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Images: Memorial Day events in the suburbs and around the countryMay 25, 2020 1:00 am - Residents in the Chicago suburbs and from around the country celebrate the 2020 Memorial Day in various ways due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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You can still honor fallen heroes at home today with candles at dusk, virtual ceremoniesMay 24, 2020 11:00 pm - In a message released by James W. “Bill” Oxford, National Commander of the American Legion, he asks Americans to celebrate Memorial Day in a different way this year. “I'...
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Honor Memorial Day with 'drive-by' visit at Elgin's Bluff City CemeteryMay 24, 2020 11:00 pm - For the annual Memorial Day remembrance at Bluff City Cemetery, the Elgin Patriotic Memorial Association will host a "drive-by" event Monday, officials said. From 11 a.m...
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Suburban mosques host drive-through Eid celebrationsMay 24, 2020 7:18 am - In what has been a historic year of firsts, Muslims today are observing Eid al-Fitr - marking the end of a period of dawn-to-dusk fasting for the Islamic holy month of R...
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Kiwanis Club of Elgin partners with Salvation Army to buy diapers and baby wipesMay 23, 2020 11:00 pm - To celebrate its 100th year of service to the children of the world and the community, the Kiwanis Club of Elgin has incorporated making monthly (service or monetary) co...
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Owners of COVID-19 sites that haven't opened asking the state for millions in rentMay 23, 2020 5:00 am - While former hospitals in Elgin and other towns so far go unneeded in the fight against COVID-19, the question of how much Illinois will pay to rent the facilities is pl...
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Organizations expecting golf outings to look a little differentMay 23, 2020 1:00 am - For the last 14 years the Elgin Sports Hall of Fame Foundation has hosted a golf outing, a fundraiser that goes a long way to supporting the 30 college scholarships the ...
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Constable: Two young men died fighting in Vietnam, and their high school class has never forgottenMay 23, 2020 1:00 am - This story has been updated to reflect that Louis Conti was a star football player and later head coach at Cornell University. Burt Constable The parade is cancele...
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Patriotic Association member: Different observance, same deep meaning; Memorial Day 2020May 22, 2020 6:00 am - Memorial Day has always been an important day in my life. That will not change this year, even though the holiday won't seem the same because of the COVID-19 virus. When...
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The pen pal project: Geneva seniors and new friends revive lost art of letter writingMay 22, 2020 6:00 am - My 95-year-old mother was struggling to hear me on the phone, and it was apparent it was time to turn to the most direct and sincere method of communication. I started w...