Rick West
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Coronavirus fund awards $60,000 in grants to Elgin nonprofitsOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - A COVID-19 response fund created to help Elgin nonprofit groups announced its second and final round of grant funding Thursday. The Elgin Covid Response Fund steering co...
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Drive-through scares are on tap at 'Terror in the Timbers' in ElginSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - Drive-through haunted attraction set to begin Friday
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Elgin not encouraging trick-or-treating, announces new haunted drive-through at Wing ParkSep 28, 2020 1:00 am - The city of Elgin would like you to skip trick-or-treating this year, but they're not going to stop you. As an alternative, the city has created a new event called Litt...
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Bluff City Cemetery Walk goes online SundaySep 25, 2020 1:00 am - The 33rd Annual Bluff City Cemetery Walk will be a walk in name only this year. Due to COVID-19 safety concerns for attendees and actors, organizers decided in July to ...
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Be counted, get a ham: Elgin census-takers giving out meat for filling out Census formsSep 24, 2020 1:00 am - With the 2020 U.S. Census deadline looming, Elgin census-takers are stepping up efforts to get everyone counted before the end of the month. And it may sound like hogwas...
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Environmentalists pitch plan to remove Kimball Street dam in ElginSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Information was added about whether removing the dam would have an effect on Walton Island. Just a week after Batavia approved removal of its dam, en...
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New signs, activities encourage school readiness at Festival Park in ElginSep 22, 2020 1:00 am - It took three tries, but the Elgin Partnership for Early Learning was finally able to unveil new signage at Festival Park that encourages children to "Move, Play and Tal...
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Vendors bring arts, crafts, and more to 1st Artisan & Maker Market in Vernon HillsSep 20, 2020 1:00 am - About a dozen vendors lined the parking lot of Hawthorn Mall near Macy's for the 1st Artisan & Maker Market Sunday in Vernon Hills. Offerings ranged from art work- and ...
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Moni's Soulfood Fiesta brings fusion of flavors to downtown ElginSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Friday was a very memorable birthday for Monique Howery of Elgin. After myriad delays, some small, some catastrophic, Howery celebrated her 38th birthday and held the g...
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"Meals on the Bus" brings school meals to U-46 communitiesSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin-Area School District U-46 is trying to cut the distance families need to go during distance learning to provide students with a healthy meal. A new district progr...