Katlyn Smith
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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 ...
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Oakbrook Center welcomes 100 classic cars for Father’s Day showJun 15, 2012 8:23 am - Sometimes classic car owners lock up their prized beauties in garages and never do the one thing they were designed to do. Drive. They linger over the cars and polish th...
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District 200, teachers approve 3-year contractJun 14, 2012 7:52 am - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 approved a three-year contract with its teachers union that lengthens the school day for some faculty members and provides rais...
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Graffiti artists to demonstrate their techniques at Cantigny’s Art in BloomJun 11, 2012 4:16 pm - Won Kim developed his artistic skills at night — and under the disguise of an alias. As a teenager, he says he spray painted “anywhere and everywhere”...
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Studio Movie Grill in Wheaton opens FridayJun 07, 2012 3:00 pm - Forget the popcorn. Fresh fruit, Thai salads — even a selection of wines — are some of the staples available to moviegoers at the new Studio Movie Grill opening Friday i...
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Proposed Wheaton playground to appeal to kids with developmental challengesJun 05, 2012 2:45 pm - As a parent of a 10-year-old son on the autism spectrum, Dan Wagner navigates what he calls a toolbox, brimming with ways to help his son interact with other kids and th...
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Wheaton College, other suburban observatories focus on Transit of VenusJun 05, 2012 5:30 am - From our vantage point on Earth, it may look like merely a tiny black dot crossing the surface of the sun. But in reality, the Transit of Venus that begins about 5:03 p....