Rick West
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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...
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Friends of the Fox River to hold second annual Fox River cleanup events FridaySep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Friends of the Fox River will celebrate the second annual “It's Our Fox River Day” with four cleanup events Friday in Elgin. Two of the locations are open to public vol...
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Gail Borden Library seeks to fill board vacancySep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Gail Borden Public Library District board members hope to use a virtual meeting about serving on the board to fill a vacant seat. Board President Jean Bednar will speak...
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Elgin firefighters extinguish fire in trash containerSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin firefighters put out a fire in a large trash bin outside a business Monday morning. Five fire units, an ambulance and a battalion chief responded to the call at R...
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Asian carp invading Elgin -- on a plateSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - The invasive Asian carp is coming to Elgin on Saturday, but thankfully it will be on a plate. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will feed Elgin-area families...
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Elgin community activist to box Kane County sheriff in 'Hands Up, Guns Down' charity matchSep 10, 2020 1:00 am - A pair of community heavy hitters will duke it out Saturday night in Elgin for charity. It's Marcus "The People's Champ" Banner versus Sheriff Ron "Justice in Action" H...
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Elgin mayor urges residents to "finish strong" in 2020 Census countSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - With three weeks left in the 2020 Census count, Elgin Mayor David Kaptain took to Facebook Wednesday to urge residents to "finish strong." Elgin currently has a self-res...
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Watching people opening trading cards online is actually big businessSep 04, 2020 1:00 am - If watching online gamers on Twitch is a bridge too far from your childhood memories of playing Space Invaders on your Atari 2600, then you may not be in to what's happe...
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Illinois Brews pivots to virtual tasting, but still using real beerSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois Brews pivots to online tasting, using actual beer
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Second Baptist Church of Elgin elects new pastorSep 02, 2020 1:00 am - Second Baptist Church of Elgin has chosen a successor for retiring pastor Nathaniel Edmond. Rev. Patrick Parks will take over Oct. 1 for Edmond, who has been the church...