Rick West
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'We love what we do': Salvation Army Elgin Corps kicks off holiday campaign at Gail Borden libraryNov 04, 2022 5:00 am - Bells will soon be ringing in and around Elgin. The Salvation Army Elgin Corps kicked off their annual Christmas Red Kettle campaign Thursday at the Gail Borden Library....
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'This could happen to anybody': People will stay in vehicles, tents, boxes for homeless familiesNov 03, 2022 5:30 am - Veronica Horton, a case manager at Bridge Communities in Wheaton, knows what the homeless families she works with are going through because she's gone through it herself...
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100 years and cutting for Busy Bee Barber Shop in Glen EllynOct 23, 2022 6:00 am - Like he has every few weeks for the past 74 years, Bill Gooch walked in to the Busy Bee Barber Shop in Glen Ellyn on a recent Tuesday morning and sat down for a haircut ...
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Sweet dreams for zombie lovers as Nightmare on Chicago Street packs downtown ElginOct 22, 2022 1:00 am - The return of Nightmare on Chicago Street was a dream come true for zombie lovers Saturday in Elgin. After being canceled the last two years because of the COVID-19 pan...
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The return of the living dead: Tickets going fast for Nightmare on Chicago Street in ElginOct 18, 2022 1:00 am - After two years of being zombie-free, Elgin is preparing to be inundated with the undead Saturday. And city officials are pretty excited about it. Setup is underway, and...
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Looking for love? Mountain lion killed in Kane County was probably searching for a mate, expert saysOct 18, 2022 1:00 am - Two days after a mountain lion was struck and killed by a car on Interstate 88 in Kane County, many are left wondering what it was doing there. Illinois State Police tro...
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'Raise your right paw': Kane County sheriff swears in two new therapy dogsOct 17, 2022 1:00 am - When a swearing-in ceremony at the Kane County sheriff's office starts with “raise your right paw,” you know something unusual is afoot. But Sadie, a 15-month-old former...
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Mountain lion killed on I-88 in Kane CountyOct 17, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois State Police troopers responding Sunday night to a call about a car that struck a deer on Interstate 88 near Dauberman Road in Kane County were surprised to fin...
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Elgin takes first step toward replacing two downtown bridgesOct 14, 2022 1:00 am - Elgin has taken its first steps down the long road to replacing a pair of downtown bridges. The city council gave preliminarily approval Wednesday for engineering servi...
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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...