Katlyn Smith
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Naperville mulls whether to fund mental health crisis unitNov 17, 2025 8:21 pm - Naperville officials are revisiting a proposal to establish a full-time unit of highly trained police officers who would respond to people experiencing a mental health crisis.
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A ‘fundamental issue’: Advocates celebrate Glen Ellyn affordable housing developmentNov 15, 2025 1:15 pm - Nonprofit Full Circle Communities will develop 42 units of affordable housing in Glen Ellyn, a project years in the making. “We’re finally reaching the finish line,” one supporter said.
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‘We need to act now’: DuPage County to shift funds to help food pantries amid SNAP crisisNov 13, 2025 6:06 pm - DuPage County plans to use $2.1 million previously earmarked for small human service grants to instead help food providers that have become a lifeline during the SNAP disruption. “I know that it will take some time before SNAP benefits are back fully,” a food pantry leader said Thursday.
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From hardware to offices? Carlson store in Wheaton could become co-working spaceNov 12, 2025 5:32 pm - The development team behind a co-working and event center in Oak Park wants to replicate the concept in a “beloved building” in downtown Wheaton. It’s only the first phase of what could become a larger project.
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I-88 or 5th Avenue? Naperville to decide which area will be focus of new studyNov 11, 2025 6:49 pm - Naperville will set aside $150,000 in next year’s budget for initiating one in-depth study focused on a large-scale redevelopment area in the city. But the city council has yet to decide which area to prioritize: the I-88 corridor or the properties around Naperville’s 5th Avenue Metra station.
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Glen Ellyn wants input on potential fire station renovationsNov 10, 2025 6:06 pm - A design firm is taking stock of Glen Ellyn’s two fire stations, one of which is downtown and the other, south of Roosevelt Road.
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‘It’s magnificent’: How a dam-free Salt Creek, Fullersburg Woods have been revitalizedNov 08, 2025 12:15 pm - Two years ago this month, the Graue Mill dam was removed from Salt Creek. Forest preserve officials in DuPage County say there have since been signs of ecological progress.
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Naperville addresses food and beverage tax ‘loophole’Nov 07, 2025 5:53 pm - With an eye toward fairness, Naperville city council members have agreed to apply the city’s food and beverage tax to drive-through-only businesses and food trucks.
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Wheaton proposes modest tax increases as part of next budgetNov 05, 2025 3:58 pm - Wheaton City Council members will review the draft 2026 budget — and a proposed mix of modest tax increases — during a workshop session next week.
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DuPage countywide races get more crowdedNov 03, 2025 7:44 pm - The race for DuPage County sheriff is on, with contested primaries on both sides of the aisle.