Katlyn Smith
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Should fitness studio open at street level in Naperville’s downtown? City panel says ‘yes’Oct 06, 2025 4:36 pm - A fitness chain wants to strengthen a pedestrian “dead zone” at the edge of downtown Naperville by opening a boutique workout studio within the Main Street Promenade East building. But it needs the city council’s OK to use the first-floor space.
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Naperville Park District could ask voters for $135 million to build rec center, improve other sitesOct 05, 2025 3:00 pm - The Naperville Park District could seek voter permission to issue $135 million in bonds to build an indoor activity center at the Frontier Sports Complex as well as complete major improvements to various parks, acquire some additional land and install refrigerated, outdoor ice rinks.
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‘Very little rental development’: Arlington Heights apartment building to add 301 units to suburban marketOct 04, 2025 1:30 pm - Arbor House, an eight-story apartment building transforming the southern entrance into Arlington Heights, is “one of the few new products” opening next year, the developer says.
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Legionnaires’ disease investigation tied to Bloomingdale nursing facilityOct 02, 2025 1:58 pm - Public health authorities are investigating a cluster of two cases of Legionnaires’ disease in individuals who were at or near the Alden Valley Ridge Rehabilitation and Health Center, a skilled nursing facility in Bloomingdale.
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Naperville seeks feedback on Riverwalk gathering spaceSep 29, 2025 6:01 pm - Naperville city and park district officials are encouraging Riverwalk patrons to provide feedback via an online questionnaire on how they use a gathering space between Sindt Woods and the Naperville Jaycees Playground.
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A ‘swell fellow’: Cantigny’s First Division Museum shows how Bob Hope brought laughter, home to WWII troopsSep 26, 2025 11:28 am - A traveling exhibit about Bob Hope has landed at the First Division Museum on the Cantigny campus in Wheaton. “So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope” shows the entertainer in a wartime, on-the-ground role.
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District 204 board appoints Grover to vacant seat after waiving typical processSep 24, 2025 1:30 pm - Natasha Grover is back on the Indian Prairie Unit District 204 school board after members opted to forgo their usual appointment process and named her to a vacant seat.
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‘We will take care of people’: Conroy’s county budget plan responds to threatened federal cutsSep 23, 2025 4:22 pm - Bracing for federal funding cuts to safety net programs, DuPage County Board Chair Deb Conroy has announced a balanced-budget plan that calls for new affordable housing efforts, supporting food pantries and a “stronger social service infrastructure.”
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District 204 eyes solar projects, makes progress on referendum workSep 22, 2025 6:52 pm - It’s been nearly a year since voters in Indian Prairie District 204 overwhelmingly approved a $420 million borrowing plan for building improvements, and various schools have seen progress on significant projects.
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Wheaton rejects cat lounge along Roosevelt RoadSep 19, 2025 5:17 pm - Wheaton City Council members have rejected a proposal to create a cat lounge in a vacant strip mall space off Roosevelt Road.