Katlyn Smith
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Big screen debut: Emagine Batavia theater will feature the state's largestFeb 15, 2023 12:00 am - The new operator of the former IMAX movie theater in Batavia doesn't skimp on the cinematic experience. Emagine Entertainment is installing what's being touted as the la...
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'It's in good hands': Sandberg building sold in downtown WheatonFeb 13, 2023 12:00 am - A prominent building in downtown Wheaton has a new owner. For decades, the late shopkeeper Robert Sandberg displayed a mishmash of merchandise in his namesake men's clot...
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How the Peabody mansion restoration is unfolding in Oak BrookFeb 09, 2023 5:00 am - Chicago industrialist Francis Stuyvesant Peabody planned to retire as a gentleman farmer on a grand country estate. It took over two years to build a home that would sui...
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Wheaton police to patrol streets with new squad car camerasFeb 09, 2023 12:00 am - Wheaton police officers are getting new cameras in their squad cars. The city council has authorized the purchase of in-car camera systems from Axon Enterprise, the Scot...
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Geneva factory explosion leads to chemical fire, evacuationsFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - Nobody was injured after an explosion and chemical fire Tuesday afternoon at a factory in Geneva that drew scores of firefighters and a hazmat team. Geneva Fire Chief Mi...
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Downtown Wheaton apartment complex sold to JVM RealtyFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - An Oak Brook-based real estate firm has purchased a downtown Wheaton apartment complex near the old DuPage County courthouse. JVM Realty Corp. announced it has acquired ...
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Roller rink to row homes? Lombard landmark is closing, owners announceJan 31, 2023 12:00 am - An afternoon skate at the Lombard Roller Rink can still take you back to childhood. For '80s babies and those a little older, the roller rink remains a nostalgic scene, ...
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'Phenomenal change': How Central DuPage Hospital is reshaping downtown WinfieldJan 30, 2023 4:30 am - Five years ago, a block of downtown Winfield needed an economic shot in the arm. Two abandoned homes, an old service station and a parking lot had fallen into disrepair ...
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How sweet it is: Crumbl Cookies opening in Glen EllynJan 26, 2023 12:00 am - The giant mixers churning dough. The sweet aroma filling the air. The lines of customers snatching up pink boxes. That's just the way the cookie crumbles at Crumbl Cooki...
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50 years after Kerr-McGee closed, final cleanup will let tainted West Chicago land become a parkJan 22, 2023 6:00 am - In a West Chicago neighborhood, an empty field remains blocked off by barbed-wired fencing - seven years after the last rail car carrying thorium-tainted soil was shippe...