Rick West
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The heat is on at Elgin Downtown Farmers MarketJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - Chef David Heatley was warming things up at the Elgin Downtown Farmers Market Friday. No, the hot sauce hawker wasn't responsible for the 90-degree weather. And yes, th...
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Animals settle into their new summer home at Tefft Farm in Elgin - and they look happyJun 03, 2021 1:00 am - A couple of mighty cute miniature horses, a dandy little donkey and other animal friends settled into their summer home this week in preparation for Saturday's opening o...
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Elgin ramps up for public art campaign at Willard SkateparkJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission is ramping up for another public art campaign, this time at the city's largest skatepark. A call for art is open for the commission's...
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Going Dutch Festival in Elgin celebrates female voice in the artsJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - If art is a reflection of the world around us, the pandemic has given the artists featured in Elgin's Going Dutch Festival plenty of time for contemplation and inspirati...
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Elgin, Palatine among suburban groups ready to resume in-person Memorial Day observancesMay 29, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban groups ready for in-person Memorial Day events
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'Thank you for your service': Volunteers honor veterans at West Dundee cemeteryMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - Row by row, they combed the grave markers, seeking out names of military veterans. "Thank you for your service," Dale Bramer would say every time they found one, then p...
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Elgin council approves sale of cemetery plots to Midwest Islamic CenterMay 27, 2021 5:30 am - The Elgin City Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a plan to sell 934 grave sites at Bluff City Cemetery to the Midwest Islamic Center for $481,000. The sale...
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The write stuff: Elgin kindergartner wins national handwriting competitionMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - Even from behind a mask, the smile on Rhys Acas' face was obvious when the St. Thomas More Catholic School kindergartner was called to the front of his class Thursday. ...
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Community Paint-A-Thon looking for homeowners in need of a handMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - Organizers for the Community Paint-A-Thon are looking for houses and homeowners who could use a helping hand. The 34th annual event, in which volunteers paint single-fa...
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Elgin hip-hop artist Moore's new release a personal journey of highs and lowsMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin hip-hop artist Andrew Moore has a story, and he feels like he's ready to tell it. "Writing is easy. To have the courage to be able to share it is difficult," he sa...