Katlyn Smith
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DuPage County fighting efforts to repeal state's 'puppy mill' banFeb 10, 2022 4:22 am - After years of lobbying, animal welfare advocates celebrated a hard-fought victory last summer when state lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation banning pet stores ...
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County awards $10.6 million for DuPage Foundation to make 'lasting change' through grant programFeb 05, 2022 12:00 am - DuPage County has committed $10.6 million in federal pandemic aid to establish a nonprofit grant program that will be managed by a Downers Grove-based foundation and foc...
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Schmaltz Deli gearing up for move to Lisle next monthJan 30, 2022 12:00 am - The original Schmaltz Deli in Naperville was filled with pictures of the old-timers. Immortalized in photos on the mustard-yellow walls were ladies who lunched, a man in...
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'Every day is about getting Mark home': Sister of American hostage fights for his releaseJan 29, 2022 12:00 am - A map of Afghanistan has taken over the wall of her dining room. Charlene Cakora longs for the day when she can follow the map and find a way to her brother, Mark Freric...
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Sister of Lombard man held by Taliban, to Biden: 'Bring my brother home before it is too late'Jan 26, 2022 12:00 am - It's been almost two years since Mark Frerichs was kidnapped by Afghan militants, and his family in Lombard still faces an agonizing wait. Charlene Cakora has become a ...
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DuPage Airport getting a new leader as Chair Stephen Davis steps downJan 25, 2022 4:25 am - A nearly vacant business park had been a particular source of frustration for the DuPage Airport Authority board when Stephen Davis took over as chairman. Former U.S. Ho...
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Algonquin man killed, another person hurt in chemical explosion in HampshireJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - One person was killed and another was seriously injured Friday after a chemical explosion in a manufacturing plant in Hampshire, fire officials said. The blast caused si...
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'Our entire department is mourning': Aurora police sergeant dies of COVID-19Jan 20, 2022 12:00 am - An Aurora police sergeant has died from complications of COVID-19, the department's second virus-related death in just more than a week. Sgt. Ken Thurman contracted COVI...
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Chaplin drops out, endorses Conroy as she alone takes on LaPlante in DuPage board chair primaryJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - Almost a decade ago, Democrats first made significant gains in Republican-dominated DuPage County with the election of two women. State Rep. Deb Conroy and county board ...
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DuPage County misses deadline to approve new precinct mapsJan 18, 2022 4:05 am - DuPage County Board members have missed a state-imposed deadline for redrawing election precinct maps. Election officials and county board members are now pointing finge...