Rick West
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Elgin has a Bears football team with a shot at a championship this yearNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - One local Bears football team has a shot at a championship this season, and as you might expect, it's probably not the pro team in Chicago. The Elgin Bears 11U-orange te...
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Niko's Tavern brings a familiar restaurant name to Elgin's west sideNov 12, 2021 12:00 am - A familiar name in West suburban restaurants has arrived in Elgin. Niko's Tavern opened this week in the location formerly occupied by TJ's Bar and Grill at 3145 Route 2...
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Elgin honors veterans during annual ceremonyNov 11, 2021 12:00 am - About 100 people filled the ballroom at the Centre of Elgin on Thursday to honor veterans during the city's annual ceremony. The event featured music by the Larkin High ...
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'He was my grumpy old goat': Public invited to Army veteran's memorial SaturdayNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - For the last 14 years of his life, Michael Pump of South Elgin considered himself "a monster" after surgery to remove a cancerous mass left with him with almost no face....
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Batavia store owner that sold $5.6 million lotto ticket says it's 'pretty exciting'Nov 10, 2021 12:00 am - While the holder of Monday's $5.6 million winning Lotto ticket hasn't been identified yet, the owner of the Batavia store where the ticket was bought is in line for a ni...
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'In the right place at the right time': Aurora man honored for rescue of driver stuck on tracksNov 09, 2021 12:00 am - For an hour, Lewis Medina stood against the back wall during Tuesday's Kane County Board meeting, anxiously holding his wife Julie's hand the entire time as he waited to...
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Elgin's proposed 2022 budget includes no property tax hike or fee increasesNov 08, 2021 4:30 am - No property tax hike or proposed fee increases, and the lifting of staffing reductions at a fire station, highlighted the first of five meetings on Elgin's proposed 2022...
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Doctors, Elgin council members frustrated with continued anesthesiologist shortage at ShermanNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - With the Advocate Sherman Hospital anesthesiologist shortage now in its third month, frustrated doctors and Elgin City Council members are voicing their concerns. "Unfor...
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'I'm happy': Elgin woman reaches her 106th birthday, and she says she doesn't know howNov 04, 2021 5:00 am - One hundred and six years old. Erna Truemper of Elgin never imagined she'd live to such an age. “No, no, adamant no,” she said Wednesday on the eve of her 106th birthday...
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Elgin man charged with first-degree murderNov 03, 2021 1:00 am - An Elgin man has been charged with first-degree murder following a shooting that left two people dead and one injured in late October. Kane County State's Attorney Jamie...