Elgin
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Elgin Hispanic Network awards four high school scholarshipsAug 16, 2024 11:12 am - Elgin Hispanic Network recently announced the annual scholarship recipients for 2024. This year, four scholarships were awarded to local senior high school students of H...
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Lemont businessman sentenced to five years in prison for bribeAug 16, 2024 9:45 am - A Lemont businessman was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison after admitting he bribed an employee of the Cook County assessor’s office to lower taxes on his family’s properties.
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Two things to remember heading into prep football seasonAug 16, 2024 6:00 am - Our countdown to the season opener for prep football marches on. With two weeks to go, we’re reminding you of two things to keep in mind as we enter the home stretch.
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‘He left us such a gift’: In ‘Love From the Front … and Beyond,’ daughter shares WWII vet’s storiesAug 16, 2024 3:00 am - The daughter of World War II veteran and longtime St. Charles resident Bill Wiebmer has published a book with his letters and stories, “Love From the Front ... And Beyond.”
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‘It’s going to happen again’: Biting mites an issue for some following cicada emergenceAug 15, 2024 6:57 pm - Like 17 years ago, a corollary effect of the periodical cicada emergence has left some people scratching unexplained red welts appearing seemingly out of nowhere.
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Hoffman Estates joins other suburbs by outsourcing crossing guardsAug 15, 2024 2:56 pm - Facing increasing difficulty finding and retaining school crossing guards, Hoffman Estates is joining neighbors Schaumburg, Hanover Park and Barrington by contracting Aurora-based Andy Frain for those services.
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50th annual Elgin Road Race Car Show SundayAug 15, 2024 12:23 pm - The 50th annual Elgin Road Race Car Show will take place Sunday, Aug. 18, and feature a car parade retracing the race’s original course.
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Elgin officials suspect illegal dumping caused fuel slicks on Fox RiverAug 15, 2024 12:02 pm - Elgin officials are trying to learn the source of two different fuel discharges into the Fox River, but say there is no significant risk to the water or wildlife.
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West Chicago teen gets 8 years in prison for brutal beating of autistic manAug 15, 2024 10:49 am - A West Chicago teenager was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder in the brutal 2023 beating of an autistic man.
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Kane County GOP Parading for Trump plan hits parking snafuAug 15, 2024 8:33 am - The Kane County Republican Party’s planned Parading for Trump caravan on Sunday, Aug. 18, has run into a hitch in its giddyap