Katlyn Smith
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District 200 looks to overhaul aging facilitiesMay 24, 2012 3:22 pm - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 officials are reviewing several conceptual proposals to overhaul aging facilities, but they’ll need voter approval to turn the plan...
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Wheaton plans solemn observance to honor fallen vetsMay 24, 2012 8:41 am - Every Memorial Day, about four dozen simple white crosses fill a section of the Wheaton Cemetery. They are lined in neat rows, like the solemn effect of crosses marking...
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Wounded veteran leads Lisle’s Memorial Day paradeMay 23, 2012 9:05 am - Back home from an 11-month tour in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Bogmenko needs surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee. He thinks he sustained the injur...
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Wheaton looks to increase oversight of downtown groupMay 22, 2012 2:45 pm - Wheaton City Council members say they will continue to develop performance-based benchmarks to measure the success of a group charged with promoting the downtown busines...
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Wheaton Warrenville’s show is part musical, part mystery, part comedyMay 17, 2012 10:33 am - Swish your red and black skirt. Hoop and holler. Flirt with the cowboys at the bar. Those are among the meticulous instructions directors of Wheaton Warrenville South Hi...
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Booming cannons welcome Civil War Days to Naper SettlementMay 17, 2012 8:00 am - Stroll through downtown Naperville this weekend and the boom of cannons may stop you in your tracks. Not to worry: we're not being invaded. The crack of gunfire is ju...
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Wheaton senior housing plans take step forwardMay 15, 2012 5:16 pm - A developer’s request to bring a senior housing facility to downtown Wheaton has passed its latest hurdle. During a public hearing Monday, the Wheaton City Council revie...
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Police officers gather in Naperville to honor their fallen comradesMay 15, 2012 1:00 pm - Bill Bermes gingerly placed a bouquet of red roses in front of the memorial wall, not far from where his grandfather's name is carved in black stone. He paused and bowe...
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Salt Creek Ballet’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ awakens passion in dancersMay 11, 2012 5:48 am - Sammie Schmidt was just a fourth-grade girl mesmerized by the “princesses” onstage when she first saw the Salt Creek Ballet’s production of “The Sleeping ...
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Second Naperville District 203 teacher claims Golden Apple prizeMay 10, 2012 6:00 pm - What was supposed to be "read and relax time" for first-graders at Naperville's Naper Elementary School erupted Thursday into cheers, spontaneous singing and plenty of j...