Elgin
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Expressway shootings in Cook County at 188 this year, compared to 52 in 2019Oct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Within weeks, shootings on Chicago and Cook County expressways are on course to quadruple 2019's total, Illinois State Police records show. In 2019, there were 52 report...
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Body recovered from water in ElginOct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin authorities recovered a body from the water Saturday morning at the intersection of Trout Park Boulevard and Sherwood Avenue. Police and paramedics arrived on the...
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Arlington Heights concert band welcomes new conductor Oct. 24Oct 08, 2021 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Community Concert Band, in partnership with District 214 Community Education, presents the first of four indoor concerts at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24....
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The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame to present Fuller Award to Luis Alberto Urrea Oct. 28Oct 08, 2021 11:00 pm - The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame (CLHOF) will present its prestigious Fuller Award to Luis Alberto Urrea for his lifetime contribution to literature. A live ceremony w...
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Help save 3 acres of rare fen habitat at Kishwaukee Fen Nature Preserve Oct. 17Oct 08, 2021 11:00 pm - A new kind of conservation initiative seeks to restore the threatened Kishwaukee Fen Nature Preserve in the Village of Lakewood at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17. All are invit...
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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...