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posted by Isabel Miller
Tuesday, Mar 11, 25 @ 7:34 am

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Comment by @misterjayem Tuesday, Mar 11, 25 @ 7:50 am
Much cooler than yesterday here in beautiful DuPage County. Still it’s sunny and it could be a lot colder in March around these parts, so make the most of it, I guess….

Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Tuesday, Mar 11, 25 @ 9:13 am
I keep looking at the big photo in the Tribune of the outer closed prison building at Dwight and I keep thinking bed and breakfast inn. Hey, it’s across the road from a country club….

Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Mar 11, 25 @ 9:31 am
Richard Irvin runs to the moderator at a forum for help after being confronted by a resident asking him to remove their home address from an oppo dump website paid for by his campaign https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1A7xyKtxUm/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Comment by Steamed Hams Tuesday, Mar 11, 25 @ 10:27 am
@ Amalia,

That’s not as odd as you might think. Or apartments: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/business/prison-conversion-housing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3E4.o18U.iNzEOaJsGhKe&smid=url-share

Comment by JoanP Tuesday, Mar 11, 25 @ 10:46 am
88 and partly sunny, with chance of scattered thunder storms, in South America. Going to miss this nice weather when we come home.

Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Mar 11, 25 @ 11:42 am
@JoanP, thanks for that link! the building materials are so lovely down at Dwight. It would be a shame to destroy them. Repurposing old structures instead of demolishing is good.

Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Mar 11, 25 @ 12:18 pm
@JoanP several of Dwight’s buildings are so much nicer than those depicted in the nyt piece. that limestone block material is fantastic.

Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Mar 11, 25 @ 12:25 pm
So if Dwight was repurposed as a B & B would it be like the Hotel California where you can check out any time you like but you can never leave.

Comment by West Side the Best Side Tuesday, Mar 11, 25 @ 1:13 pm
@WestSidetheBestSide LOL. but I do think that building is awesome. a development should include repurposing the fantastic limestone block structures.

Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Mar 11, 25 @ 2:13 pm

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