Rick West
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State's attorney to Elgin council: Cashless bail is a move toward a better systemOct 13, 2022 5:30 am - With a Jan. 1, 2023, enforcement date looming on the Pre-Trial Fairness Act component of the SAFE-T Act, Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser said she hopes that ch...
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'Things are flying off the shelves': Salvation Army home goods pantry in Elgin sees rising need for essentialsOct 10, 2022 5:30 am - As a single mother with three daughters, Nohemi Perez of Elgin found it impossible to make ends meet as prices on necessities from food to gas to rent kept rising. "I on...
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Hundreds of bikers come together to benefit underprivileged kidsOct 09, 2022 1:00 am - Hundreds of motorcyclists, some with toys strapped to the back of their bikes, hit the road Sunday for the 36th annual DuKane A.B.A.T.E. Toy & Food Run. DuKane A.B.A.T....
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U-46 students introduced to careers and academic paths at Explore 2022Oct 06, 2022 1:00 am - Roughly 2,700 eighth graders and teachers in Elgin Area Unit District 46 descended on the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates Thursday for Explore 2022. The annual expo introdu...
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South Elgin gets another specialty cookie shop with SweetnessSep 26, 2022 5:00 pm - South Elgin is experiencing a cookie renaissance. Just a couple of months after a national specialty cookie shop opened about a mile away on Randall Road, Sweetness Cook...
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Owners close Red Poppy Bistro in Elgin, look to move to nearby townSep 23, 2022 1:00 am - Red Poppy Bistro's owners have closed the Elgin restaurant and say they plan to move to a neighboring city. The restaurant, which opened in March 2020 and expanded the f...
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Elgin history comes to life this weekend with 35th Bluff City Cemetery walkSep 21, 2022 5:30 am - From a former Rockford Peach to a 45-year police veteran, historical figures from Elgin's past will come alive this weekend during the 35th Bluff City Cemetery Walk in E...
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'I was dead. Because of her, now I'm not': He reunites with the nurse who saved his lifeSep 15, 2022 1:00 am - Up until Tuesday, Jack Wilson of Burlington had never laid eyes on the woman who saved his life eight weeks ago. Wilson, 78, was at the outpatient lab at Advocate Sherma...
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14-year-old South Elgin cancer patient surprised with trip to Sunday's Bears-Packers gameSep 14, 2022 1:00 am - Fourteen-year-old cancer patient Kaylah Gonzalez knew something was up Wednesday as she walked up the sidewalk to her South Elgin home after school. "I just saw all thes...
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New South Elgin clubhouse for Boys & Girls Club nears completionSep 12, 2022 5:30 am - The new South Elgin clubhouse for the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin is starting to look a lot more like welcoming place for kids and a lot less like a dingy former public w...