South Elgin Lifestyle
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‘I get to love my students’: U-46 kindergarten teacher builds bonds with parents to help kids learnMar 12, 2025 6:00 am - Kristin Meredith always knew she was destined to work with kids, but she didn’t expect to find her place in a classroom surrounded by 5-year-olds. Now, 21 years later, she can’t imagine finding a more fulfilling profession.
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U-46 TalentFest competition will showcase top performers from district high schoolsMar 07, 2025 10:19 am - Elgin Area School District U-46's talented high schoolers will showcase their skills at the 14th annual TalentFest on March 19 at the Hemmens in Elgin.
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Kane County sets dates for low-cost vaccine and microchip clinicsMar 04, 2025 5:55 pm - Kane County Animal Control will be offering its low-cost drive-through rabies vaccine and microchip clinics starting April 26.
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‘Hope and healing’: Kane County Child Advocacy Center enlists therapy dog to comfort young victimsMar 01, 2025 1:04 pm - Kane County children who are victims of crime may find some comfort in the child advocacy center’s newly sworn-in four-legged member.
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Kane County celebrates Hamid Ahmed for 50 years of serviceFeb 19, 2025 2:59 pm - At 83, Hamid Ahmed remains an active presence at the Kane County Government Center in Geneva, marking 50 years of service in January 2025 — the longest tenure of any full-time county employee.
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Students advocate, find shared experiences at annual Kane County Youth Voices Forum on Mental HealthFeb 18, 2025 3:48 pm - Sophie Dado had a message for everyone in the room at Elgin Community College. She had written down a quote that stuck with her, and she wanted the adults in the room to...
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Fat tire bikes allow cyclists to keep riding all winterFeb 15, 2025 9:30 am - Bike tracks on snowy sidewalks? If the tracks are 3-4 inches wide, you can bet a fat tire bike, aka “fattie,” or fat bike, is on the prowl, pedaled by someone who won’t take snow for an answer.
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Gail Borden Library to hold tribute to Risé Jones Feb. 16Feb 12, 2025 1:00 pm - The public is invited to a tribute to Dr. Risé D. Jones from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Gail Borden Main Library Meadows Community Rooms, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin.
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Teen's adoption of shelter dog helps manage debilitating seizures, wins $25K for Anderson HumaneFeb 10, 2025 4:56 pm - East Dundee teen's adoption story of a shelter dog that helps her debilitating seizures wins a $25,000 prize for Anderson Humane from Petco Love.
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St. Charles native, rocket scientist executing mission to the moonFeb 03, 2025 5:06 pm - St. Charles native Benjamin Tackett could soon join an exclusive group of space explorers – if his team can successfully execute their mission to the moon.