Katlyn Smith
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Elk Grove village mayor returns to public duties after heart surgeryMar 12, 2014 1:01 am - Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson is ready for a new streak. Johnson hadn't missed a village board meeting in his 17 years as mayor until last month, when he watched...
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New amenities coming to Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve near Hanover ParkMar 08, 2014 7:00 am - Major changes are slated for the Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve near Hanover Park. The DuPage County Forest Preserve District is finally moving ahead with a $4.1 million pe...
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Child playing with lighter sparks Batavia fireMar 08, 2014 12:01 am - A child playing with a lighter sparked a fire Saturday causing about $25,000 in damage to a Batavia apartment, authorities said. Firefighters arrived about 1 p.m. to fi...
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Hanover Park, colleges join forces on projectMar 07, 2014 4:30 am - Hanover Park will foot the bill on a more than $700,000 construction project for a facility run by two community colleges. The village, Elgin Community College and Harpe...
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Bartlett man, 47, faces child porn chargeMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - A 47-year-old Bartlett man has been charged with possession of child pornography after an investigation by Bartlett and Wheaton police. Michael P. Juhasz, of the 300 bl...
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Horticulturist picks the best new plant varietiesMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - If there was a pretty flower that could weather a rowdy party, it's a gomphrena. Or so says Allan Armitage. "If you're a landscaper that is doing work with student dorms...
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Emerald ash borer, flood relief project slated for Bartlett budgetMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - Spending in Bartlett is on the rise as the village replaces thousands of trees infested by the emerald ash borer. The proposed 2014-15 budget is expected to climb to alm...
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Long Grove's proposed property tax facing bumpy roadMar 04, 2014 4:30 am - In charming Long Grove, “big government” are dirty words. The village was founded in the late 1950s on several guiding principles, including to resist property taxes and...
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Police release new surveillance footage of Streamwood murder suspectMar 04, 2014 12:01 am - Streamwood police released new surveillance video Tuesday of a man they believe killed a gas station clerk in a robbery nearly a year ago. Anandkumar "Andy" Jaiswal, 24...
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Bartlett man discusses heroin addiction on Oprah's OWN networkMar 03, 2014 12:00 am - Nick Gore marked his two-year anniversary free from heroin this month with a turn in front of the cameras. The Bartlett man taped an interview set to air Sunday on “Opra...