Elgin
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AID's 60th anniversary auction returns to Fishermen's Inn Sept. 30Sep 14, 2021 11:00 pm - The Association for Individual Development will host a 60th anniversary "Shine Bright Like a Diamond" themed benefit auction on Thursday, Sept. 30, at the scenic Fisherm...
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Family fall hike program offered Sept. 25 at Pingree Grove Forest PreserveSep 14, 2021 11:00 pm - We can see amazing natural colors in the fall, but not all those hues are found in the trees! Join a Forest Preserve District naturalist on an early fall hike. During t...
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Turkey vultures may not be pretty, but they serve important purposeSep 14, 2021 6:00 am - I've seen as many as four turkey vultures perched in a dead tree here at the nature center, but most of my recent vulture insights come from watching our resident bird. ...
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Book deals, real estate and stock sales: How legislators make money on the sideSep 14, 2021 5:30 am - A book deal netted U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth more than $380,000 last year ahead of her memoir's recent publication, federal documents indicate. The Hoffman Estates Democ...
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Elgin planners swayed by neighbors opposing proposed self-storage businessSep 14, 2021 5:30 am - The owners of 24 homes just outside Elgin's borders believe a new 700-unit self-storage facility that wants to come to the far west side of the city will destroy their n...
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Improved St. Alexius Medical Center ER gets Hoffman Estates' approvalSep 14, 2021 5:30 am - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday unanimously approved an expansion and renovation of the emergency department at Amita Health St. Alexius Medical Center that...
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Coroner identifies man killed in bicycle crash last week in ElginSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - The 60-year-old bicyclist who died after a crash last week on Randall Road in Elgin has been identified. The Kane County coroner's office said Allan Lee Troxel, whose l...
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Kane County approves solar panel farm that may save $5 million in energy costsSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A plan that leverages the state's new clean energy reform bill into $5 million in savings by constructing a new solar energy farm received approval Tuesday from the Kane...
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Hoffman Estates tree branch pickup begins Sept. 20Sep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates' free curbside tree branch pickup fall program will begin the week of Monday, Sept. 20. The program is for residents covered by the village refuse colle...
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Police release image of SUV involved in hit-and-run near St. CharlesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Authorities on Tuesday released an image of the SUV they're searching for after Monday's hit-and-run near St. Charles. The SUV is red or maroon, possibly a Jeep Cherokee...