Katlyn Smith
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Wheaton North group tackles body imageNov 15, 2011 12:00 am - The tattoo on Sophie Slezak’s wrist is one word: change. It’s a reference to the 18-year-old’s favorite quote, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” She’s trying...
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Benet celebrates state volleyball championshipNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Benet Academy girls volleyball coach Brad Baker still hasn’t gotten his hands around the state championship trophy his team won Saturday night. “It was a pretty hot comm...
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Naperville science lesson more than just clowning aroundNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - As a clown for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Dustin Portillo wants kids laughing every 30 seconds during his routines. And he wants them learning, too. Alo...
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DuPage honors three for lifesaving effortsNov 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Ruth Carlson listened intently three years ago when she heard a ruckus outside her Wheaton Bank & Trust office. A senior vice president, the Wheaton native was helping a...
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Waubonsie show choir wins national honorsNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - As an eighth-grader visiting Waubonsie Valley High School, Andres Rivera peeked in on the show choir gearing up for a competition. “They were all so passionate,” Rivera ...
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Volunteers collect shoe boxes of gifts for kids around the worldNov 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Dave Look is always looking to fill red-and-green shoe boxes. Whether it's a pair of socks or a toy car, Look searches year-round for the best gifts to send around the w...
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Winfield photographer wins top prize for OctoberNov 06, 2011 6:00 am - Whenever Randy Link drove by St. Michael Catholic Church in Wheaton, he couldn't help but look up. After a fire razed the church in 2002, the path from destruction to r...
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'Guys and Dolls' opens at North Central CollegeNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - Brian Lynch sits in his office at North Central College beneath a black-and-white image of Gene Kelly from the film “Singin' in the Rain.” The iconic image is appropriat...
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Naperville Central presents “Leaving Iowa”Nov 02, 2011 12:00 am - Are we there yet? It's the classic question from the back seat of the family car. And it's the question that Nick Ciliak asks when he describes the flashbacks to family ...
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Lake Park High School students stage Shakespeare comedyNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - When director Kathy Weber’s cast began memorizing the script for Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” she explained each line to the students at Lake Park High Sc...