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Students at Wheaton’s Longfellow bowl with parents for fitnessOct 27, 2011 11:56 am - Students at Wheaton’s Longfellow Elementary School recently had a special day in gym class: a day of bowling with their parents. Gym teacher Barb Williams, who has taug...
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Race for 42nd House District gets crowdedOct 25, 2011 10:38 am - The race for the 42nd District seat in the Illinois House is getting a little more crowded. Just days after political newcomer William Adams said he would be the first ...
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Winfield trustee helps himself avoid censure after resident's accusationsOct 22, 2011 10:21 am - Winfield Trustee Tony Reyes narrowly avoided censure Thursday at the first meeting since a resident accused him of aggravated assault and official misconduct for a confr...
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Battle continues over downtown Wheaton taxing districtOct 21, 2011 5:05 pm - The battle to block a special taxing district in downtown Wheaton continues even as the city finalizes the properties to be included in the proposed area. On Monday, cit...
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Wheaton Community Center ready for scary good timeOct 21, 2011 8:29 am - The days of walking the neighborhoods at all hours of the night on Halloween are in the past because of increased safety concerns. Most cities now regulate when childre...
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Hastert: Politicians ‘have to find compromise’Oct 20, 2011 4:55 pm - A former political leader who left Congress urging colleagues to trust each other and avoid a “pool of bitterness” said Wednesday that compromise has become a dirty word...
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Resident says Winfield trustee threatened himOct 19, 2011 9:37 pm - Their feud goes back more than two decades but this time Winfield resident Stan Zegel says Trustee Tony Reyes pushed it too far, confronting Zegel in “a loud, hostile an...
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Wheaton parks win national essay contest for sensory playgroundOct 18, 2011 10:27 pm - Supporters of a sensory playground to be built in Wheaton certainly did not need more proof the idea was a good one. But they say winning a national essay contest — and...
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Snow removal crews’ damage to parking garages will cost Wheaton additional $96K this yearOct 18, 2011 3:24 pm - A downtown Wheaton parking garage needs extensive repair just two years after it opened because snow removal crews damaged it during last year’s brutal winter, city offi...
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Wheaton residents bat around ideas for theater's futureOct 25, 2011 2:14 pm - A lunch meeting to discuss the future of the Wheaton Grand Theater certainly introduced a few new ideas to the mix. Indoor mini-golf, video arcade and a boutique hotel w...