Rick West
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‘We really are changing lives’: Internship program helps students make post-high school plansJan 31, 2025 1:28 pm - Alignment Collaborative for Education helps high school students get paid internships to expose them to careers and help determine their plans after graduation. The program helped nearly 150 students in several school districts in 2024 and will add another 50 internships and another school district next year.
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Man arrested after forcing his way into South Elgin home and barricading himself in basementJan 31, 2025 12:08 pm - A downstate Illinois man was arrested this week in South Elgin after forcing his way into a home, harming an animal and then barricading himself in the basement, authorities said.
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Man killed in South Elgin Monday after SUV crashes into traffic signal poleJan 29, 2025 8:15 pm - South Elgin police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in which a man was killed when his SUV struck a traffic signal pole.
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Home field advantage: Takeout options for the big game that aren’t pizzaJan 28, 2025 3:53 pm - Suburban restaurants are ready to feed your Super Bowl party guests with special catering offers to satisfy a crowd.
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Elgin man pleads guilty to sexual abuse of a childJan 28, 2025 10:27 am - Jose F. Molina-Acevedo, 45, agreed to a 12-year sentence in exchange for a guilty plea to the offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X felony.
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Dining out: Portillo’s heart-shaped cakes are back, plus wing competitions and moreJan 28, 2025 6:13 am - Portillo’s is bringing back its heart-shaped chocolate cake and there are a couple of chicken wing competitions this weekend. Plus, Saturday is Ice Cream for Breakfast Day and Jeni’s scoop shops have a flavor just for the occasion.
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Police: Spring Grove man killed, two people injured Friday in head-on crashJan 27, 2025 9:23 pm - A 61-year-old Spring Grove man killed and two people were injured in a head-on collision Friday in Spring Grove.
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Elgin police report rise in serious crimes, gunfire incidents in 2024Jan 24, 2025 3:39 pm - Elgin police report a rise in serious crimes and gun violence in 2024 but say a long-term downward trend continues.
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Elgin’s ‘Tent City’ residents move to hotel, cleanup begins at former homeless encampmentJan 24, 2025 7:50 am - Forty-one residents of Elgin's "Tent City" were relocated to a hotel this week as work began to clear the roughly 8-acre site that has served as a homeless encampment for over 20 years.
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Elgin approves ordinance aimed at keeping panhandlers out of the middle of city streetsJan 23, 2025 3:17 pm - Elgin City Council members have given preliminary approval to an ordinance banning pedestrians from medians to address safety concerns and complaints about panhandlers and peddlers causing accidents.