Katlyn Smith
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Aging schools and open space: Here’s what’s on the ballot in DuPage CountyOct 31, 2024 5:13 pm - Come Election Day, voters throughout DuPage County will decide whether school, library and park districts can borrow millions for major building projects. Here’s a look at some of the referendum questions on their ballots.
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‘Vivid creatures’ will be taking over Morton Aboretum next yearOct 30, 2024 8:08 am - First a family of trolls settled into the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Then more humanlike characters, Mother Earth types, began to populate areas of the grounds. A new gro...
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Catching rays: Solar panel project planned for inside the old Danada horse trackOct 26, 2024 2:00 pm - DuPage County forest preserve leaders want to install solar panels in an area inside a former horse track that was part of the former estate of Dan and Ada Rice.
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How DuPage County recorder candidates would improve outreachOct 25, 2024 6:14 pm - A longtime DuPage Democrat who has previously called for letting voters decide the future of the county’s recorder of deeds office is now hoping to lead it.
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Horse boarding property to become forest preserve land, family plans estate saleOct 24, 2024 5:27 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is set to move ahead with a plan to spend $12 million to acquire a former horse boarding center near Wheaton.
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Who’s filed so far for municipal elections in Naperville and WheatonOct 21, 2024 3:00 pm - And they’re off: Mayoral and city council candidates jumped into the political arena Monday with the start of petition filing in some of DuPage County’s biggest towns.
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‘A ray of sunshine’: New Wheaton mural brightens downtown plazaOct 18, 2024 2:18 pm - A new mural in downtown Wheaton has brought a happy burst of color to what was a “plain, gray wall.”
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DuPage County coroner candidates clash over experience, ideas for officeOct 17, 2024 9:50 am - DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen is running for a fourth term, but he will have to overcome a challenge from a Democrat for just the second time since he took over the office.
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‘A truly fitting tribute’: Wheaton Park District plans to honor longtime leaderOct 15, 2024 5:49 pm - Wheaton Park District leaders plan to name a community center after a late board member known as a visionary during a time of growth in the city.
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‘A fantastic addition’: Fresh Market grocery store coming to Yorktown mallOct 09, 2024 6:50 pm - Yorktown Center will add a grocery store to its roster of new restaurants and nontraditional tenants as part of a larger redevelopment of the shopping mall in Lombard. The 26,466-square-foot Fresh Market store will be located across from the new Empire Burgers + Brew restaurant.