Elena Ferrarin
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Elgin council spouses attend fundraisers on city's dimeMay 24, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin continues to spend money on nonprofit fundraiser tickets for city council members' spouses and guests, part of an overall $13,245 expense that has stayed relativel...
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Lynching mural is about confronting evil, Elgin artist saysMay 20, 2016 5:30 am - "Don't you be the monster. Don't you be one of these people." That's the message of a mural in downtown Elgin that depicts the crowd at a 1930 lynching, artist David Pow...
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Elgin activist remembered as 'larger than life'May 20, 2016 1:00 am - Sigi Psimenos, whose love for art, the environment and civic involvement inspired many others throughout Elgin, was remembered for her creativity and larger-than-life pe...
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Fox Valley agency builds 100th homeMay 20, 2016 1:00 am - Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley is building its 100th home across the street from the first home built by the agency 26 years ago. Isidro and Marisol Espinoz...
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Councilwoman says Elgin lynching mural will be relocatedMay 20, 2016 1:00 am - The city of Elgin will take down "the lynching mural" from its outdoor spot downtown and relocate it inside the Hemmens Cultural Center. Councilwoman Tish Powell said ne...
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Elgin to examine mural that evokes lynching photoMay 18, 2016 1:00 am - Should a mural in downtown Elgin - depicting a crowd watching a 1930 lynching - continue to stand intact? City leaders say they were unaware of the story behind the free...
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Search continues for South Elgin teenMay 17, 2016 11:15 am - Eleven days after her daughter's disappearance, Fiona Galvin can't sleep or eat - and wonders whether 17-year-old Kianna is sleeping or eating. "It's just been horrible,...
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Elgin's 'remarkable' women historically profiled at libraryMay 16, 2016 1:00 am - Alice Potter was the first woman to drive, unescorted by a man, from Chicago to New York and back more than a century ago. And she was from Elgin. Hollywood star Mitzi G...
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Elgin fire, police paid $4.14 million in 2015 overtimeMay 13, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin's fire and police departments spent more in overtime in 2015 than in the previous three and five years, respectively, exceeding their budgets by a combined $700,00...
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Sauceda resigns from South Elgin seatMay 13, 2016 1:00 am - South Elgin Trustee Robert Sauceda resigned from his seat in the wake of questions about his residency, an inquiry that gained momentum after village officials learned t...