Katlyn Smith
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District 200 considering tax increase to replace early childhood centerNov 30, 2012 10:00 am - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 officials are reviewing figures for a potential referendum question in April to finance a new Jefferson Early Childhood Center. The...
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Pack the Gym celebrates Special Olympics, helping othersNov 30, 2012 9:25 am - For basketball fans interested in helping area families in need, it was a slam dunk. A standing-room crowd packed the Hubble Middle School gym this week in Warrenville t...
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New berm protects Warrenville’s Bower Elementary from floodingNov 19, 2012 10:00 am - After a flood swamped Bower Elementary School and shut down the Warrenville building for a week in September 2008, officials are welcoming a project designed to ease flo...
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Fee hikes coming at Wheaton’s Cosley ZooNov 16, 2012 3:16 pm - Wheaton’s Cosley Zoo will raise admission fees for out-of-town visitors beginning in January. Park district commissioners voted 5-1 this week to boost fees to $5 for adu...
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Wheaton Park District scuttles plans for hotel at ArrowheadNov 15, 2012 2:32 pm - Wheaton Park District commissioners have pulled the plug on a proposal to bring a hotel to Arrowhead Golf Club. Citing a sluggish economy, park commissioners Wednesday f...
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Wheaton College brings acclaimed performers for seriesNov 15, 2012 1:41 pm - Scan the list of past performers of Wheaton College’s Artist Series, and you’ll find a roster of the most acclaimed classical musicians. That tradition continues Sa...
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Warrenville school remembers ‘Papa Chief’Nov 09, 2012 7:57 am - A former Air Force corporal who served in Guam and would later become “Papa Chief” of the Warrenville Fire Protection District was saluted at his namesake school Friday ...
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Wheaton approves plans for group home for developmentally disabledNov 06, 2012 1:17 pm - A nonprofit organization has won Wheaton’s approval to open a group home for developmentally disabled individuals near downtown, but faces several hurdles to obtain a li...
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Aurora photographer's fall image captures Photo Finish prizeNov 06, 2012 7:00 am - You've seen them. The extreme close-ups of a leaf sprinkled with dewdrops. A kid happily tossing leaves from a neat pile into the air. The Standard Postcards of Autumn. ...
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Naperville Art League celebrating 50th anniversaryNov 03, 2012 9:00 am - Tucked away in a residential neighborhood across from a parking lot is a terra cotta-colored building with a surprise on its southern wall. A witty mural spans the lengt...