Katlyn Smith
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What's planned for Gary Avenue roadwork, detour in WheatonJun 29, 2021 5:20 am - A stretch of Gary Avenue in Wheaton has a rustic flavor unlike most parts of the city, taking drivers past a tavern that dates to the repeal of Prohibition on a road wit...
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Pritzker: Unclear if tornado-stricken areas will qualify for federal reliefJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - A week after a tornado sliced through parts of Naperville and Woodridge, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said his office was looking into the extent of damage to see if it warrants f...
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Why Glen Ellyn is buying hotel properties on Roosevelt Road for $2.85 millionJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - Glen Ellyn is moving to spend $2.85 million to buy hotel properties on Roosevelt Road to control the future redevelopment of a site regarded as an eyesore by village off...
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Tornado oddities: A glass case that didn't break, a picture frame that didn't budgeJun 26, 2021 1:00 am - The tornado peeled off the roof of Bridget Casey's home in Woodridge, chewing and spitting out insulation all over the wreckage. But on the wall of her youngest son's be...
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Sirens might not be enough: Why you should have multiple weather alert systems at your disposalJun 25, 2021 5:30 am - Bill Kelly and his daughter didn't even make it down the stairs before the windows in their Naperville home shattered around them. After hearing a tornado siren late Sun...
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Tornado-stricken neighborhoods make progress on cleanupJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - A resource center for tornado victims will open this weekend in an American Red Cross shelter in Woodridge as cleanup efforts continue in neighborhoods left in disarray ...
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Storm chasers, Darien police sergeant helped kennel owner rescue dogs after tornadoJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - The one-mile drive from Sue Kushta's home to her business in Woodridge felt like an eternity. After a punishing tornado blew through town Sunday night, Kushta raced thr...
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Tornado relief: Volunteers, nonprofits in it for the 'long haul'Jun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Laura Coyle waited out the storm in dread, terrified that a tornado that plowed east from Naperville through Woodridge Sunday night would cut off a lifeline at the West ...
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By the numbers: The fury of the tornado in Naperville, WoodridgeJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - The magnitude of the tornado that raked across Naperville and Woodridge Sunday will leave lasting scars. Putting the damage into perspective, the National Weather Servic...
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A tour de suburbs: Pro cyclists return for Intelligentsia Cup racesJun 21, 2021 5:30 am - For elite cyclists, by the time the Intelligentsia Cup rolls around in July, it's usually late in the season, and their tired legs are running on empty. This year, many ...