Rick West
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Tiny offices provide peace and quiet for stay-at-home workers, remote learnersAug 31, 2020 5:30 am - It took a few months, but a Lake Forest family recently came to a hard realization about pandemic living. "Our house seemed big when we used to leave it and go places," ...
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Elgin Fringe Festival to return for 7th year with online and in-person experiencesAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - The Elgin Fringe Festival will open its seventh year Friday with a modified lineup featuring online performances and in-person exhibitions. “This year, it felt more imp...
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Elgin rezones former Colonial Cafe site, clearing way for ECC land buyAug 28, 2020 5:30 am - The Elgin City Council has agreed to rezone the former Colonial Cafe restaurant near Elgin Community College, which paves the way for the school to acquire the property....
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South Elgin's Panton Mill Park nears completionAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Construction is nearly complete on improvements to South Elgin's Panton Mill Park. "We have basically completely transformed the area from what it was," Village Adminis...
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Planned Elgin performance pivots to Shakespeare-on-your-screenAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - What was initially planned to be a Shakespeare-in-the-Park performance is now a streamable Shakespeare-on-your-screen experience. The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission and ...
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Flexibility more than just a mindset at new South Elgin stretching studioAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - Being flexible as a mindset has become a way of life during pandemic times, but a new South Elgin business wants to help clients focus on the old-fashioned kind of physi...
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Elgin COVID Response Fund to grant second round of fundingAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - A COVID-19 response fund created to help Elgin nonprofit groups will launch a second round of grant funding and has expanded the services it's looking to support. The E...
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Retiring Rev. Nathaniel Edmond honored with key to the city of ElginAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - As Second Baptist Church of Elgin pastor Nathaniel Edmond prepares to retire and close the door on one chapter of his life, the city of Elgin let him know he's welcome b...
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra's annual gala goes virtualAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - For its 70th anniversary, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra had adopted the theme of “Honor the Past, Embrace the Future.” Of course, at the time, the future didn't include ...
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Look: Lipizzan leaps delight crowd at Tempel Farms in Old Mill CreekAug 08, 2020 1:00 am - Demonstrating both the stately elegance of dressage and showcasing their powerful leaping ability, Lipizzan stallions wowed a couple of dozen people during a training se...