Elgin
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Rzepski’s big play on defense sends Lake Park to shutout victory against BartlettSep 06, 2024 10:55 pm - Sometimes a big defensive play can completely change the course of a game. Friday night at Lake Park’s Bob Monken Field was one of those times as the Lancers scored a 31-...
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Elgin Community College Foundation to host annual gala celebrating 75 years of achievementsSep 06, 2024 9:02 pm - The Elgin Community College Foundation invites the community to celebrate 75 years of achievements of students, faculty, and staff at the ECC Foundation’s gala “Decades of Dreams,” on Saturday, Sept. 14.
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‘An entire life of pensions and six-figure incomes’: Officials tout $8 million grant for apprenticeship programsSep 06, 2024 1:52 pm - Nearly $8 million in federal funding will help Illinois high schools train students for positions operating heavy machinery and secure high-paying careers in fields facing critical workforce shortages.
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Fire damages Elgin Township homeSep 06, 2024 11:39 am - A home in unincorporated Elgin Township was left uninhabitable by an accidental fire Thursday, authorities said.
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Woman who trashed Island Lake PD apologizes, avoids felony convictionSep 06, 2024 5:15 am - A Schaumburg woman who trashed the Island Lake Police Department’s lobby this spring won’t be branded a felon, and for that she can at least partially thank her willingness to say “I’m sorry.”
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Painting the Fox River — and keeping it cleanSep 06, 2024 4:00 am - Anna Cherkashina’s “Fox River at Sunset” painting earned Best of Show in the recent Plein Art event hosted by the St. Charles Arts Council. The painting could serve as a motivation for volunteers who participate in upcoming Fox River cleanup events.
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Elgin Golden K hear about upcoming Elgin Cemetery WalkSep 05, 2024 11:48 pm - At the Elgin Golden K Sept. 4 meeting, John and Ana Devine presented plans for the upcoming 37th annual Cemetery Walk at Bluff City Cemetery. John is executive director...
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New middle school in Hoffman Estates a big step forward for District 15Sep 05, 2024 10:13 pm - Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 has officially moved forward.Improvements at all 12 buildings targeted by the successful $93 million Moving 15 Forward 2022 referendum are complete, on time and on budget.The district celebrated one of the projects, the building addition to Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Hoffman Estates and its conversion to a middle school, with a ribbon cutting Thursday.
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‘It’s very popular’: Elgin tours revisit Elgin National Watch Factory Historic District after 26 yearsSep 05, 2024 6:23 pm - Visitors can tour five homes in the Elgin National Watch Factory Historic District at the 42nd annual Historic Elgin House Tour, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7-8.
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Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour launches Sept. 7 at First United MethodistSep 05, 2024 11:16 am - Jeff Neufeld, music director and organist at Elgin’s First Congregational Church, will be launching a concert tour of Elgin’s church pipe organs, many of which have bee...