Elena Ferrarin
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'Hollywood, Elgin-style' short film fest on SaturdaySep 19, 2018 1:00 am - Ten years in, the Elgin Short Film Festival continues to grow in quality and deliver its unique brand of "Hollywood, Elgin-style." That's how festival co-chair Joe Vassa...
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Elgin mental health, substance abuse agencies to mergeSep 19, 2018 1:00 am - Two Elgin-based nonprofits, Ecker Center for Mental Health and Renz Addiction Counseling Center, plan to merge and create a new, larger behavioral health agency that wil...
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Elgin library wants to update youth servicesSep 17, 2018 1:00 am - Gail Borden Public Library is beginning to work on a plan to revamp its youth services department, starting with a $100,000 redesign of part of the computer center. The ...
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Why a Georgia couple was able to buy an Elgin mansion for $1Sep 17, 2018 1:00 am - A couple from Georgia bought an 1885 historic mansion in Elgin for $1 and plans to slowly rehab it and eventually live there. Ramona Jones said she was drawn to the Dav...
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Two 'very, very old' skulls found near Elgin-area cemeterySep 17, 2018 1:00 am - Two skulls and jawbones were found on Lakewood Memorial Park cemetery property in unincorporated Cook County near Elgin, officials said. A Cook County sheriff's deputy s...
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Elgin library will purchase bookmobileSep 14, 2018 5:30 am - A "gently used" bookmobile will serve Gail Borden Public Library District residents, most likely starting in April. The library board approved Tuesday the $155,000 purch...
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Gilberts subdivision moves forward with village bondsSep 14, 2018 1:00 am - The building of The Conservancy subdivision in Gilberts, ultimately projected to have 985 homes, is moving forward after the village borrowed $20.8 million for infrastru...
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Elgin restaurant still closed after teen crashes parents' car into kitchenSep 14, 2018 1:00 am - An Elgin restaurant remained closed Friday after a 15-year-old driver crashed his parents' car into it two days earlier. The crash happened at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday at Gee...
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Elgin school closure due to mold continues through MondaySep 13, 2018 1:00 am - An Elgin elementary school will be closed through Monday after mold was found in classrooms and common areas, officials said. Elgin Area School District U-46 officials a...
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Plan for senior housing in Elgin moving forwardSep 12, 2018 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to include information about the current developer for Fox River Crossing. Plans for a senior apartment complex at 300 N. Stat...