Katlyn Smith
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Gary Sinise's Lt. Dan still standing up for veteransJul 20, 2012 6:00 am - In an Academy Award-nominated role, he played a double amputee injured in Vietnam, battling booze and bitterness at home and ultimately walking again. Now, actor Gary ...
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Rockin' for the Troops concert supports programs for military, familiesJul 20, 2012 6:00 am - At more than 13,000 feet above southern Florida, Mary Kubik prepared to jump. The New Jersey woman joined other families of fallen troops in a tandem sky-dive with memb...
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Loaves and Fishes Pantry reaching out to help veteransJul 09, 2012 8:09 am - While it may be more closely associated with its efforts to help feed those in need, the Loaves and Fishes Community Pantry in Naperville has added a new program to a gr...
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Wheaton Symphony opens new-look seasonJul 06, 2012 8:13 am - Tributes to Hollywood and Broadway will highlight a revamped season for the Wheaton Symphony Orchestra. Organizers say moving away from the symphony’s traditional focus ...
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Wheaton approves luxury apartment plansJul 03, 2012 1:17 pm - Wheaton officials have approved plans for a luxury apartment complex downtown and reached an agreement with the developer to reimburse about 2 percent of the costs assoc...
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Whether boats sink or float, Lake Ellyn Cardboard Regatta will be a spectacleJun 29, 2012 6:00 am - When you’re competing in a boat race, the obvious goal is making it back to shore safely and, ideally, in first place. But for some sailors in the Lake Ellyn Cardboard R...
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Wheaton council needs more time to study apartment proposalJun 26, 2012 12:20 pm - For the second consecutive week, Wheaton officials said they need more time to review a proposal from a Chicago-based developer who wants to build a downtown apartment c...
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DuPage towns form new firefighting allianceJun 25, 2012 12:12 pm - In the heart of a Wheaton neighborhood, thick smoke poured out of a vacant home. Teams of firefighters quickly set to work. They adjusted their gear that weighs almost 7...
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Proceeds benefit the Touch a Life FoundationJun 19, 2012 2:21 pm - To a group of children in Ghana, Rachel Johnson is known as “Ma Rachel.” The children were trafficked into a brutal fishing trade on Lake Volta in the West African count...
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Downtown developer to Wheaton: We need your helpJun 19, 2012 1:00 pm - With a developer saying it's “very difficult to keep momentum going” on a downtown apartment complex, Wheaton officials say they'll consider helping the builder recover ...