Rick West
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Fewer complaints about illegal fireworks in ElginJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - Complaints about illegal fireworks in Elgin over the holiday weekend dropped more than 25% from last year, police say. Elgin police received 272 calls for service regar...
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'Just seems ridiculous': 90-year-old swimmer can't believe she's logged 10,000 miles at Elgin YJun 29, 2023 5:00 am - Swimming slowly and deliberately, creating only the gentlest ripple in the water, 90-year-old Lavon Bayler of Elgin side-stroked her way the length of the 25-meter pool ...
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'Extremely disappointing': St. John's Lutheran School won't offer grades 2-8 next yearJun 27, 2023 1:00 am - With dwindling enrollment in its upper grades and a recent loss of staff, St. John's Lutheran School in Elgin won't offer second through eighth grade next year. The scho...
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Raise your glass: Here are the 15 suburban restaurants honored with Wine Spectator awardsJun 27, 2023 1:00 am - Time to wine down? To stop and smell the rosé? There are no pour decisions here, as long as you're doing it for the right rieslings. All puns aside, there's seldom a ba...
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Elgin farmstand hopes short move makes life easier for customersJun 26, 2023 1:00 am - Moving is seldom convenient, but the folks at Pasek Farms General Store hope their recent relocation makes life easier for their customers. The shop, which opened last ...
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Students evacuated from Naperville North High School after small roof fireJun 22, 2023 1:00 am - Nobody was hurt, but about 800 students and faculty had to be evacuated from Naperville North High School on Thursday after a small fire caused by maintenance work broke...
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'The cherry on top': New U.S. citizens honored during ceremony in ElginJun 21, 2023 1:00 am - Waving small American flags and holding up congratulatory certificates, roughly 60 recently naturalized U.S. citizens gathered together and smiled for photos to wrap up ...
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Man and woman killed in Elburn crash identifiedJun 21, 2023 1:00 am - Two people killed early Sunday when they were ejected from their SUV in a rollover crash in Elburn have been identified. Adriana Marquez, 29, and Tomas Vargas Jr., 34, b...
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New logistics facility breaks ground in BataviaJun 16, 2023 1:00 am - Construction has started on what developers say will be a new "state-of-the-art" logistics facility in Batavia. The roughly 543,000-square-foot Batavia Logistics Center ...
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More bucks for your bang: Elgin raises penalties for illegal fireworksJun 15, 2023 1:00 am - With Fourth of July just around the corner, Elgin is ready to fine you more when you mess with illegal fireworks. The city council amended the penalty scale of its firew...