Katlyn Smith
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‘They’re in shock’: Family mourns death of Streamwood man pulled from Centennial Beach in NapervilleJul 14, 2025 6:11 pm - The DuPage County coroner’s office has identified the 27-year-old who was pulled unresponsive from the water at Centennial Beach in Naperville last week.
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Naperville police: No sign of foul play after man pulled from Centennial BeachJul 11, 2025 6:44 am - A 27-year-old man died after being found unconscious in the water at Centennial Beach in Naperville, officials said. A witness to the lifeguard search described their teamwork Thursday night.
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$66 million ‘Tropical Forests’ opens today at Brookfield Zoo Chicago with close gorilla encountersJul 10, 2025 6:34 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s “Tropical Forests,” the result of the largest and most ambitious project in its history, gets its public debut Friday.
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College of DuPage employees move to form union with AFSCMEJul 09, 2025 5:12 pm - A key group of College of DuPage employees launched their union organizing campaign earlier this year.
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Apartment developer breaks ground on major Wheaton projectJul 08, 2025 11:04 am - Demolition of a Wheaton site paves the way for “one of the most significant developments in downtown Wheaton in the last decade,” one expert says.
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DuPage forest preserve seeks new vision for historic homeJul 05, 2025 11:45 am - The long-vacant Oak Cottage has a lot of farmhouse charm. Though it needs substantial work, preservationists hope to see the house near Naperville — a link to the area’s agricultural history — revived.
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Homebuilder aims to buy DuPage Water Commission land for $14 millionJul 02, 2025 4:30 pm - The DuPage Water Commission could fetch $14 million if the sale of its 75th Street property is finalized.
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Lilly Pulitzer store, new restaurants on the horizon in downtown NapervilleJul 01, 2025 4:26 pm - A Lilly Pulitzer store is expected to open in Naperville’s Main Street Promenade, among many new retail and dining additions downtown.
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What’s next for Spring Brook restoration in Blackwell Forest Preserve?Jun 30, 2025 6:32 pm - Spring Brook Creek now takes more of a snakelike course through St. James Farm and Blackwell forest preserves near Warrenville as a result of a large-scale restoration project.
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‘People don't know this’: Why MLK came to DuPage County in 1967Jun 29, 2025 9:00 pm - Almost four years after his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at a tent-in demonstration in DuPage County. That lost history now is being celebrated again by those who wish to preserve it and seek to carry on King’s work.