Elgin
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Getting them registered: How League of Women Voters brings new voters to the tableOct 08, 2021 6:00 am - It's not unusual to see the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County set up a table inside area high schools or at various events where many potential voters might ...
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Family of slain Elgin teen wants harsher charges. What would it take for that to happen?Oct 08, 2021 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the state's attorney's decision to drop the misdemeanor charge. The family of an Elgin teen stabbed to death last w...
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Kane County food pantries, shelters experience overwhelming demand in wake of COVID-19Oct 08, 2021 5:30 am - In the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the line of people waiting for food at the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry grew by 400%. The Northern Illinois Food Bank served ...
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Food for Greater Elgin gets much-needed parking lotOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - The opening of a new parking lot doesn't usually warrant a ceremonial ribbon cutting and a visit from the mayor. But Food for Greater Elgin's Executive Director Michael ...
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Weapon charge dropped in Schaumburg fatal stabbing, but investigation continuesOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - While the Cook County state's attorney's office has dropped the Schaumburg Police Department's charge of unlawful use of a weapon against a 17-year-old in the stabbing d...
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Man killed in head-on crash near Pingree GroveOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - A man was killed Thursday in a crash on Plank Road near Pingree Grove, the Kane County sheriff's office reports. The crash occurred at about 12:15 p.m. between Bahr and ...
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Anonymous email shows 'fear' Elgin residents have of police, task force saysOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - An email from an Elgin resident concerned about a police officer's Facebook post is shining a light on both the forces driving the need for the city's task force on poli...
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Editorial: Cook County must maintain its budget discipline in allocating federal relief fundsOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - There is no disputing that much has been done in Cook County government in recent years to improve the management of spending and revenues and to professionalize the ent...
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Man dressed in turkey costume to do '10 Town Turkey Trot' Oct. 9 to raise funds for holiday dinnersOct 07, 2021 11:00 pm - Basket Brigade of Suburban Chicago's 10 Town Turkey Trot: Running dressed as a turkey from one town to the next to raise awareness for our efforts to feed local families...
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Sea Cadets Support Retirement of Chief Petty OfficerOct 07, 2021 11:00 pm - GREAT LAKES, IL (Oct. 8, 2021) On Friday, October 8, 2021, Naval Sea Cadet Corps Unit 911, based at the Great Lakes, IL, provided color guard detail for the retirement c...