Katlyn Smith
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Naper Boulevard Library reopens after five-month renovation with 'fresh' feelApr 25, 2015 1:00 am - Think of an old-school library, and you're probably picturing quiet, drab spaces and maybe a librarian peering over her spectacles when a patron's voice rises above a wh...
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Hanover Park strikes deal for 90% stake in strip mallApr 24, 2015 5:30 am - Hanover Park will join forces with a Chicago developer to revitalize a declining strip mall, a deal that will give the village a 90 percent ownership stake in the Barrin...
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Wheeling's Bob Chinn's one of highest-grossing restaurants in countryApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - He creamed the Iron Chef. Wolfgang who? No contest there. Ditto for Guy Fieri. Restaurants owned by some of the biggest names in celebrity chiefdom fall to Bob Chinn's...
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Village manager, former top cop retiring in StreamwoodApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Gary O'Rourke is, by his own words, "pretty low-key." He's soft-spoken, and doesn't even have an official headshot at the village of Streamwood. So it's no surprise that...
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Architects give first glimpse of Wheeling rec center expansionApr 22, 2015 1:00 am - A warm-water therapy pool, bigger gym and kitchen for culinary classes are among the potential upgrades recommended by architects designing a possible expansion of the W...
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DCFS investigating death of Arlington Heights toddlerApr 21, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is investigating claims of abuse and neglect in the death of a 2-year-old Arlington Heights girl, although police...
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Wheeling chosen for new concept in senior livingApr 19, 2015 1:00 am - You know there's added pressure for the family business when the boss names a new project after his daughter. Such is the case with The Whitley of Wheeling, a novel conc...
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Bartlett may cut unpopular electric utility tax in halfApr 18, 2015 8:00 am - Bartlett trustees on Tuesday are expected to decide whether to chop in half the village's controversial tax on electricity use, a rollback that could save the average ho...
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Barrington Hills home 'totaled' in fireApr 18, 2015 1:00 am - A luxury mansion in Barrington Hills was destroyed Saturday afternoon by a stubborn fire in an affluent neighborhood with no fire hydrants, authorities said. Crews reque...
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Is rehab finally in the works for struggling Hanover Park mall?Apr 16, 2015 5:30 am - The village of Hanover Park would retain a 90 percent ownership stake in a struggling strip mall under a proposed deal with a developer who wants to invest in a multimil...