Rick West
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'A nice surprise': Suburban animal shelters get funding boost from #BettyWhiteChallengeJan 18, 2022 4:00 am - A lifelong lover of animals, Betty White is still making an impact, even after her death on Dec. 31. The #BettyWhiteChallenge, an online campaign widely shared on Twitte...
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Elgin offers grants for rehab projects at historic homesJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - Elgin offers grants for rehab projects at historic homes
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Despite rise in gunfire, Elgin crime rate at 50-year lowJan 13, 2022 4:00 am - Elgin's crime rate reached a 50-year low in 2021, police chief Ana Lalley told Elgin City Council members Wednesday. Lalley provided the committee of the whole with an o...
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Belle Tire store coming to ElginJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Belle Tire will open a new 9,800-square-foot store in Elgin after unanimous approval Wednesday night by the city council. It will be built on a portion of the parking l...
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Elgin's MLK prayer breakfast to be held online SaturdayJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - Though organizers of Elgin's 37th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. prayer breakfast would prefer holding this year's celebration in person, they took King's words to he...
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'Super, super special': Elgin hotel clerk made Christmas fun for family displaced by fireJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - After almost two months in an Elgin hotel, where they had to celebrate Thanksgiving and their 7-year-old's birthday while their fire-damaged home was repaired, Nathan an...
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'We'll never find another Clif Wells': Elgin employee retires after 44 yearsJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - A man whose warm smile has greeted visitors to the Edward Schock Centre of Elgin since it opened retired Friday after 44 years with the Elgin Parks and Recreation Depart...
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No injuries in overnight house fire on Elgin's east sideJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - No one was hurt after fire broke out overnight Thursday in a home on Elgin's east side, authorities said. Elgin firefighters called to the 1300 block of Borden Drive ju...
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Disney magic on tap for dads, daughters in ElginJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - After a year off, Elgin's annual Daddy Daughter Dance is back for 2022. The traditionally sold-out event will run for two nights, Feb. 25 and 26, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. It ...
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Hate taking down your holiday lights? Imagine taking down those big displays in the suburbsJan 05, 2022 4:00 am - What goes up must come down. It's true with, well, everything that is subject to the laws of gravity. And also Christmas lights. While braving the cold and snow to make ...