Marie Wilson
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How one Naperville business has survived 100 years of saying goodbyeMay 18, 2018 6:00 am - In sixth grade at a Catholic school, Ray Jones wrote his term paper on what he wanted to be when he grew up, just as assigned. His completed project surprised the nun w...
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Naperville Islamic Center planning third mosque on far southwest sideMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - The Islamic Center of Naperville is working on designs for an education center, mosque and community center on the city's far southwest side. The facility on 248th Aven...
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How re-enactors bring 'emotional impact' of Civil War history to NapervilleMay 16, 2018 6:00 am - Naper Settlement is always a time machine to a bygone era. This weekend, it sets the dial back to 1863. With Civil War Days, a tradition since the early 1980s, the hist...
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Aurora housing assistance groups merge to bring savings, stabilityMay 16, 2018 5:30 am - "We all have something to contribute" is the driving belief behind a new agency created from two longtime housing and homeownership assistance groups in Aurora. The Neig...
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Waubonsie shoreline work creates 'ribbon of prairie'May 16, 2018 1:00 am - The creek behind Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora got a natural leg up Wednesday - just as it has for the past 17 years. In a project passed down among years of s...
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Townhouses likely for Aurora site once earmarked for MeteaMay 16, 2018 1:00 am - It could have been the site of Metea Valley High School if things had turned out differently, but now it's set to be transformed from dormant farmland into 171 new townh...
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Party's over for dandelions in Naperville thanks to Knoch Park volunteersMay 16, 2018 1:00 am - Dandelions started a party this spring at Knoch Park in Naperville. But on Thursday evening, volunteers pulled the plug and sent the pesky plants packing. During an hour...
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Preservationists: Plan means old Naperville library will be 'highlighted again'May 14, 2018 1:00 am - As owners of the old Nichols Library in downtown Naperville seek approval of development plans for the site, they're gaining support from a group formed to preserve the ...
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7 awards honor Daily Herald for exemplary journalismMay 12, 2018 1:00 am - The work of several Daily Herald staff members earned accolades from the Chicago Headline Club during the 41st annual Peter Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism. The...
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Naperville native brings heart, and soul to Brandi & the AlexandersMay 11, 2018 6:00 am - A Naperville kid and reluctant flutist who didn't sing in a choir until her sophomore year of high school is now the lead singer of a New York City-based band that just ...