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Friday, November 2, 2012

Video: Naperville Gathers to Mourn, Remember Slain Children

Hundreds of residents attended a candlelight vigil at St. Thomas the Apostle Church Friday night.

Full Coverage on Naperville Patch:  New Judge Assigned for Naperville Mom Accused of Stabbing Kids to Death Court Denies Bond for Naperville Mom Accused of Stabbing Children to Death Police Charge Naperville Mom With Murder in Stabbing Deaths of Children Community Reacts After Children Stabbed to Death in Naperville Home Police Find 2 Children Stabbed to Death in Naperville Home   Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Naperville Patch on Facebook.

paula

10:25 am on Sunday, November 4, 2012

my heart and prayers go out to the family of these two beautiful angles and there two precious puppys. may god bless them and give them there wings even tho it was to soon for them to be in heaven .and may god comfort the mother and father of oliva and the family .again i send all my prayers to yous   more ›

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Video: Metea Students Gather for Devin Meadows Memorial

Hundreds of classmates dressed in white came together at Faith Lutheran Church in Aurora to show support for Metea Valley High School sophomore Devin Meadows Wednesday.

Line after line of students dressed in white filed in to Faith Lutheran Church in Aurora Wednesday to pay their respects to fellow classmate and, more importantly, their friend, Devin Meadows. Earlier: Metea Valley Sophomore Killed After Car Crashes into Aurora Home Metea Students, Friends Remember Devin Meadows on Social Media Even if they never got the chance to meet Meadows, a Metea Valley High School sophomore who died in a car crash Tuesday, they still came together to show their support.  "I can relate because one of my best friends passed away six years ago and it was a really hard experience. The silence in school yesterday was just really loud. It was just so eerie," said Metea Valley senior Lexi Ross. "He made a big impact on …

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avery m.

4:15 pm on Monday, December 24, 2012

I feel so bad he was a very nice boy. I almost cried when I heard about this. He was a very sweet boy:o[   more ›

Thursday, June 7, 2012

'They Had a Beautiful Life:' Vigil Held for Teens Killed in Crash

Friends, friends and community members gathered to remember Alexis Banuelos, Brian Herrera and Tyler Montgomery in Plainfield Wednesday night.

On Monday, three young people were taken much too soon. On Wednesday, hundreds of friends, neighbors and total strangers gathered in the darkness, candles flickering, not to mourn the loss, but to celebrate their lives. Tyler Montgomery, 19, of Plainfield and his 18-year-old girlfriend, Alexis Banuelos, were planning to have dinner with the Naperville teen’s parents on Monday. But first, they went for a ride with their friend and former District 202 classmate Brian Herrera. Herrera was driving a black Ford coupe when he made a turn in front of a semi-trailer heading east on Route 126 near Oswego. The driver of the truck, which carried 40,000 pounds of sand, wasn’t able to stop in time, and the semi flipped onto its side, pinning the car …

Olddeegee

1:43 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012

This was the saddest event of the year. I knew these kids and their loss was a horrible tragedy that left many people devastated. RIP guys, your memories treasured.   more ›

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