Rick West
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Wednesday shooting brings gunfire incidents to five-year high in ElginDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - A shooting Wednesday night in Elgin left two people injured and brought the number of gunfire incidents in the city this year to a five-year high of 66. Elgin police sai...
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January ESO Listeners Club event canceledDec 29, 2021 12:00 am - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's January Listeners Club event at the Gail Borden Library has been canceled. With COVID cases spiking in Kane County, the library won't hold...
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Northern Illinois Food Bank awards $454,000 in grants to 18 pantriesDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - Eighteen food pantries, including nearly a dozen in the suburbs, will receive grants from the Northern Illinois Food Bank to help provide better access to food for neigh...
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New Chick-fil-A opening Thursday in AlgonquinDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - Chick-fil-A fans in Algonquin won't have to go far to "Eat Mor Chikin" starting this week. A new location of the popular fast-food chain is slated to open Thursday, Dec....
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'Blessed' volunteers give back on Christmas Eve at Feed My Starving Children in SchaumburgDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - The spirit of giving is always in the air at Feed My Starving Children in Schaumburg, but Friday felt a little different. With Christmas carols filling the room with mu...
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'This truly is x-ray vision': Sherman neurosurgeon using augmented reality system for spinal proceduresDec 23, 2021 4:30 am - Most of us have dreamed about having x-ray vision at one time or another. For a surgeon at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, that dream has sort of come true, thanks t...
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Elgin council approves balanced 2022 budget with more money for parks, no property tax rate increaseDec 16, 2021 4:20 am - The Elgin City Council approved their 2022 budget and three-year financial plan Wednesday with no property tax rate increase, but residents will see cost increases for s...
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'It's honestly a blessing': Elgin's Hope for the Holidays provides toys for over 2,100 kidsDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Ashley Martinez of Elgin said it could have been a tough Christmas for her family this year were it not for the help of the Salvation Army and Community Crisis Center. T...
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Naughty list: Someone sets fire to Salvation Army Red Kettle in South ElginDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Someone will definitely be on the naughty list after setting fire Wednesday to one of the Salvation Army's iconic Red Kettles in South Elgin. Captain Rich Forney of the ...
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Sleeman remembered for his life of service in ElginDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - About 100 people attended a Tuesday morning visitation and funeral service to say goodbye to a man who led a "life of service" in Elgin. Donald J. Sleeman died Dec. 7 at...