Katlyn Smith
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How Carol Stream school created an Innovation CenterSep 30, 2016 6:00 am - Sandy McCall began the tour with one instruction for the curious students at Roy DeShane Elementary. "Don't try to look at everything at one time," McCall said as she i...
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Where 45th House candidates stand on pension fixesSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - How can Illinois address a staggering, roughly $111 billion shortfall in its pension system? The candidates for the state's 45th House District seat offer sharply differ...
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Glen Ellyn hires engineers for Park Boulevard, Main Street roadworkSep 28, 2016 1:00 am - Plans to reconstruct and widen a stretch of Park Boulevard are ramping up now that Glen Ellyn trustees have asked engineers to prepare designs. Though the village doesn'...
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District 41 to poll residents about possible building additionsSep 27, 2016 5:16 am - Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 will poll residents next month about whether to build additions to existing elementary schools or construct a new facility on district-...
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Oak Brook man second in U.S. to undergo heart procedureSep 26, 2016 5:30 am - Carol Kurinsky expected her 73-year-old husband to be groggy and in pain the morning after his heart surgery. At 6 a.m., she called the hospital to check on his conditio...
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No official cause of death yet for Willowbrook High School studentSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - Flowers and white votive candles have turned what Willowbrook High School students call "the rock" into a memorial for one of their classmates. Abdul Jalal, 15, died Mon...
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Grandin gives advice to students on the autism spectrum at Glenbard EastSep 21, 2016 1:00 am - When Temple Grandin shows you an image of a holding pen for cattle - one she designed - she's not telling you how to handle livestock. She's making a point. "The way yo...
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Restaurant, microbrewery preparing to open in Glen Ellyn's Schmid storeSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Jon With prefers the "classics." His new restaurant and microbrewery, Two Hound Red, is preparing to open in downtown Glen Ellyn next year, pending village approvals. An...
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Jason Segel on slap bets, revealing the Dracula musical to Judd ApatowSep 17, 2016 7:30 am - Jason Segel shared a few of his favorite things and memories over his career during a Q-and-A at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove. Here are some highlights: Favorite ...
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Jason Segel tells fans in suburbs why he isn't afraid to take risksSep 17, 2016 7:30 am - A 10-year-old Jason Segel is ready to become a hero. He's kind of an outsider, a kid who wears a Superman cape under his clothes. If anyone asks why, he simply responds,...