Rick West
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The last nun? Sister Leticia's retirement at St. Joseph Hospital could end nearly 120-year streakOct 21, 2021 5:30 am - Nuns have been a presence at the many iterations of St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin since it was founded in 1902 by the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart. When Sister ...
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No injuries in Cary manufacturing plant fireOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - No one was injured during a Tuesday morning fire at a Cary manufacturing plant, fire officials said. The Cary Fire Protection District responded around 6:38 a.m. Tuesday...
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Harry Blizzard remembered for his contributions to Elgin college, orchestrasOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - Harry Blizzard, a founding board member of both Elgin Community College and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, died over the weekend at age 94. "Everybody in our community kn...
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'This is going to change kids' lives': New South Elgin clubhouse for Boys & Girls Club breaks groundOct 18, 2021 5:30 am - It's been a big couple of weeks for the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin. On Thursday, the organization held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new clubhouse in South Elgin....
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Sherman regains Level II trauma center designationOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health has restored Advocate Sherman Hospital's Level II trauma center status. The Elgin hospital, part of EMS Region 9, lost the desig...
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Sherman Hospital president: 'Patients getting the care they need' amid anesthesiologist shortageOct 14, 2021 1:00 am - Two days after doctors asked the Elgin Board of Health for help in getting answers from Advocate Sherman Hospital about the ongoing anesthesiologist shortage, the hospit...
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'All of a sudden here comes a train': Good Samaritan rescues driver stuck on train tracksOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - When Lewis Medina saw an SUV stuck on the train tracks near his far western Kane County home on Saturday night, he knew he had to get the driver out before a train came....
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'An ongoing disaster': Doctors urge Elgin officials to intervene in Sherman's anesthesiologist shortageOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - An advisory board is recommending Advocate Aurora Health provide regular updates to Elgin city leaders about an ongoing shortage of anesthesiologists at Sherman Hospital...
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Change shortage, pandemic forcing Salvation Army in Elgin to adjust tacticsOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - It may only be October, but it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at the Salvation Army Elgin Corps. The organization is gearing up for its busiest time of the yea...
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Cyclists' 1,000-mile Cal's Angels 'War On Wheels' ride to fight cancer ends in St. CharlesOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - It was only fitting that it be pouring rain Monday as cyclists in the third annual Cal's Angels “War on Wheels” ride crossed the finish line in St. Charles. The nearly 1...