Rick West
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'It's heartbreaking': Vietnam veteran with no family, friends honored in ElginDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - Not much was known about Stephen Alan Myerson, 72, when he died Sept. 11 at the Citadel Care Center in Elgin. He had been at Citadel for a handful of months, but he ment...
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Uniting for the Holidays bringing meals to people in need in Elgin TuesdayDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - Five hundred Elgin-area families will receive dinner for the holidays thanks to the United Way. "Uniting for the Holidays" is billed as a "festive drive-through event" w...
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Public invited to funeral service for Elgin Vietnam veteran with no familyDec 10, 2020 12:00 am - An Elgin Marine Corps veteran who had no family when he died will be honored during a donated memorial service Tuesday, with the public invited to pay respects. Lance C...
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Elgin's Festival Park aglow in holiday lightsDec 09, 2020 12:00 am - Traffic on Grove Avenue moved a little slower than usual Tuesday evening as drivers took in the sights at Elgin's Festival of Lights. The display will be on from 5 to 9...
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Retired Elgin Deputy Fire Chief Bill Freiberg dies from complications of COVID-19Dec 09, 2020 12:00 am - Retired Elgin Deputy Fire Chief Bill Freiberg died Tuesday at Sherman Hospital from complications of COVID-19, according to Elgin Fire Chief Robb Cagann. He was 74. Fre...
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Elgin Public Museum celebrates 100th anniversary without the public - for nowDec 07, 2020 4:30 am - It's not an easy time to be a public museum when you can't invite the public inside. And it's even more frustrating to be the Elgin Public Museum celebrating its 100th a...
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Volunteers give meals, pandemic supplies at Elgin drive-throughDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - Staffing a table stacked with giveaway bags and dodging passing cars, volunteers set up shop Monday in front of the Salvation Army in Elgin to pass out food and pandemic...
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South Elgin shelter could win $25,000 with your helpDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - With some help from the voting public, Anderson Animal Shelter hopes to have a holiday wish come true to the tune of $25,000. A pair of local adopters from the South El...
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DeKalb County man dies in crash after swerving to avoid deer near HampshireDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - A Cortland man died after a single-vehicle crash near Hampshire Saturday in which he apparently swerved to avoid a deer. Kane County sheriff's deputies were dispatched a...
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Holly Days brings focus to downtown Elgin businessesDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - With Elgin's annual Winter Wonderland event canceled, the Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin has launched a new monthlong campaign to try to make up for the loss...