Rick West
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Smiles, and help, one lick at a time: Anderson's Healing Paws program offers four-legged therapyJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - Sometimes all it takes to make people feel good is to be there for them. And then maybe lick their face. That's the premise behind Healing Paws, a volunteer-based animal...
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Federal money will enable South Elgin branch of Gail Borden Library to triple its spaceJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - The South Elgin branch of the Gail Borden Library plans to triple its space after receiving nearly $2.4 million in federal funding. The branch, located at 127 S. McLean ...
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Happy Noon Year! Kids celebrate as the clock strikes 12 (p.m.) at Geneva libraryDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - The new year came a little early for kids Friday during a celebration at the Geneva Public Library. About 200 children cheered as the clock struck 12 (p.m.), in what or...
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New Elgin skatepark brings the streets indoorsDec 29, 2022 4:30 am - A new skatepark in Elgin soon will bring the streets indoors for local skaters. Ian Nathan Jr. of Bartlett, with help from his dad Ian Sr., is opening Syndicate Skatepar...
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Elgin alerts residents of elevated levels of lead in drinking waterDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - For the second time this year, Elgin is alerting residents after some drinking water samples exceeded allowable lead levels during a recent test. The city takes 100 rand...
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Elgin survey seeks community input on arts and special eventsDec 26, 2022 12:00 am - Elgin officials are looking for community input as they sketch out a plan for the city's support of the arts and special events. An online survey for residents launched...
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'Our hero forever': Love of their late father inspires Latina sisters to launch their own wine labelDec 18, 2022 5:00 am - For Elia and Laura Rodriguez, wine equals love. So when the suburban sisters launched their own wine label, Ella Wines, they did it with a love of their Mexican heritage...
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'She never lost her sense of wonder': Longtime schoolteacher, Elgin museum educator Marge Fox diesDec 16, 2022 12:00 am - Friends and family say Marge Fox was an itinerant teacher who never lost her sense of wonder about the world. "Wherever we went, she was teaching," her daughter Brenda F...
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Aurora hero who saved man from oncoming train receives Carnegie medalDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - Amid a standing ovation, the Aurora hero who rescued an unresponsive man from an SUV stuck on railroad tracks seconds before it was hit by a train last year was presente...
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Elgin Salvation Army struggling to get enough gifts, volunteers for kids in needDec 13, 2022 4:30 am - The Salvation Army hopes a flurry of last-minute donations can help make it a merry Christmas for Elgin-area families in need. A Saturday deadline for its annual Hope fo...