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Business
Fundraiser Will Help Local Project Get Cooking — And You Can Help
Steve Buresh has already kickstarted his own career. But after founding his own business in the wake of losing his job, the man known as “the cheesecake guy” is looking to help other entr...
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The Neighborhood Files
Lambert: Old School Built as a Radio Station
The Inquiry Plainfield Patch reader Brian asked about the history of the soon-to-be-demolished former Christ Lutheran Academy building on 127th Street, between Route 59 and Napervill...
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Local Connections
From Russia with Love: Plainfield Couple Gets Help on Quest to Adopt HIV-Positive Siblings
Elizabeth and Eric Stepien always knew they would adopt children—they just didn’t know it would happen so soon. The Plainfield couple is in the process of adopting a brother and sist...
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Schools
Photo: Ridge Students Celebrate 'Plant Day'
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Local Connections
What Causes Contrails?
Jet trails occur rather naturally when the exhaust of a jet plane meets with the atmosphere. "It’s a reaction of the atmosphere to the jet exhaust being let out," Richard Castro, Nat...
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Local Connections
Update on Finn: Rescue Dog is Still on the Move
Finn, the 2-year-old Brittany spaniel mix who escaped en route to his forever home in March, continues to get around. The brown and white rescue dog has been seen in neighborhoods th...
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Volunteers in the News
Plainfield 5K Race to Benefit Wounded Warriors
Usually, they’re in the business of staging heroes’ welcomes for returning U.S. servicemen and women. On May 26, Operation Welcome You Home will host a different kind of event in Pla...
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Patch's House & Home
Demonstrators Stage Anti-Eviction Protest in Plainfield
A Joliet woman who lost her husband and her son to tragedies could soon lose her house too. In a demonstration organized by the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign and the local chapter o...
