Rick West
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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...
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Naughty list: Someone sets fire to Salvation Army Red Kettle in South ElginDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Someone will definitely be on the naughty list after setting fire Wednesday to one of the Salvation Army's iconic Red Kettles in South Elgin. Captain Rich Forney of the ...
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Sleeman remembered for his life of service in ElginDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - About 100 people attended a Tuesday morning visitation and funeral service to say goodbye to a man who led a "life of service" in Elgin. Donald J. Sleeman died Dec. 7 at...
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Energy secretary: Work at Fermilab key to fighting climate changeDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was joined Friday by a delegation of Illinois Democrats as she toured the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia to tou...
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New Elgin Symphony Orchestra CEO says he wants to reflect the city and 'people to have fun'Dec 09, 2021 10:00 pm - New Elgin Symphony Orchestra CEO Marc Thayer wants you to know that yes, you can wear jeans to the symphony. Or go formal. He doesn't care. He just wants to see you ther...