Elena Ferrarin
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Property taxes down, no new fees in proposed Elgin budgetNov 05, 2013 3:19 pm - The city of Elgin’s proposed 2014 budget includes a decrease in property taxes, no business license fees and no new stormwater management fee. The city council, however,...
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River’s Edge project delayed in South ElginNov 05, 2013 10:07 am - Construction of a $14 million project in downtown South Elgin was delayed in order to perform extensive soil testing, officials said. Polluted dirt must be removed from ...
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South Elgin's Hansen loses cancer battleNov 02, 2013 11:00 pm - Village officials, colleagues remember longtime president
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Zihna the hawk, Bubba the crocodile raise money for wildlife centerNov 02, 2013 2:58 pm - A fundraiser for the Fox Valley Wildlife Center featured lots of animals — and plenty of reptiles — Saturday in St. Charles. Snakes, hawks, owls, a tortoise, a bearded d...
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Waiters Race part of annual Chili Cook Off in WheatonNov 02, 2013 1:49 pm - No one every made navigating orange cones and stepping into tires part of a waiter’s job description, but the exercises aren’t all that different from contending with cr...
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Fundraiser to help Elgin woman sickened by West Nile virusNov 02, 2013 8:00 am - Annette Frerichs had always worried that her daughter would be exposed to mosquito-borne West Nile virus. After a heart transplant in infancy, Alex, now 24, had an extre...
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Elgin not in bad shape, Institute for Truth in Accounting saysOct 31, 2013 10:31 am - Not unlike many municipalities in Illinois, Elgin’s pension funds are underfunded, but the city’s finances are OK overall, Sheila Weinberg, founder and CEO of the Instit...
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Elgin event was sparked by Newtown, Conn., shootingOct 31, 2013 5:30 am - Last December’s tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., sparked conversations across the country about violence prevention. One of those conve...
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Elgin's FallBack fest returns this weekendOct 29, 2013 4:30 pm - The third edition of the Elgin FallBack Arts Festival this weekend at Hemmens Cultural Center and three other locations is more ambitious than ever, according to organiz...
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24 families displaced in DuPage County fireOct 26, 2013 12:00 pm - Twenty-four families were waiting to hear Saturday afternoon where they would be relocated after a fire destroyed an apartment building between Lombard and Glen Ellyn in...