Katlyn Smith
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Naperville man looks back on segregation, Freedom RidesJan 20, 2014 4:15 am - Thomas Armstrong woke up late that hot Mississippi morning. Having missed the bus from his home in a small farming community to his high school five miles away in Prenti...
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Hanover Park tennis dome set to reopen after makeoverJan 18, 2014 7:00 am - Hanover Park Park District will debut about $540,000 in upgrades to the indoor tennis dome at the Centre Court Athletic Club by the end of the month. The board of commi...
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Harper College pairs up with Comfort Dogs to train handlersJan 15, 2014 4:15 am - In the months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, kids returning to classes were startled by ordinary sounds. Rich Martin remembered when a chair screechin...
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Des Plaines girl, 14, wins NFL’s Punt, Pass and Kick contestJan 13, 2014 1:05 pm - Walk the hallways of her Des Plaines school, and you’ll spot Alisa Fallon flashing her pink Superman cape. It’s a nod to her favorite Chicago Bears player, Devin Hester,...
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Alexian Brothers Women and Children’s Hospital loses powerJan 10, 2014 9:40 am - Alexian Brothers Women and Children’s Hospital in Hoffman Estates went dark early Friday in a power outage that forced the precarious move of premature babies to other f...
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How Hanover Park plans to revive Barrington Road shopping centerJan 10, 2014 4:30 am - More than two years after buying an aging strip mall for $2.8 million, Hanover Park officials are ramping up their efforts to turn the property over to the private secto...
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Bartlett moves to restrict video gamblingJan 08, 2014 3:22 pm - Fearing that Bartlett could turn into what one official called a “mini Las Vegas,” village leaders are crafting stricter standards for video gambling. Trustees have tak...
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St. Francis community rallies again behind injured studentApr 12, 2013 4:39 pm - Every week, a group of St. Francis High School students delivers a home-cooked meal to the Novak family in West Chicago. It’s a simple gesture, perhaps, but a testament ...
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Suess easy winner in Wheaton’s North DistrictApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - The incumbent in Wheaton’s only contested race for a seat on the city council handily won re-election Tuesday. According to final unofficial totals, Phil Suess garnered...
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District 200 voters reject early childhood centerApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed tax increase to finance a new Jefferson Early Childhood Center. With all preci...