Elgin
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WBK Engineering in St. Charles celebrates 25 years of service and recent Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certificationDec 19, 2023 2:02 pm - For 25 years, WBK Engineering, a Bodwé Professional Services company, and recently certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) headquartered in St. Charles, has be...
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Catholic group for LGBTQ people praises news about same-sex marriage blessingsDec 19, 2023 1:07 pm - Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich also welcomes it, saying it will help more people ‘feel the closeness and compassion of God.’
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Hoffman Estates planning $3.7 million upgrade for Village Green, brew gardenDec 19, 2023 9:59 am - Hoffman Estates trustees Monday approved a $213,450 design contract for a new concessions and restroom building to serve the increasingly popular Virginia Mary Hayter Vil...
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‘His life set the standard for me’: Longtime Elgin volunteer Wars dies at 81Dec 18, 2023 5:16 pm - When it came to helping people in need in his community, Elgin resident Joe Wars only knew one way to answer. “Joe always said yes we can, and never ‘no, we can’t,’” said...
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Hoffman Estates senior commission hosting holiday luncheonDec 18, 2023 2:19 pm - The Hoffman Estates Commission for Senior Citizens is hosting a holiday luncheon followed by Bingo at noon Wednesday, Dec. 20. The luncheon will take place at village hal...
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South Elgin man shot to death outside Hoffman Estates apartment complexDec 18, 2023 10:09 am - A 42-year-old South Elgin man was shot to death early Saturday morning at a Hoffman Estates apartment complex, authorities said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office...
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Pappas adds more online tools to boost property tax transparencyDec 18, 2023 5:00 am - Cook County property owners can now track how much more money they are sending each government agency that gets a cut of their annual property tax bill. A new online port...
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How suburban counties are spending opioid settlement moneyDec 16, 2023 3:00 pm - With millions of dollars flowing into their coffers from landmark settlements with opioid companies, suburban county governments are mapping out how to spend some of the ...
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Volunteers needed to restore habitat at Bliss Woods preserve Dec. 30Dec 15, 2023 9:37 pm - A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve in Sugar Grove on Saturday, Dec. 30 from 9 a.m. to noon. Cutting and stacking invasive brush wi...
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Elgin school board confronts aging buildings and inequality during tourDec 14, 2023 9:00 pm - Noisy classrooms that only have temporary walls as a buffer. Ceilings so low a person standing 5 feet 4 inches tall can touch them. Impassable stairways that hinder acce...