Katlyn Smith
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Wheaton ‘Biggest Loser’ couple shares exercise routinesDec 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Jerry Hayes used to eat ice cream while watching “The Biggest Loser.” In fact, he and his wife Estella, both 66, were eating hot dogs when the Wheaton couple received a ...
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Naperville family builds 8-foot menorah for HanukkahDec 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Lighting the menorah at the start of Hanukkah Tuesday night will be a bigger and brighter experience for the Levitt family. The Levitts built an 8-by-6-foot wooden menor...
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Waubonsie Valley students compete in chili cook-offDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - A prizewinning chili recipe by Waubonsie Valley High School students required the usual spicy ingredients — and a pinch of swagger. Team Swag won a chili cook-off Friday...
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Yule log hunt returns to Morton ArboretumDec 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Looking to ditch the eggnog for some wassail? Or maybe the Christmas cookies have your belly shaking a little too much like jelly. A trek through the Morton Arboretum in...
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Blago jury forewoman speaks to Metea studentsDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Connie Wilson says she hopes her meticulous approach to serving on the jury that found Rod Blagojevich guilty of federal corruption charges can serve as an example to ot...
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Santa shares joy and teddy bears with kids at Edward HospitalDec 10, 2011 6:45 am - Theresa Borner doesn’t know if her triplets will be coming home for Christmas. Born at 34 weeks, they spent their first moments out of an incubator this week in Edward H...
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Butterfield Road project ending for winterDec 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Construction on the $52.6 million improvement project on Butterfield Road between Wheaton and Warrenville will stop Friday for the winter season. The good news for moto...
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Tuba players blow mellow tones in Christmas concerts in Naperville, AuroraDec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - When Katie Heuer was 9, only the tuba satisfied her musical ear. Her family tried to convince her to play another instrument more suited for her size, but she couldn't g...
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Music inspires Warrenville woman's choreography for “Jesus Christ Superstar” in St. CharlesDec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - A disciple of Jesus dancing like Aerosmith's Steven Tyler. That's how Jacqueline Schultz, 23, describes her choreography of a production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” open...
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Glen Ellyn veteran remembers Pearl Harbor attackDec 05, 2011 11:00 pm - At first, Louis Licastro thought the aircraft flying near his base were training on that morning 70 years ago. “What the hell are they doing dive bombing on a Sunday mor...