Katlyn Smith
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Sandberg building in downtown Wheaton put up for saleJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - A prime piece of real estate in downtown Wheaton - occupied for decades by a cavernous men's clothing store - has been put up for sale a year after the death of the shop...
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'They killed a superhero': Family, Glenbrook coach remember Northbrook teenJul 10, 2021 1:00 am - Michael Cooper can't bring himself to read all the letters and cards left at his family's home in Northbrook. It's too soon. His grief is too raw. So, at the front door ...
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It's 49 inches wide, 64 feet deep and 100 years old. Wheaton's Little Popcorn Store celebrates anniversaryJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - A new credit card reader is the kind of thing that can cause a minor sensation at the Little Popcorn Store in downtown Wheaton. It still doesn't have a cash register. Lo...
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Why Wheaton's Field of Honor 'oozes with patriotism'Jul 02, 2021 1:00 am - Rudy Keller keeps watch over the Field of Honor in Wheaton, a poignant display of 2,000 American flags arranged in rows with militarylike precision. It's his patriotic d...
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Morton Arboretum branches out with $15 million garden for centennialJul 01, 2021 5:30 am - In the core of the Morton Arboretum, if you wander off beyond the Visitor Center, you'll come across a prim and proper garden. It's a formal space of rigid shapes. Rows ...
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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...