Katlyn Smith
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'Respect, compassion, integrity': Wheaton deputy police chief chosen to lead his hometown departmentAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - Wheaton leaders did not have to look far to find a new police chief with deep ties to the city. Princeton J. Youker, who grew up in Wheaton and worked his way through th...
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Wheaton Park District to pay $1 million for former church property next to Rice PoolAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - The Wheaton Park District has entered into an agreement to buy a former Methodist church and its 4-acre property for $1.065 million. Park district commissioners have aut...
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Monument to innovation: Can preservationists save 121-year-old railroad depot in West Chicago?Aug 21, 2023 5:30 am - The Illinois Prairie Path in West Chicago runs near a weathered brick building just north of Wheaton Academy. Built around the turn of the 20th century, the structure se...
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Police: Group steals car from Cinemark parking lot in WoodridgeAug 18, 2023 11:00 pm - Woodridge police say they are searching for four suspects in connection with a carjacking in the Cinemark Seven Bridges and IMAX parking lot Friday night. Police were ca...
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A fresh start: Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 welcomes back studentsAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - Another school year began Wednesday as so many often do for kids in Wheaton and Warrenville. After the lazy days of summer, households set their morning alarms a little ...
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'An outstanding leader': Wheaton police chief looks back on careerAug 12, 2023 7:00 am - Bill Murphy started college as a business-finance major. He might have ended up with that degree if it wasn't for one class: Criminal Justice 101. "It was just a heck of...
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What a relief: 4 DuPage County forest preserves to upgrade to flush washroomsAug 11, 2023 5:00 am - Visitors to some of the more rustic forest preserves in DuPage County still have to use the nearest pit latrine when nature calls. If that sounds like an iffy propositio...
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Run on Dunkin? New coffee shop is coming to WheatonAug 09, 2023 1:00 am - Ben Affleck's favorite coffee store is taking over a vacant bank at a heavily traveled intersection in Wheaton. A Dunkin' restaurant with a drive-through will open in t...
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Police: Three in custody after Lombard armed robberyAug 08, 2023 1:00 am - Lombard police have taken three suspects in an armed robbery into custody, authorities said. Police confirmed that a knife was displayed as part of the armed robbery at ...
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Aurora apartment fire sends man, 2-year-old boy to hospitalAug 08, 2023 1:00 am - A 26-year-old man and a 2-year-old boy were hospitalized after a fire Monday in their apartment complex in Aurora, authorities said. City dispatchers were notified of a ...