Katlyn Smith
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'Prayers and support and love': Bloomingdale community rallies around boy with rare cancerMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - Joey Burdi has spent much of his life in and out of hospitals. He wore “I am brave” socks and space rocket pajamas when he started another intense round of chemotherapy ...
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'A relief': Helen Plum library ready to raze old building, hand site to Lombard park districtMar 14, 2023 5:00 am - Lombard officials announced Monday that the former Helen M. Plum Memorial Library will be demolished and the land turned over to the park district. The district plans to...
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How suburban food co-ops are 'bearing fruit' after years of organizingMar 12, 2023 1:00 am - Kathy Nash used to shop at a locally owned grocery store in downstate Urbana. It wasn't your standard supermarket. The Common Ground Food Co-op offered an alternative to ...
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Turn clocks ahead, and don't forget to check smoke alarms (and note the new Illinois law)Mar 11, 2023 4:00 am - Your to-do list this weekend is a little longer. The first order of business: Remember to "spring forward" and move your clocks ahead one hour before you turn in tonight...
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A 'home run': Wheaton shopping center scores Nordstrom Rack, J. Crew FactoryMar 07, 2023 12:00 am - The Danada shopping area in southern Wheaton is seeing renewed retail interest. Nordstrom Rack, the off-price arm of the department store giant, plans to open in Danada ...
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What could be in store for Yorktown mall: 600+ apartments, new tenantsMar 06, 2023 4:30 am - Drive around Yorktown Center, and you'll find an empty Carson's department store and a wide-open parking lot where there was once a steady crawl of traffic. When it was ...
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'A devastating tragedy': Lombard resident, dog found dead in fireFeb 28, 2023 12:00 am - A Lombard man and a dog were found dead after a house fire early Tuesday, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the ranch home on the 100 block of West North Ave...
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Brief tornado confirmed on far north side of NapervilleFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - A rare February tornado briefly touched down on the far north side of Naperville Monday morning, the National Weather Service said. A trained spotter reported the tornad...
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The owners of Common Good Cocktail House to open restaurant in downtown WheatonFeb 24, 2023 12:00 am - Mike Melazzo and Chad Hauge make art in a glass at Common Good, their craft cocktail lounge in Glen Ellyn. The bar's greatest-hit menu describes the Sipping Scholar, a b...
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The next chapter: Lombard library getting ready for big move to new buildingFeb 23, 2023 4:45 am - After seven years of plot twists, Lombard's old Helen M. Plum Memorial Library will close its doors next month so books and supplies can be packed up and moved to a new ...