Elgin
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Kane County to host town halls on sales tax referendumFeb 03, 2025 12:57 pm - Between Feb. 4 and March 10, the Kane County Board is hosting five town halls to provide information about proposed sales tax referendum to fund public safety services.
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‘Not just a river’: How communities can affect health of the Fox watershedFeb 03, 2025 12:42 pm - Gary Swick, president of Friends of the Fox River, emphasized the importance of caring for the watershed of the Fox River in a recent presentation.
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Hoffman Estates woman dies days after crash that followed medical emergencyFeb 03, 2025 10:34 am - A Hoffman Estates woman died in the hospital a day and a half after a medical emergency caused her to drive her vehicle off the roadway onto a frozen marsh just north of St. Alexius Medical Center last week.
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‘Small but mighty’: Volunteers reenergizing Fox River Trolley MuseumFeb 02, 2025 9:00 pm - The Fox River Trolley Museum is raising money to help pay for expanding storage to protect pieces of local railroad history. And it has other improvements in mind as well.
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Mount Prospect in line for federal funding for new fire stationFeb 02, 2025 5:24 pm - Mount Prospect is in line for federal funding for its new Fire Station 11, formerly the headquarters of the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District.
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Pingree Grove tavern burglary leads to chase, crashFeb 02, 2025 10:13 am - One suspect is in custody and two others at large after a burglary at a Pingree Grove tavern early Sunday morning, police said.
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Police: Man broke into South Elgin home, harmed animalFeb 02, 2025 9:40 am - A man accused of breaking into a South Elgin home, harming an animal there and then barricading himself in the basement Thursday remains in custody at a medical facility pending an upcoming court appearance, police said Sunday.
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Skyview: Developers raze Sears headquarters to build cloud data campusFeb 02, 2025 6:00 am - Demolition continues at the Sears’ former headquarters campus Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Hoffman Estates. Developers plan to replace Sears’ longtime headquarters with a 200-megawatt data center campus.
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Geneva officers honored with Life Saving Medals for rescuing woman in distressFeb 01, 2025 1:30 pm - Four Geneva police officers were recently honored with Life Saving Medals for rescuing a woman who appeared to be attempting suicide.
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Grief & healing: For me, February signals springFeb 01, 2025 7:00 am - I have always considered February to be a winter month and, when growing up in northern Minnesota, it certainly was.