Kevin Schmit
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'It's very sad': Naperville restaurant that employs people with special needs will soon closeAug 17, 2023 5:30 am - Thi Tram Nguyen's emotions have run the gamut. She's been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support since she announced Chez Francois Poutinerie - the downtown Naperville...
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Naperville native passionate about opening eco-friendly beauty spa in hometownAug 16, 2023 5:30 am - As much as Jenny Duranski loved being a nail technician, the chemicals being used nearly drove her away. But instead of leaving the industry, she doubled her commitment ...
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'It has to go somewhere else': Naperville chicken therapy nonprofit given 12 months to relocateAug 16, 2023 1:00 am - A Naperville couple operating a backyard chicken therapy nonprofit group has been given 12 months to find a location more suitable for its mission of serving adults with...
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Chicken therapy? Naperville couple's neighbors balking over nonprofitAug 14, 2023 5:30 am - "Welcome to the Farm." Those etched words greet visitors as they walk under the pergola leading to Rick and Wendy Montalbano's Naperville backyard. Past the firepit and ...
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District 204 divvies up its final $8.5 million in federal COVID-19 fundingAug 14, 2023 1:00 am - Through three rounds of disbursements, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 received a total of $13.4 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding. While that may seem like an...
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School board approves $206,000 to start emergency exterior wall repairs at Naperville CentralAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - The Naperville Unit District 203 school board approved an emergency expenditure of up to $206,731 to pay for the first phase of repairs to a water-damaged exterior wall ...
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'It just keeps rolling along': Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson start U.S. tour Aug. 18 at RaviniaAug 09, 2023 6:00 am - Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson never wanted to be “an overnight pop star,” as he phrases it. Instead, his goal as a young man embarking on a music career was to emula...
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$1.5 million in funding secured for Naperville Riverwalk extensionAug 09, 2023 1:00 am - The Naperville Riverwalk Project has received $1.5 million in funding from the state and Edward-Elmhurst Health to extend the Riverwalk and create a southern gateway nea...
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'Definitely underutilized': Apartment complex approved for land annexed by NapervilleAug 03, 2023 1:00 am - Land along 75th Street that Naperville recently annexed into the city will become the site of a 38-unit apartment complex. During its last meeting, the city council appr...
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'I kept craving it': Naperville native brings Duck Donuts to his hometownAug 02, 2023 1:00 am - Kevon Gardner couldn't lose that craving. The Naperville native had just returned from visiting his brother in Arizona, and the taste of the Duck Donuts he'd tried for t...