Rick West
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Council agrees to tax incentives for Elgin Kia's move, with a small catchJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - Elgin City Council members tentatively agreed to provide tax incentives for Elgin Kia to move to the Randall-90 Auto Mall Wednesday, but not without asking for something...
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'It's our independence day': Elgin's Juneteenth festival is backJun 07, 2022 1:00 am - After a long hiatus, Elgin's Juneteenth festival is back. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. “It's our independence day, ...
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Fox River Grove team vows to be back after elimination on 'The Great Food Truck Race'Jun 06, 2022 1:00 am - A Fox River Grove team made an early exit from “The Great Food Truck Race,” but the group vows to be back. Girl's Got Balls, an arancini-themed food truck conceived by S...
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45 years and counting for Gail Borden Library's longest-serving employeeJun 05, 2022 1:00 am - Contrary to the old stereotype, Tina Birkholz doesn't remember ever putting her finger to her lips and shushing somebody in her 45 years of being a children's librarian ...
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Program brings education to neighborhood parks in the Elgin areaJun 03, 2022 1:00 am - A summer program to bring learning opportunities to underserved families with young children in the Elgin area is back for its sixth year. The Elgin Partnership for Earl...
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Animals 'up close and personal': Tefft Farm at Elgin's Lords Park Zoo about to open for summerMay 31, 2022 1:00 am - Some people like to summer at the beach. Farm animals in the know make Tefft Farm at Lords Park Zoo in Elgin their summer getaway. A pair of miniature horses, a little d...
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Fox River Grove team to compete on Food Network's 'The Great Food Truck Race'May 30, 2022 1:00 am - A dream 10 years in the making is coming true for a Fox River Grove woman with a unique food concept. Shauna Fetterman, a culinary school-trained chef, will compete on ...
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Weekly summer concert series to start Wednesday in South ElginMay 27, 2022 1:00 am - South Elgin has big plans for the summer at Panton Mill Park. They just don't happen to include holding Riverfest. Village President Steve Ward says he hears about it q...
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Students protest at South Elgin High School over concerns about gun violenceMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - Holding signs with messages like "Protect kids not guns" and "Why is my dress code stricter than your gun laws," hundreds of students walked out of South Elgin High Scho...
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Elgin police: Larkin High student brought BB gun to school and struck another studentMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - Elgin police say a Larkin High School student brought a BB gun to school Thursday and struck another student, causing minor injuries. An Elgin Police Department release ...