Elgin
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How grants are helping Kane County manufacturers improve, be more competitiveSep 29, 2024 5:56 am - The Richards-Wilcox company of Aurora has been in business for 144 years, outlasting many sheet-metal businesses that once operated in the Fox Valley. So it must be doing something right. It is one of 20 companies that received $30,000 Lighthouse grants being administered by the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center.
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The Biz Week That Was: A new mall plan, specialty foods store up for sale, and Caputo’s reopening among the highlightsSep 29, 2024 5:06 am - ‘Time for a transformation’: How Stratford Square Mall would become ‘The Grove’ Lakeside restaurants. Illuminated fountain towers. A meandering boardwalk. An oval-sh...
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25 years and counting: How Working Bikes provides wheels to those in need locally and across the globeSep 28, 2024 9:01 am - Ever wonder how to route bikes from Mundelein to Malawi? Hampshire to Honduras? Lisle to Lesotho? Chicago-based nonprofit Working Bikes knows how to do just that, shipping over 9,000 used bikes last year.
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NAMI Kane County North offers free Family-to-Family Education CourseSep 28, 2024 8:52 am - This fall, NAMI Kane County North will be offering NAMI Family-to-Family, a free eight-session education program for people who love someone with mental health conditions.
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Grief & healing: Try to avoid leaving unfinished businessSep 28, 2024 8:50 am - It is a good practice to avoid unfinished business. My dear Baheej followed this principle, and I try to do that too. By this I mean things left undone.
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21st annual Run for the Kids: Superhero Hustle to benefit Easterseals DuPage & Fox ValleySep 27, 2024 10:27 pm - Support local superheroes at the 21st annual Run for the Kids: Superhero Hustle 5K Run/2-Mile Walk on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley. This walk in Villa Park along the Prairie Path will benefit its mission to ensure that children with disabilities and their families are empowered.
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American Revolution patriot honored at grave-marking ceremony in AuroraSep 27, 2024 5:07 pm - On Sept. 14, community members gathered at Spring Lake Cemetery in Aurora to honor the life and legacy of Frederick Vaughan, a distinguished patriot of the American Revolution.
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Planned replacement of two Elgin bridges pushed backSep 27, 2024 3:33 pm - The Elgin City Council was updated Wednesday on projects to replace two downtown bridges.
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Person hit by train near Elgin last week identifiedSep 27, 2024 1:19 pm - The Kane County Coroner’s office has identified John Jacob, 73, of Elgin, as the person killed last week by a train in unincorporated Elgin.
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Corinne M. Pierog: 2024 candidate for Kane County chairmanSep 27, 2024 6:30 am - Corinne M. Pierog is a Democrat running for Kane County chairman.