Katlyn Smith
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Big-money race for DuPage County Board chair kicks into high gearOct 25, 2022 5:00 am - The race to succeed DuPage County Board Chair Dan Cronin is one of the most closely watched in Illinois, with both candidates raking in large donations for the final leg...
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Merry and very bright: Wheaton to light up downtown park with 57,500 bulbsOct 20, 2022 1:00 am - Believe it or not, the holidays are right around the corner, and downtown Wheaton will be getting in the spirit with high-voltage Yuletide cheer. The city's Adams Park w...
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Body found in Lincoln Marsh near Wheaton identifiedOct 20, 2022 1:00 am - An autopsy has found no signs of foul play or trauma in the death of a person whose body was discovered by a visitor to Lincoln Marsh near Wheaton, DuPage County coroner...
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Should DuPage have home rule? Many county board candidates say yesOct 18, 2022 1:00 am - For years, some DuPage County Board members bristled at the mere mention of home rule. But political winds have shifted in favor of home-rule powers. For the most part, ...
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Candidates make their case for how they would represent sprawling, Latino-centric districtOct 14, 2022 5:30 am - With less than a month until Election Day, Democratic state Rep. Delia Ramirez points voters to the historic nature of her candidacy in a new congressional district that...
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Where Hebreard, Schillerstrom stand on land purchases for DuPage forest preservesOct 11, 2022 5:30 am - Robert Schillerstrom began his political career fighting to preserve open space in Naperville during the boom years of the 1980s. A Republican fixture in DuPage County, ...
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What DuPage County's $3.8 million in 'transformational' grants will help nonprofits doOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - The Tri-Town YMCA in Villa Park will open nearly 5,000 appointment slots for after-school mental health counseling services with the support of a $335,000 grant, DuPage ...
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How the railroad age shaped the suburbs we know todayOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - You can't tell the history of suburban Chicago over the last 150 years without talking the railroads. The first railroad, the Galena & Chicago Union, rolled into the reg...
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'Yorktown 2.0': Lombard mall plans $200 million apartment projectOct 03, 2022 1:00 am - Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the name of the townhouse developer and the scope of that redevelopment site. Yorktown Center ushered in the ri...
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Cronin's final budget plan avoids property tax increase in DuPageSep 28, 2022 1:00 am - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin has unveiled a $586 million budget plan that boosts pay for employees but doesn't raise property taxes, even though local governm...