Elgin
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‘People who should be held are being held’: Pretrial Fairness Act marks first year this weekSep 14, 2024 12:36 pm - One year after cashless bail went into effect, proponents say the new law has accomplished what they intended which is to detain violent offenders awaiting trial. Opponents, including one county sheriff, call it a “failed and flawed law” and say it has placed more people in custody and increased courtroom caseloads.
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Grief & healing: Why do women ‘do lunch’Sep 14, 2024 10:30 am - In the last two restaurants I’ve been in, there have been tables of women having lunch together. Actually you can see this in any restaurant, any day. All were talking and laughing, clearly enjoying themselves.
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Tennessee Playwrights Studio presents ‘That Woman — The Monologue Show’ at the Elgin Fringe FestSep 13, 2024 10:06 pm - On Sept. 26-29, Tennessee Playwrights Studio will be bringing its 60-minute festival version of “That Woman — The Monologue Show” to the Elgin Fringe Festival with five local Chicago-area actors.
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s 75th season features masterworks by Ravel, Beethoven, GriegSep 13, 2024 9:45 pm - Single tickets are now on sale for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s 75th anniversary season, which opens the weekend of Sept. 28-29 with a Spanish-music-themed program.
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Kane County Health Department releases 2024 Youth Voices Forum on Mental Health ReportSep 13, 2024 9:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department and the Kane County Regional Office of Education, as part of the Kane County System of Care for Children’s Mental Health, organized the fifth annual Youth Voices Forum on Mental Health.
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Seigle Foundation welcomes Fox Valley Food for Health as newest granteeSep 13, 2024 8:51 pm - Seigle Foundation recently announces the award of $60,000 in grants to the following charitable organizations: Northern Illinois Food Bank, Food for Greater Elgin, and, for the first time, Fox Valley Food for Health.
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Pan Am Betty to visit this month’s Elgin Fringe FestivalSep 13, 2024 8:15 pm - Buckle up for a trip back to the golden age of aviation. Historian and actress Leslie Goddard will bring history alive at the Elgin Fringe Festival with her one-woman play, “Betty the Pan Am Stewardess.”
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War of words between Kane County sheriff and Aurora mayor heats upSep 13, 2024 5:01 pm - Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain responded publicly on Friday to Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin's claim that Hain interfered in an Aurora investigation of an man who was shot to death by deputies in 2023.
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‘A member of our family’: Monument honoring fallen police dog Hudson unveiled in St. CharlesSep 13, 2024 4:56 pm - The Kane County sheriff’s department unveiled a monument Friday honoring Hudson, a police dog that was killed in the line of duty last year.
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Third annual J & D Golf Outing to benefit children and family activities at Partners for Our CommunitiesSep 13, 2024 3:03 pm - Local nonprofit organization Partners for Our Communities (POC) will host its third annual J & D Charity Golf Outing on Friday, Sept. 20, at Palatine Hills Golf Course.