Rick West
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Elgin City Council votes to fund school resource officer programOct 29, 2020 5:20 am - After lengthy discussion and impassioned pleas to the contrary during public comments, the Elgin City Council Wednesday approved a resolution to continue funding the Elg...
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Elgin History Museum moves annual fundraiser onlineOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - Like so many other events this year, the Elgin History Museum's annual fundraising gala and silent auction is moving online. The new, all-virtual version will be Saturd...
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Elgin car wash offers soapy scares for HalloweenOct 27, 2020 1:00 am - An Elgin car wash is offering some good, clean Halloween fun this week, and raising money for charity to boo. Err, boot. Brittain's Car Wash is hosting its first "Tunne...
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The debate over granting landmark status to David C Cook property in ElginOct 26, 2020 5:30 am - Behind a well-manicured lawn and mature trees, the David C Cook building on North Grove Avenue is a stately presence in its northeast-side Elgin historic neighborhood. ...
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Suburbs see first snowfall of the seasonOct 26, 2020 1:00 am - Add white to the splendor of fall colors popping in the suburbs, as the area got its first snow of the season Monday. After waking up to some snow on rooftops and cars,...
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Downtown Elgin bridges to be adorned with red ribbons SaturdayOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - There are about 900 spindles combined on the Chicago Street and Highland Avenue bridges in downtown Elgin - Gil Feliciano knows because he counted them. And after Satur...
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Urgent need leads to new, earlier date for MLK Food Drive in ElginOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - The 10th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Food Drive has undergone a few changes this year, not the least of which is that it's not on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. With...
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Blues harmonica virtuoso Corky Siegel helps Chamber Music on the Fox kick off seventh seasonOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - In a year when people have been in Zoom work meetings, Zoom happy hours and Zoom birthday parties, why not have a Zoom harmonica blues jam organized by a local chamber m...
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Polling places getting extra sanitizing attention as COVID-19 cases surgeOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - With COVID-19 cases surging in Illinois, voters may be concerned about their safety when heading to the polls to vote in person, but suburban county clerks say they are ...
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Elgin zoning change opens up core downtown area for a potential marijuana dispensaryOct 15, 2020 5:30 am - The Elgin City Council unanimously voted for a zoning change Wednesday that opens up a core area of downtown for a potential marijuana dispensary. On the recommendation...