Elena Ferrarin
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Elgin police safely get mysterious python out of family's garageSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - "We have a problem," Eric Schambach told his wife Erika at about 4:45 a.m. Friday. Yes, indeed, finding a 4-foot python on a workbench in the garage of your home in Elgi...
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Elgin council leans toward 'yes' on marijuana sales in townSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - The Elgin City Council had its first discussion about whether to allow recreational marijuana sales in town, and a majority of members said they are inclined to say "yes...
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Activists protest Elgin lieutenant's reinstatement as petition in support of him emergesSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - About 16 activists gathered Wednesday afternoon in front of the Elgin police station to protest the reinstatement of a lieutenant who fatally shot a woman last year. Mea...
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Company owned by felon, former FBI informant buys vacant Elgin hospital campusSep 10, 2019 1:00 am - The former Sherman Hospital campus north of downtown Elgin was purchased by a company owned by real estate developer John Thomas, a former FBI informant who spent time i...
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Former Elgin chief now in Colorado says drivers smoking legal pot is 'difficult for enforcement'Sep 09, 2019 5:30 am - A former Elgin police chief who now leads a police department in Colorado said legalized recreational marijuana brings a variety of challenges, from driving enforcement ...
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Suburban police hope saliva holds the solution to the marijuana impairment puzzleSep 09, 2019 5:30 am - With no standardized roadside testing in place for marijuana impairment before recreational pot legalization begins Jan. 1, the focus is on saliva. Carol Stream police a...
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Elgin will discuss whether to allow pot salesSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - The Elgin City Council will have its first discussion Wednesday about whether to allow recreational marijuana sales in town. The possession and consumption of recreation...
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Wayfair distribution center almost done in South ElginSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - A new warehouse in South Elgin will serve as a distribution center for the online furniture and home goods company Wayfair. A zoning certificate was issued to Wayfair o...
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Legal pot is coming, and suburban police want more drug recognition expertsSep 07, 2019 1:00 am - Working the midnight shift, Algonquin police officer Amanda Olsta stopped drivers who seemed impaired but whose alcohol breath tests were within the legal limit. Was the...
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What's next for Elgin after return of officer who shot woman?Sep 05, 2019 1:00 am - What's next for Elgin after the announcement that police Lt. Christian Jensen is being reinstated? City and police officials say they will continue to work to improve po...