Elena Ferrarin
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Operation North Pole a day to remember for sick kidsDec 07, 2013 11:00 am - A very special Metra train spreading a whole lot of holiday cheer — think jolly firemen, impish elves and a rambunctious Mrs. Santa — carried more than 60 children and f...
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Elgin won't participate in Northwest Fourth-FestDec 06, 2013 4:00 pm - Elgin won't be a partner in Hoffman Estates' Fourth of July fireworks show next summer, and city officials will instead decide whether to hold fireworks in town or not a...
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Carole Medal ‘brought library into 21st century’Dec 06, 2013 12:57 pm - The creative programming and community partnerships fostered by Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin has earned its executive director a statewide award. Carole Medal, wh...
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Elgin mayor says city's image best in 50 yearsDec 05, 2013 4:00 pm - The city of Elgin needs to create a handbook detailing all locally manufactured products, and businesses should hire more interns and participate in strengthening the ed...
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Hampshire teen gives new life to old musicDec 05, 2013 11:48 am - Ragtime music might conjure black-and-white images of a bygone era, but to 13-year-old Daniel Souvigny of Hampshire there’s nothing better in the world. Playing rag...
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Hampshire teen brings new life to old musicDec 05, 2013 4:30 am - Ragtime music might conjure black-and-white images of a bygone era, but to 13-year-old Daniel Souvigny of Hampshire, there's nothing better in the world. Playing ragtim...
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Elgin City Council votes to stop free leaf collection bagsDec 05, 2013 4:30 am - Elgin City Council members on Wednesday rejected a plan to reduce garbage fees and decided to stop supplying free leaf collection bags to residents next year. Councilman...
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Pingree Grove reduces special service area taxesDec 03, 2013 2:41 pm - The Pingree Grove village board has voted to reduce special service area taxes for about 1,700 homes. The 5 percent reduction in SSA Nos. 4 and 9 amounts to $9.95 off pr...
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Familiar face returning to South Elgin village boardDec 03, 2013 2:07 pm - A familiar face will be sitting on the South Elgin village board in a couple of weeks. Former trustee Scott Richmond, a lawyer who was first elected in 2005 and lost his...
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Food donations trickling in slowly, South Elgin Lions Club saysDec 02, 2013 4:30 am - Every year, the South Elgin Lions Club collects food donations that feed about 200 local families over Christmas. This year donations are trickling in slowly. Organizers...