Rick West
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A fighter jet crashed in Elgin 70 years ago. The hero pilot is now being honoredJul 05, 2021 5:30 am - Al Grantham remembers the day nearly 70 years ago when a fighter jet crashed near Tyler Creek in Elgin. Not the sort of thing you forget. Then a ninth-grader at Larsen ...
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra announces 2021-22 schedule, new CEOJul 01, 2021 1:00 am - It's been a big week for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, which announced the hiring a new CEO and its 2021-22 concert schedule. Marc Thayer, formerly of Symphony New Hamp...
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Longtime Elgin teacher, former Tuskegee Airman dies at 96Jun 30, 2021 1:00 am - Friends and family say Melvin Copeland didn't talk about himself much, but he would have had plenty to say if he did. From scholarship college athlete to Tuskegee Airma...
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Jane Barbosa remembered as 'big part of Elgin'Jun 29, 2021 1:00 am - Jane Barbosa, an influential and well-known member of the Mexican and Latino community in Elgin, died June 25 at Advocate Sherman Hospital. She was 75. Born in Cerritos...
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Elgin man starts creating 'living, breathing sculpture of trees' in Wing ParkJun 18, 2021 1:00 am - It was a pretty convincing pitch Robert VanderMolen made to the Elgin Parks and Recreation Department. "In five years, people will wonder what is its purpose. In 10 yea...
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Fire does more than $170,000 damage to Elgin homeJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - An Elgin house suffered extensive damage after a fire Wednesday night. No one was hurt in the blaze on the 200 block of North Aldine Street, but the house was red-tagge...
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Poké Bros. brings fast, fresh fish concept to South ElginJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - Poké Bros. is adding another location to it's ever-growing presence in the suburbs. The Hawaiian-style fresh fish restaurant will open Thursday at 11 a.m. at 346 S. ...
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Elgin police commander Echevarria taking top cop job in PeoriaJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin Police Cmdr. Eric Echevarria, a lifelong Elginite and 22-year veteran of the Elgin police force, is retiring in July to become police chief in Peoria. "Elgin is n...
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Elgin nurse organizes 5K to help new moms who are separated from babiesJun 14, 2021 5:30 am - A fundraiser organized by an Elgin nurse aims to help moms separated from their newborn babies for medical reasons to feel a little closer to their infants. The Virtual ...
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'The flag has super special meaning to me'Jun 14, 2021 1:00 am - Vietnam veteran Don Wendt sat in rapt attention during Monday's Flag Day ceremony in Elgin. Holding a small flag like many of the about 50 people in attendance, he watc...