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1. D202 Students Honored With Wilco Area Career Center Awards (patch.com) — Plainfield families can celebrate dozens of District 202 high school students who earned top honors at the Wilco Area Career Center, from National Technical Honor Society recognition to program and scholarship awards. The Romeoville-based career center serves Plainfield’s four high schools, highlighting local teens excelling in fields like auto service, health care, business, welding and early childhood education.
2. Bird Found At Target Reunited With Family: Plainfield Police (patch.com) — Plainfield residents helped reunite Mango the cockatiel with its family after police found the bird at the local Target and asked for help on Facebook. Within about 90 minutes, the widely shared post connected Mango’s owners with Plainfield police, turning a lighthearted social media plea into a happy neighborhood story.
3. Second downtown Plainfield business damaged in January fire won't reopen (shawlocal.com) — Downtown Plainfield is losing another longtime shop, as White Satin Bridal confirmed it will not return to its Lockport Street location after January’s fire damage. The bridal store will finish dress pickups through June at a temporary Main Street site and is contacting customers with existing orders or alteration appointments directly.
4. Single-family home in Plainfield goes for $535,000 (shawlocal.com) — A Plainfield single-family home on South Hunt Club Lane recently sold for $535,000, and several nearby properties have also changed hands at similar price points. If you’re watching the local market, these sales highlight current values for larger, early-2000s homes with multiple bedrooms, garages, and modern amenities in Plainfield neighborhoods.
5. Naperville's 'Teen Takeover' Yields Nine Arrests And Dozens Of Citations (wjol.com) — Naperville police broke up a large ‘teen takeover’ downtown Monday night, making nine arrests and issuing dozens of citations. Among those arrested was a 17-year-old from Plainfield, who faces a battery charge and a citation for crossing the roadway outside a crosswalk, alongside teens and adults from several nearby communities.
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