recreational hub along Mill Street near the Mayneland Farm stand.
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Warrenville plans pop-up marketplace similar to Batavia’s boardwalk shopsJul 28, 2025 11:35 am - Warrenville leaders are working to fashion a pop-up marketplace that can grow over time, drawing examples from seasonal shops in Batavia and Berwyn.
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Custom homebuilder plans subdivision near Naperville’s Clow Creek GreenwayJul 23, 2025 6:39 pm - A custom homebuilder plans to develop more than a dozen houses just down the road from a pair of Naperville churches.
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Wheaton commissions study of intersection with speeding, impatient driversJul 22, 2025 4:37 pm - The Wheaton City Council has given the greenlight to a study that will evaluate potential traffic calming measures at Harrison Avenue and Washington Street.
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Not ‘just another boring burger and fries’: Jack in the Box returning to Chicago areaJul 22, 2025 1:37 pm - Jack in the Box is back. What set its apart? In general, all-day breakfast, low price points and “pretty much a broad or varied menu of items,” one analyst said.
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The ‘best breakfast burritos’: Guzman y Gomez plans second Naperville restaurant, opens latest in Des PlainesJul 21, 2025 11:26 am - With a mission to “reinvent fast food,” Guzman y Gomez continues to introduce suburbanites to its version of made-to-order burritos and bowls with a new restaurant in Des Plaines and another planned for Naperville’s Route 59 corridor.
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‘Really incredible’: Zoo’s new Gorilla Conservation Center brings students and animals togetherJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago has unveiled a prominent new home for the King Conservation Leadership Academy. And it has “one of the best views, I think, any classroom anywhere ever will have,” a zoo leader said.
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Naperville City Council OKs townhouse, row house developmentJul 16, 2025 4:26 pm - Naperville City Council members have approved plans for a 90-unit residential development near Naper Boulevard and Plank Road.
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How Naperville freshman center will become a ‘hub’ for District 204 programsJul 15, 2025 3:11 pm - District 204 is slated to redesign the stand-alone Neuqua freshman center — named for former Superintendent Kathy Birkett — as part of an ambitious list of projects made possible by voter-approved funding.