Katlyn Smith
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How departing business leader helped downtown Wheaton growAug 23, 2021 5:30 am - Elle Withall lives for the kind of moments that happened after "Frida Fridays" in downtown Wheaton. At its busiest, the festival celebrating the Frida Kahlo exhibition a...
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Barbecue fundraiser to benefit Woodridge tornado victimsAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - Two months after a tornado struck Woodridge, the village is hosting a barbecue Wednesday to raise funds for families still reeling from the damage caused by the late-nig...
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New Ditka's restaurant set to open this fall in downtown WheatonAug 20, 2021 5:30 am - Light up a stogie, Wheaton. Legendary Bears coach and player Mike Ditka and his business partners will open a new restaurant downtown this fall. And their latest venture...
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'Very concerned': Local advocates will welcome Afghan refugees but press Biden to help moreAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - About a dozen Afghan families are expected to find safe harbor in the suburbs through World Relief in the coming weeks and months, but the refugee resettlement agency an...
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DuPagePads looks to buy, convert Downers Grove hotel to house homelessAug 18, 2021 5:30 am - Over the past 18 months of the pandemic, advocates for the homeless in DuPage County have been able to house more than 430 people in hotels. That count includes 130 chil...
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What suburban colleges are doing to motivate students to get vaccinesAug 16, 2021 5:30 am - College of Lake County will give $100 checks to fall semester students with one string attached: proof of vaccination against COVID-19. The college announced the incenti...
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'He deserves to come home': Family pleads for release of Lombard native held captive by TalibanAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - One day after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, the sister of a Lombard native held hostage by the insurgent group pleaded with U.S. government officials to sec...
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New school year begins in Glenbard High School District 87Aug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Aside from students and teachers wearing masks, the first day of classes in Glenbard High School District 87 looked more like the "before times." Last fall, the district...
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Windsor Park in Carol Stream sees uptick in COVID-19 infections, forcing restrictionsAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Nearly four dozen residents of a Carol Stream senior living campus contracted COVID-19 in recent weeks, forcing operators to reimpose the kind of restrictions not seen s...
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DuPage County Board rejects bid to help fund auditor's recountAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - The DuPage County Board on Tuesday rejected a proposal by Republican members to help fund a historic court-ordered recount sought by former Auditor Bob Grogan, the GOP i...