Katlyn Smith
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Fireworks potentially sparked playground fire at Lombard preschoolJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - A new playground installed at a Lombard preschool will have to be replaced after a Fourth of July fire caused substantial damage to the equipment, officials said Monday....
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Sights, not sounds: Fourth of July decorating contests recapture holiday revelryJul 03, 2020 5:30 am - Diana Laufenberg has recaptured the sights - if not the sounds - of Glen Ellyn revelry on the Fourth of July. On a far quieter Independence Day weekend, residents won't ...
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Foal of charm: Danada Equestrian Center welcomes new addition DukeJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - As quickly as he came into the world, he's won the affection of his attentive mother and their caretakers. The lanky spitfire likes to canter, sunbathe and nibble on his...
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Nursing homes begin outdoor visits as COVID-19 deaths declineJul 01, 2020 6:00 am - As the tally of coronavirus deaths in long-term care facilities decline statewide, some nursing homes in Glenview and Northbrook have started outdoor visits reuniting re...
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How Lombard volunteer turned a gift card into outpouring of support for domestic violence survivorsJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - It all started with a gift card. Heather Booton and her co-workers each received a $100 card from their company CEO with instructions to pass it along to people whose l...
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Wheaton's Memorial Park project is almost completeJun 25, 2020 1:00 am - The pandemic has stripped many summer traditions from the social calendar at Wheaton's oldest park. But that doesn't mean there isn't a sense of anticipation for the mo...
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West Chicago church launches COVID-19 testing to reach hard-hit Latino communitiesJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - St. Andrew Lutheran Church in West Chicago is a multicultural, bilingual congregation that reflects the community's diversity, its pastor says. So when leaders of the ci...
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COD museum exhibit speaks to 'TRUTHS' of racism and COVID-19Jun 23, 2020 5:30 am - It isn't a large art exhibition. So far, about a half-dozen artists have provided a sampling of works. But their complexity is vast. The Cleve Carney Museum of Art at th...
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A 'sign of progress': Wheaton celebrates LGBTQ+ PrideJun 23, 2020 1:00 am - Jacob Kniep had tears of joy when he watched a virtual city council declare Pride Week in Wheaton. The proclamation read last week by Mayor Phil Suess felt like another ...
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West Chicago volleyball star leads the way on and off the courtJun 21, 2020 1:00 am - West Chicago Community High School graduate Grace Quiroz made the most of the months spent in quarantine. Away from the classroom, she started to learn sign language and...