Katlyn Smith
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Students' 5K to fund room makeover for recovering Hanover Park girlApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - Makayla Nemcik leans against her mom and tunes out her frustrating world. Her mom starts to talk about Makayla's cancer diagnosis at 7 years old, how she lost her brown ...
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$1 subs mean big crowds for Jimmy John'sApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - Neil Helwig's whirlwind day began at 1 a.m. Thursday at the Jimmy John's sandwich shop in Wheaton. And it wasn't until late in the afternoon that the store's general man...
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Hadley Junior High educator helps teens 'feel empowered'Apr 19, 2016 11:00 pm - Hillary Shumate worried that teenage girls were watching a little too much of a show that called women "grenades" and reading a little too much about a clumsy damsel in ...
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Cyclists pitch Glen Ellyn leg of Intelligentsia CupApr 19, 2016 5:40 am - Plans for a Tour of Lake Ellyn shifted into high gear Monday when cyclists and even former Olympians voiced support for the proposed event before Glen Ellyn trustees. Th...
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Where Carol Stream will rebuild, repave roadsApr 19, 2016 1:00 am - Carol Stream has begun what village engineers say is the largest road improvement project in the town's history. The summerlong project will cost more than $3 million an...
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Gala raises funds, awareness of child abuse preventionApr 16, 2016 1:00 am - In a former farmhouse in Hoffman Estates, children who have suffered abuse are interviewed by social workers one time, sparing them from the trauma of having to repeat t...
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How Glenbard high schools got more students to enroll in AP classesApr 15, 2016 5:15 am - Glenbard High School District 87 has a new framework in place designed to broaden access to advanced placement classes. The district became one of only seven in Illinois...
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Why Glen Ellyn woman volunteers in a remote region of the PhilippinesApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - When Mary Jane Trinkus first traveled to Bolivia, she went for "selfish" reasons. That's hardly the first word that comes to mind to describe Trinkus, a nurse who signed...
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Korean War veteran 'overwhelmed' by volunteers fixing his homeApr 13, 2016 1:00 am - Len Butler struggled to put what he saw into words. It was easy to be overwhelmed by all the strangers who arrived early in the day and started working to fix up his tir...
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Carol Stream fire district weighing Schmale Road station optionsApr 12, 2016 5:10 am - A new workout room. More storage. Remodeled bathrooms. Those are among the renovations proposed by Carol Stream firefighters who staff station No. 29 in 24-hour shifts. ...