Katlyn Smith
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DuPage County Board revisiting ban on recreational pot sales in unincorporated areasDec 09, 2021 4:30 am - As marijuana businesses find growing acceptance in the suburbs, DuPage County Board members are considering whether to lift a ban on retail pot stores in unincorporated ...
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Up to speed: Cantigny Park hosting cyclocross national championships this weekDec 06, 2021 4:30 am - To the uninitiated, it's a niche sport with a fandom all its own, a mashup of two styles of cycling. Cyclocross, or 'cross, is like it sounds, a cross between mountain b...
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Feds investigating whether Itasca broke anti-discrimination laws in Haymarket decisionDec 02, 2021 12:00 am - Just weeks after Itasca overwhelmingly rejected a proposal for an addiction treatment center, federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into whether the village...
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County grants $5M to help DuPagePads buy hotel to house the homelessNov 30, 2021 4:30 am - After fleeing domestic violence, a mother and her three children — a toddler and twin babies — found a place to stay in one of three hotels used by DuPagePads to shelter...
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Former Libertyville, Hoffman Estates police chief diesNov 27, 2021 12:00 am - Clint Herdegen was still a patrolman at heart when he led the Hoffman Estates police department for more than a decade. "He wasn't a stuck-in-the-office type of guy," Ma...
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People to be thankful for: Itasca CEO helps put hundreds of holiday meals on families' tablesNov 25, 2021 4:20 am - On his way to work in the first spring months of the pandemic, Jason Kinander had this nagging feeling that wouldn't go away. "I drove by a local food pantry in DuPage C...
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DuPage County Board adopts $474.3 million budget for 2022Nov 23, 2021 12:00 am - Flush with unexpected revenue, DuPage County will start the new fiscal year with a budget that pays off debt early, holds property tax rates steady and adds new position...
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Glendale Heights native named his hometown's police chiefNov 22, 2021 12:00 am - Glendale Heights has a new police chief, though he's certainly not new to Glendale Heights. George Pappas is now officially at the helm of his hometown police department...
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'Refreshed, renewed, rethought': Morton Arboretum's holiday 'Illumination' is meant for walkingNov 19, 2021 4:00 am - By his count, John Featherstone has designed the holiday lights show at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle for "eight plus one" years. He puts an imaginary asterisk over the ...
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'You cannot overfund this': Milton Township officials debate mental health spendingNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - As many as 60 to 70 people linger on waiting lists to receive services through mental health centers in Wheaton and Carol Stream. Those counseling centers, run by Outrea...