Katlyn Smith
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Naperville seeks feedback on Riverwalk gathering spaceSep 29, 2025 6:01 pm - Naperville city and park district officials are encouraging Riverwalk patrons to provide feedback via an online questionnaire on how they use a gathering space between Sindt Woods and the Naperville Jaycees Playground.
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A ‘swell fellow’: Cantigny’s First Division Museum shows how Bob Hope brought laughter, home to WWII troopsSep 26, 2025 11:28 am - A traveling exhibit about Bob Hope has landed at the First Division Museum on the Cantigny campus in Wheaton. “So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope” shows the entertainer in a wartime, on-the-ground role.
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District 204 board appoints Grover to vacant seat after waiving typical processSep 24, 2025 1:30 pm - Natasha Grover is back on the Indian Prairie Unit District 204 school board after members opted to forgo their usual appointment process and named her to a vacant seat.
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‘We will take care of people’: Conroy’s county budget plan responds to threatened federal cutsSep 23, 2025 4:22 pm - Bracing for federal funding cuts to safety net programs, DuPage County Board Chair Deb Conroy has announced a balanced-budget plan that calls for new affordable housing efforts, supporting food pantries and a “stronger social service infrastructure.”
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District 204 eyes solar projects, makes progress on referendum workSep 22, 2025 6:52 pm - It’s been nearly a year since voters in Indian Prairie District 204 overwhelmingly approved a $420 million borrowing plan for building improvements, and various schools have seen progress on significant projects.
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Wheaton rejects cat lounge along Roosevelt RoadSep 19, 2025 5:17 pm - Wheaton City Council members have rejected a proposal to create a cat lounge in a vacant strip mall space off Roosevelt Road.
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‘It’s amazing’: Glen Ellyn District 41 offers full-day kindergarten with 12-classroom centerSep 19, 2025 12:26 pm - Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 has unveiled a new kindergarten center with a tree house theme and its own mascot. The 12-classroom center allows the district to offer all-day kindergarten. “To see it all come together into this … I am beyond thrilled that we're here,” Superintendent Jeff McHugh said.
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‘Representation matters’: Jain appointed to Naperville City CouncilSep 17, 2025 3:07 pm - Supna Jain has taken her seat on the Naperville City Council with a groundbreaking swearing-in. “With this appointment, I become the first woman of color to serve on the Naperville City Council,” she said.
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‘Catalyst for good’: Presidents Cup, Medinah leaders announce six-figure donation for DuPage’s Crisis Recovery CenterSep 16, 2025 4:05 pm - Presidents Cup organizers have announced a $250,000 donation for the newly opened DuPage County Crisis Recovery Center in Wheaton — an “important vote of confidence,” County Board Chair Deb Conroy said.
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302 Wheaton, Blackberry Market restaurateurs to open The Guild in city’s downtownSep 15, 2025 6:45 pm - Wheaton restauranteur Eric Schlickman is teaming up with Bob Davidson, the owner of Blackberry Market in Glen Ellyn, on their next project: The Guild.