Rick West
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'It's just so sad': DC Cook office building demolition beginsAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - Standing along the construction fence erected in front of the former DC Cook office building on Grove Avenue in Elgin, Kerry Kelly watched as a backhoe knocked down one ...
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'Surreal' public art campaign brightens Elgin's storm drainsAug 23, 2021 5:30 am - Elgin officials normally wouldn't be thrilled to see a woman double-fisting spray cans and painting the curb on Big Timber Road. “It's kind of surreal,” said Amanda Har...
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'One of the most impactful things we've done': Elgin Rotary planting 100 oak trees in forest preserveAug 23, 2021 5:30 am - There's general agreement in the scientific community that planting trees can help reverse the effects of global climate change. How many trees? Oh, anywhere from 1 tri...
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Civic Center Plaza reopens with "Welcome Back, Elgin!" celebration of the artsAug 22, 2021 1:00 am - The public got its first semiofficial look at Elgin's newly renovated Civic Center Plaza with a celebration of the arts Sunday. "Welcome Back, Elgin!" was a soft reopen...
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Elgin residents have until end August to weigh in on spending federal relief moneyAug 20, 2021 5:30 am - Elgin residents have until the end of the month to share their thoughts on how the city should spend $19.5 million in federal money. The city is asking Elginites to fil...
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Police across the suburbs hit doughnut shops for Special OlympicsAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - The name has changed, but the goal was still the same Friday throughout the suburbs - raise money for Special Olympics. "Coffee For Champions," formerly known as "Cop On...
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South Elgin to cap off summer with all-day music festival SaturdayAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - With Riverfest put off for at least another year, South Elgin will fill the void Saturday with its first "End of the Summer Music Fling" at Panton Mill Park. The event w...
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'A desperate situation': Suburban groups responding to devastation in HaitiAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - As the death toll climbs in the wake of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti on Saturday, local and national nonprofit groups here in the suburbs are describing ...
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Census: Elgin now the sixth-largest city in IllinoisAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin is now the sixth largest city in Illinois, according to 2020 census data just released. With a population of 114,797, Elgin has moved up two spots since 2010, when...
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All of Elgin council so far backs $500K in fee waivers for corrugated manufacturing plantAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin took another step toward becoming home to America's largest corrugated manufacturer Wednesday as the city council unanimously supported an incentive package to lur...