Rick West
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Video: Can you spell the name of your favorite Blackhawks player?May 21, 2015 1:00 am - As journalists we have to be careful when typing names, especially when it comes to tricky names like many of the players on the Chicago Blackhawks. But it's a lot easie...
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Heritage Day at Peck Farm Park in Geneva include sheep herding, butter makingMay 02, 2015 1:00 am - The history of Peck Farm was on display at Heritage Day at Peck Farm Park in Geneva Saturday. Visitors were able to watch sheep herding and weaving demonstrations and g...
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Geneva teachers use Taylor Swift's 'Shake it Off' to combat bullyingMar 17, 2015 6:00 am - Thirty-three Williamsburg Elementary School teachers stepped out of their comfort zones and in to a lip dub video they produced set to Taylor Swift's “Shake It Off” to e...
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Hundreds take part in MLK Day of Service in ElginJan 19, 2015 12:01 am - Hundreds of Elgin-area students spent their day off school at the fourth annual MLK Day of Service and Youth Leadership Conference Monday at the Centre of Elgin. The eve...
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South Elgin fifth-graders get lesson on flagNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - Fifth-graders at Willard Elementary School in South Elgin got a chance to hear and see a bit of the history of the American flag Friday. Jim Mertz and John White of Alg...
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Donated piano tugs at heartstrings of retired Elgin doctorNov 14, 2014 12:01 am - A short but very sweet musical performance at an Elgin hospital held special meaning for Roger Bielinski. Elgin Symphony Orchestra Music Director Andrew Grams played the...
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Kane County gets grant to replace retiring K-9Sep 22, 2014 1:01 am - As one of only a handful of area departments with explosive detection K-9 units, the Kane County Sheriff's Department had begun the search for a replacement for Gino, a ...
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Meet the Campton Hills woman who takes food from farm to tableSep 05, 2014 1:00 am - Penny Newkirk gives an all new meaning to the term farm-to-table. She includes the farmhouse. Newkirk loves food. She loves to eat it. She loves to grow it. She loves to...
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Attorney general talks scams at Elgin roundtableJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - Attorney General Lisa Madigan and her staff discussed how to identify and avoid major consumer scams, including identity theft and home repair fraud, as well as schemes ...
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Instagramming the Kane County FairJul 22, 2014 1:00 am - As newspaper photojournalists we are bound by a set of standards and ethics. We document what we see without distorting the truth and try to make images that tell the st...