Rick West
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Elgin residents have until end August to weigh in on spending federal relief moneyAug 20, 2021 5:30 am - Elgin residents have until the end of the month to share their thoughts on how the city should spend $19.5 million in federal money. The city is asking Elginites to fil...
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Police across the suburbs hit doughnut shops for Special OlympicsAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - The name has changed, but the goal was still the same Friday throughout the suburbs - raise money for Special Olympics. "Coffee For Champions," formerly known as "Cop On...
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South Elgin to cap off summer with all-day music festival SaturdayAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - With Riverfest put off for at least another year, South Elgin will fill the void Saturday with its first "End of the Summer Music Fling" at Panton Mill Park. The event w...
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'A desperate situation': Suburban groups responding to devastation in HaitiAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - As the death toll climbs in the wake of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti on Saturday, local and national nonprofit groups here in the suburbs are describing ...
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Census: Elgin now the sixth-largest city in IllinoisAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin is now the sixth largest city in Illinois, according to 2020 census data just released. With a population of 114,797, Elgin has moved up two spots since 2010, when...
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All of Elgin council so far backs $500K in fee waivers for corrugated manufacturing plantAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin took another step toward becoming home to America's largest corrugated manufacturer Wednesday as the city council unanimously supported an incentive package to lur...
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Nurses, protesters rally against hospital vaccine mandate in ElginAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Holding signs reading "My body, my choice" and "I call the shots," about 60 protesters, many of them nurses, lined Randall Road in front of Advocate Sherman Hospital on ...
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'We've been tornado'd': Burlington pair describe hearing storm overhead, the damage afterwardAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - Greg Kmieciak was about to head back to his Burlington house Monday after waiting out a storm in Monroe Center when his wife, Laurie, called. He could tell something was...
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Elgin celebrates arts with 'Welcome back, Elgin,' free Rachel Barton Pine concertAug 09, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin is welcoming people back to the newly renovated Civic Center Plaza with a family-friendly celebration of the arts. “Welcome back, Elgin!” is scheduled to take plac...
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StoryWalks bring books outside in ElginAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - A new program in Elgin makes it possible for kids to enjoy the outdoors and read a book at the same time. The Elgin Partnership for Early Learning (EPEL) and Alignment ...