Katlyn Smith
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‘A great purpose’: Wheaton College plans library redo as part of historic fundraising campaignFeb 16, 2026 5:50 pm - Wheaton city council members on Tuesday will review plans for a Wheaton College Library revamp. It’s one of the campus projects supported by "Faithfully Forward," hailed as the most ambitious fundraising effort in school history.
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The Matrix Club closes, forcing Naperville proms to moveFeb 13, 2026 2:02 pm - The Matrix Club has abruptly closed in Naperville, forcing organizers of at least one high school prom and other events into scrambling mode. The Neuqua Valley High School senior prom, for instance, will have a change in venue.
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Naperville developer bringing 238 apartments to Villa ParkFeb 13, 2026 12:45 pm - Marquette Companies — the developer behind the gleaming Water Street District in downtown Naperville and the Marq on Main in downtown Lisle — has officially broken ground on a 238-unit apartment complex along the Great Western Trail and its eastern terminus in Villa Park.
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St. James Farm saddles up for more improvementsFeb 11, 2026 10:40 am - DuPage County forest preserve officials are preparing to tackle a list of improvements at St. James Farm, a window into the rarefied era of the gentleman farmer.
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Winfield District 34 loses appeal in TIF case against villageFeb 09, 2026 5:56 pm - Two Winfield-area school districts have been dealt another legal setback in their long-running fight with the village over a special taxing district.
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‘He knows what our interests are in Washington’: DuPage County to pay D.C. lobbyist up to $96KJan 30, 2026 11:59 am - DuPage County Board members have agreed to spend up to $96,000 on a one-year contract with a federal lobbyist.
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New superintendent named in Bloomingdale District 13Jan 29, 2026 4:39 pm - Bloomingdale Elementary District 13 will have a new superintendent for the first time in 14 years.
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Vuori store to replace Eddie Bauer in downtown Naperville; Steakhouse taking over Catch 35Jan 29, 2026 12:53 pm - A “very strong brand” — Vuori — is slated to replace Eddie Bauer in downtown Naperville, property owner Steve Rubin said.
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Steakhouse to replace Catch 35 in downtown Naperville; Eddie Bauer space already leasedJan 28, 2026 3:48 pm - The culinary minds behind Empire Burgers + Brew plan to open The Belmont, a steakhouse slated to take over the downtown Naperville space formerly occupied by Catch 35. It’s among the latest dining and retail developments in the downtown.
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New mural in the works for Wheaton celebration of America’s 250th birthdayJan 27, 2026 5:49 pm - The Wheaton Fine & Cultural Arts Commission has proposed a downtown mural as part of the city’s commemoration of 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.