Rick West
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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...
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Elgin City Council candidate lottery to be held WednesdayNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - Candidates for four Elgin City Council seats will find out Wednesday where their name will appear on the April 6 ballot. The city clerk's office has scheduled the lotte...
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Hundreds participate in surprise parade on 6-year-old's last day of chemoNov 29, 2020 12:00 am - After a three-year battle with leukemia, 6-year-old Dylan Schroeder of Arlington Heights got a surprise vehicle parade outside his home Sunday on his last day of chemoth...
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'It was awesome': Massive truck parade helps Arlington Heights boy celebrate beating cancerNov 29, 2020 12:00 am - After a three-year battle with leukemia, Dylan Schroeder's parents wanted to surprise their 6-year-old truck-loving son with a parade to celebrate his last dose of chemo...
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Incurable form of cancer won't stop 74-year-old Elburn man from helping othersNov 27, 2020 5:00 am - Helping people is just something Harley Veldhuizen does. And nothing, it seems, will stop him. Not even an incurable form of cancer, For the past 30 years or so, the 7...
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Mooseheart lights show format practically made for a pandemicNov 27, 2020 12:00 am - A local holiday tradition that didn't get canceled, massively altered or converted to a “virtual” event returned Friday. The annual Mooseheart Holiday Lights — an event ...
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Elgin's Festival of Lights to brighten up holidaysNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - After being unable to hold its annual tree lighting, the city of Elgin is trying to brighten the holidays with the Festival of Lights. Lights will be on display nightly...
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'We're in a crisis': Fox Valley mayors make video urging residents to avoid holiday gatheringsNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - With the holidays approaching and COVID-19 cases surging locally, the mayors of five Fox Valley towns teamed up to send a video message to their residents. And that mess...