Rick West
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'Reach into the soul of Elgin': City's second poet laureate ready to Mann her postJan 03, 2022 4:30 am - The city of Elgin has its second poet laureate. That may be news to people who didn't know Elgin had a first poet laureate. Raising the profile will be part of Gareth Ma...
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'The heartbeat of Elgin High School': Friends gather to surprise former secretary for her 88th birthdayDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - Susan Fortner of Elgin often jokes with friends that the whole world celebrates her birthday on Dec. 31. It may not have been the whole world, but you wouldn't have know...
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Wednesday shooting brings gunfire incidents to five-year high in ElginDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - A shooting Wednesday night in Elgin left two people injured and brought the number of gunfire incidents in the city this year to a five-year high of 66. Elgin police sai...
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January ESO Listeners Club event canceledDec 29, 2021 12:00 am - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's January Listeners Club event at the Gail Borden Library has been canceled. With COVID cases spiking in Kane County, the library won't hold...
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Northern Illinois Food Bank awards $454,000 in grants to 18 pantriesDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - Eighteen food pantries, including nearly a dozen in the suburbs, will receive grants from the Northern Illinois Food Bank to help provide better access to food for neigh...
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New Chick-fil-A opening Thursday in AlgonquinDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - Chick-fil-A fans in Algonquin won't have to go far to "Eat Mor Chikin" starting this week. A new location of the popular fast-food chain is slated to open Thursday, Dec....
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'Blessed' volunteers give back on Christmas Eve at Feed My Starving Children in SchaumburgDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - The spirit of giving is always in the air at Feed My Starving Children in Schaumburg, but Friday felt a little different. With Christmas carols filling the room with mu...
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'This truly is x-ray vision': Sherman neurosurgeon using augmented reality system for spinal proceduresDec 23, 2021 4:30 am - Most of us have dreamed about having x-ray vision at one time or another. For a surgeon at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, that dream has sort of come true, thanks t...
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Elgin council approves balanced 2022 budget with more money for parks, no property tax rate increaseDec 16, 2021 4:20 am - The Elgin City Council approved their 2022 budget and three-year financial plan Wednesday with no property tax rate increase, but residents will see cost increases for s...
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'It's honestly a blessing': Elgin's Hope for the Holidays provides toys for over 2,100 kidsDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Ashley Martinez of Elgin said it could have been a tough Christmas for her family this year were it not for the help of the Salvation Army and Community Crisis Center. T...