Rick West
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'Elgin's Hope for the Holidays' provides gifts for more than 2,500 area kidsDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - “Elgin's Hope for the Holidays,” a combined effort of the Salvation Army Elgin Corps and the Community Crisis Center, provided Christmas gifts and other necessities for ...
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Drive-through food giveaway provides holiday dinner for 500 families in ElginDec 16, 2020 4:30 am - Over 350 cars lined up, some hours early, for a drive-through holiday dinner giveaway at the Elgin Sports Complex Tuesday. "Uniting for the Holidays," a United Way prog...
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Family's 6-year search for missing relative ends with news of Elgin memorial serviceDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - Irene Donovan was on an early morning grocery trip when she heard the end of a radio story about a man in Elgin who was laid to rest Tuesday. The report said the funeral...
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Elgin COVID Response Fund grants additional $50,000 to local agenciesDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - The Elgin COVID Response Fund will grant an additional $50,000 to Centro De Información and the YWCA of Elgin for direct cash assistance to Elgin residents in need. The...
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'It's heartbreaking': Vietnam veteran with no family, friends honored in ElginDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - Not much was known about Stephen Alan Myerson, 72, when he died Sept. 11 at the Citadel Care Center in Elgin. He had been at Citadel for a handful of months, but he ment...
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Uniting for the Holidays bringing meals to people in need in Elgin TuesdayDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - Five hundred Elgin-area families will receive dinner for the holidays thanks to the United Way. "Uniting for the Holidays" is billed as a "festive drive-through event" w...
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Public invited to funeral service for Elgin Vietnam veteran with no familyDec 10, 2020 12:00 am - An Elgin Marine Corps veteran who had no family when he died will be honored during a donated memorial service Tuesday, with the public invited to pay respects. Lance C...
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Elgin's Festival Park aglow in holiday lightsDec 09, 2020 12:00 am - Traffic on Grove Avenue moved a little slower than usual Tuesday evening as drivers took in the sights at Elgin's Festival of Lights. The display will be on from 5 to 9...
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Retired Elgin Deputy Fire Chief Bill Freiberg dies from complications of COVID-19Dec 09, 2020 12:00 am - Retired Elgin Deputy Fire Chief Bill Freiberg died Tuesday at Sherman Hospital from complications of COVID-19, according to Elgin Fire Chief Robb Cagann. He was 74. Fre...
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Elgin Public Museum celebrates 100th anniversary without the public - for nowDec 07, 2020 4:30 am - It's not an easy time to be a public museum when you can't invite the public inside. And it's even more frustrating to be the Elgin Public Museum celebrating its 100th a...