Rick West
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Elgin Mayor's Awards for Preservation seeking nominationsJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - The Elgin Heritage Commission is seeking nominations for the 2022 Mayor's Awards for Historic Preservation. Applications are available on the city's website and are due ...
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Edward James Olmos to speak at Judson University in ElginJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - Actor Edward James Olmos will be this year's guest speaker when the Judson University World Leaders Forum brings back its Inspirational Series on April 8. Olmos, known f...
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$1 million winning Lotto ticket sold in Villa ParkJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - One lucky customer of a Villa Park business is holding a $1 million winning Illinois Lotto ticket. The ticket was sold at Johnsons Lighthouse Pointe and Car Wash, 1 W. S...
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'A nice surprise': Suburban animal shelters get funding boost from #BettyWhiteChallengeJan 18, 2022 4:00 am - A lifelong lover of animals, Betty White is still making an impact, even after her death on Dec. 31. The #BettyWhiteChallenge, an online campaign widely shared on Twitte...
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Elgin offers grants for rehab projects at historic homesJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - Elgin offers grants for rehab projects at historic homes
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Despite rise in gunfire, Elgin crime rate at 50-year lowJan 13, 2022 4:00 am - Elgin's crime rate reached a 50-year low in 2021, police chief Ana Lalley told Elgin City Council members Wednesday. Lalley provided the committee of the whole with an o...
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Belle Tire store coming to ElginJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Belle Tire will open a new 9,800-square-foot store in Elgin after unanimous approval Wednesday night by the city council. It will be built on a portion of the parking l...
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Elgin's MLK prayer breakfast to be held online SaturdayJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - Though organizers of Elgin's 37th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. prayer breakfast would prefer holding this year's celebration in person, they took King's words to he...
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'Super, super special': Elgin hotel clerk made Christmas fun for family displaced by fireJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - After almost two months in an Elgin hotel, where they had to celebrate Thanksgiving and their 7-year-old's birthday while their fire-damaged home was repaired, Nathan an...
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'We'll never find another Clif Wells': Elgin employee retires after 44 yearsJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - A man whose warm smile has greeted visitors to the Edward Schock Centre of Elgin since it opened retired Friday after 44 years with the Elgin Parks and Recreation Depart...