Katlyn Smith
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All spruced up: Morton Arboretum's 'Illumination' makes trees the 'star of the show'Nov 18, 2023 4:30 am - Along a trail of conifers, sticks of shimmering light turn the forest floor into a sea of gold on both sides of the path, everywhere you look. Come upon this sight in th...
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Restoring Mayslake Hall: What the future holds for historic Peabody mansion in Oak BrookNov 16, 2023 4:30 am - Once fit for a captain of industry, Mayslake Hall has a mystique about it. The 39-room mansion contains a hidden passageway, ornate carvings, marble floors, relatively p...
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Wheaton council wary of plan to convert Roosevelt Road offices into apartmentsNov 10, 2023 4:30 am - Wheaton City Council members are on the verge of rejecting a developer's plan to convert a pair of brick office buildings into apartments near a major gateway into downt...
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Carol Stream selects new police chief from within ranksNov 10, 2023 12:00 am - Carol Stream leaders have chosen a new police chief from within the department's own ranks. Deputy Chief Donald Cummings will take over the top job, the village announce...
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Wheaton police brass, patrol officers to get pay raisesNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - Wheaton's patrol officers will receive a pay increase of 3.5% each year of a new three-year contract between the city and their police union. The Wheaton City Council al...
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'New mission': DuPage County expands task force to tackle mental health, substance use issuesNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - In her first budget address, DuPage County Board Chairwoman Deborah Conroy unveiled an "ambitious transformation" of an opioid crisis task force formed more than five ye...
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Man critically hurt in single-vehicle crash in Rutland TownshipNov 06, 2023 12:00 am - A 37-year-old Gilberts man was critically injured when the pickup truck he was driving went off the road and struck a tree early Monday in Rutland Township, Kane County ...
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The 'right model for our community': How DuPage health officials want to use opioid settlement moneyNov 03, 2023 5:00 am - With DuPage County set to receive a windfall from settlements of nationwide lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors, public health officials hope to use s...
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FBI: Man robbed Chase bank in Lombard; still at largeNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - The FBI is searching for a man suspected in the armed robbery of a Lombard bank Wednesday afternoon. No injuries were reported in the holdup, which occurred about 12:21 ...
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Lisle police to begin wearing body cameras thanks to federal grantNov 01, 2023 1:00 am - Lisle police on Wednesday announced the department has secured a grant to purchase body-worn cameras for its officers. As part of sweeping criminal justice reform in Ill...