Wedding dreams dashed but love conquers under COVID-19
June 1, 2020With an August wedding still on the calendar, Aurora’s Marisa Perillo took to Facebook to ask other couples about the status of their summer or fall wedding plans. Without knowing…
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17 arrested in Aurora following night of violence, destruction; cleanup begins downtown
May 31, 2020Aurora Police reported 17 arrests and at least $3 million in property damage following a night of violence that began with a peaceful Sunday protest and ended with a citywide curfew…
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Naperville Park District, police investigate racist graffiti
May 27, 2020Racist graffiti was found scrawled on an erected partition separating Cantore Park from the adjacent Welch Elementary School in Naperville on Monday, May 25. Naperville Park District…
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Leavitt: The end of innocence
May 27, 2020As I drove up to the address, I saw the man lying on the driveway, his arm covering his face. It was clear he wouldn’t be getting up and going anywhere ever again. The police were…
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COVID-19 forces suburban farmers markets to scale back operations
May 20, 2020Some of Illinois’ 350 farmers markets will shutter during 2020, or postpone their openings indefinitely, due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, most will carry on with new…
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Leavitt: Please don’t make me write your obituary
May 20, 2020I may be getting used to people dying. I never thought I’d say those words. But they’re true, at least for now. It started in mid-March when my old friend Thomas “Hawk” Greer…
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COVID-19 devours local jobs
May 18, 2020Groupon had become an online go-to spot for deals from local merchants, event venues and travel destinations. However, when those merchants are not open, events are not happening and…
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COVID-19 conditions force Exchange Club to call off Ribfest
May 18, 2020The Naperville Exchange Club has announced that the 2020 Ribfest has been called off. Ribfest, set to debut in Romeoville after a three-decade run in Naperville, was scheduled to run…
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