Rick West
-
'This could happen to anybody': People will stay in vehicles, tents, boxes for homeless familiesNov 03, 2022 5:30 am - Veronica Horton, a case manager at Bridge Communities in Wheaton, knows what the homeless families she works with are going through because she's gone through it herself...
-
100 years and cutting for Busy Bee Barber Shop in Glen EllynOct 23, 2022 6:00 am - Like he has every few weeks for the past 74 years, Bill Gooch walked in to the Busy Bee Barber Shop in Glen Ellyn on a recent Tuesday morning and sat down for a haircut ...
-
Sweet dreams for zombie lovers as Nightmare on Chicago Street packs downtown ElginOct 22, 2022 1:00 am - The return of Nightmare on Chicago Street was a dream come true for zombie lovers Saturday in Elgin. After being canceled the last two years because of the COVID-19 pan...
-
The return of the living dead: Tickets going fast for Nightmare on Chicago Street in ElginOct 18, 2022 1:00 am - After two years of being zombie-free, Elgin is preparing to be inundated with the undead Saturday. And city officials are pretty excited about it. Setup is underway, and...
-
Looking for love? Mountain lion killed in Kane County was probably searching for a mate, expert saysOct 18, 2022 1:00 am - Two days after a mountain lion was struck and killed by a car on Interstate 88 in Kane County, many are left wondering what it was doing there. Illinois State Police tro...
-
'Raise your right paw': Kane County sheriff swears in two new therapy dogsOct 17, 2022 1:00 am - When a swearing-in ceremony at the Kane County sheriff's office starts with “raise your right paw,” you know something unusual is afoot. But Sadie, a 15-month-old former...
-
Mountain lion killed on I-88 in Kane CountyOct 17, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois State Police troopers responding Sunday night to a call about a car that struck a deer on Interstate 88 near Dauberman Road in Kane County were surprised to fin...
-
Elgin takes first step toward replacing two downtown bridgesOct 14, 2022 1:00 am - Elgin has taken its first steps down the long road to replacing a pair of downtown bridges. The city council gave preliminarily approval Wednesday for engineering servi...
-
State's attorney to Elgin council: Cashless bail is a move toward a better systemOct 13, 2022 5:30 am - With a Jan. 1, 2023, enforcement date looming on the Pre-Trial Fairness Act component of the SAFE-T Act, Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser said she hopes that ch...
-
'Things are flying off the shelves': Salvation Army home goods pantry in Elgin sees rising need for essentialsOct 10, 2022 5:30 am - As a single mother with three daughters, Nohemi Perez of Elgin found it impossible to make ends meet as prices on necessities from food to gas to rent kept rising. "I on...