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Article: So you think you know Glen Ellyn, eh?(Special Section)

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May 14, 2001
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Think you know all there is to know about Glen Ellyn? Take the Daily Herald's quiz and find out.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. It might be called Glen Ellyn now, but it hasn't always been. Just how many names has the fair village had before its current moniker? a. 6; b. 2; c. 12; d. 15; e. Huh? It's always been called Glen Ellyn.

2. Who, in 1834, laid claim to land on the western edge of Babcock's Grove (now the village of Lombard) that eventually would become present day Glen Ellyn? a. Marquette and Joliet; b. Deacon Winslow Churchill, his wife and their 11 children.; c. Milo Meacham; d. Lewis and Clark; e. Seals and Crofts

3. Eventually, this ...

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