Rick West
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Autopsy Friday for body found in Fox River in ElginJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - An autopsy is scheduled for Friday on the body of a man found in the Fox River in Elgin this week. According to a recording of the 911 dispatch, a kayaker spotted the b...
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Body recovered from Fox River in ElginJul 07, 2021 1:00 am - The Elgin Police Department is investigating after a body was recovered from the Fox River Wednesday afternoon. Police said they received a call at approximately 1:56 p...
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Algonquin librarian to be on Jeopardy! ThursdayJul 07, 2021 1:00 am - Answer: She's a youth services librarian from Algonquin who will appear on Jeopardy! Thursday. Question: Who is Jen Jazwinski? Correct! Jazwinski, who has worked at th...
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Elgin public art campaign coming to a storm drain near youJul 06, 2021 1:00 am - Time is running out for neighborhoods to get in on Elgin's storm drain public art project. The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission announced the project in March, with an eye...
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A fighter jet crashed in Elgin 70 years ago. The hero pilot is now being honoredJul 05, 2021 5:30 am - Al Grantham remembers the day nearly 70 years ago when a fighter jet crashed near Tyler Creek in Elgin. Not the sort of thing you forget. Then a ninth-grader at Larsen ...
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra announces 2021-22 schedule, new CEOJul 01, 2021 1:00 am - It's been a big week for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, which announced the hiring a new CEO and its 2021-22 concert schedule. Marc Thayer, formerly of Symphony New Hamp...
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Longtime Elgin teacher, former Tuskegee Airman dies at 96Jun 30, 2021 1:00 am - Friends and family say Melvin Copeland didn't talk about himself much, but he would have had plenty to say if he did. From scholarship college athlete to Tuskegee Airma...
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Jane Barbosa remembered as 'big part of Elgin'Jun 29, 2021 1:00 am - Jane Barbosa, an influential and well-known member of the Mexican and Latino community in Elgin, died June 25 at Advocate Sherman Hospital. She was 75. Born in Cerritos...
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Elgin man starts creating 'living, breathing sculpture of trees' in Wing ParkJun 18, 2021 1:00 am - It was a pretty convincing pitch Robert VanderMolen made to the Elgin Parks and Recreation Department. "In five years, people will wonder what is its purpose. In 10 yea...
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Fire does more than $170,000 damage to Elgin homeJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - An Elgin house suffered extensive damage after a fire Wednesday night. No one was hurt in the blaze on the 200 block of North Aldine Street, but the house was red-tagge...