Elgin Courier-News – Page 24

Speak Out: Highland Park shooting a reminder of just how many guns are out there; Trump haters keep him in the spotlight; why do we call it the Fourth of July instead of Independence Day?

July 5, 2022 at 11:42 a.m.

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Preparations for Elgin's Fourth of July parade started Friday along the parade route on Douglas Avenue. The parade steps off at 9 a.m. Monday.

Downtown Elgin streets to be closed for Monday’s Fourth of July parade but plenty of free parking

July 1, 2022 at 5:04 p.m.

Elgin's Fourth of July parade will require some roads to be closed but public parking decks and lots will be open, officials said. Parade route streets will be shut down...

Speak Out: Increasing government debt increases inflation; Pence should have shown courage long before Jan. 6; don’t get complacent because COVID’s still killing people

July 1, 2022 at 12:43 p.m.

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Speak Out: Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe case the right call; two theories on high gas prices and how to lower them; Deshaun Watson a bad bet for any NFL team

June 29, 2022 at 11:28 a.m.

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President Richard Nixon, left, shakes hands with singer Elvis Presley at the White House in 1970.

Speak Out: Dem politicians with their own bodyguards hypocrites on gun laws; no incentive for gas companies to lower prices; put limits on U.S. Supreme Court justice terms

June 27, 2022 at 2:27 p.m.

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Speak Out: Watching the Cubs akin to hitting yourself with a bat, and the Sox not much better; gun control doesn’t mean losing your guns; question for after hearings end — what happens next?

June 24, 2022 at 8:41 a.m.

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South Elgin man pleads guilty to not paying payroll taxes to IRS for his St. Charles-based company

June 23, 2022 at 7:27 p.m.

A South Elgin man who owns a manufacturing company in St. Charles has pleaded guilty to withholding millions of dollars in employee payroll taxes but not paying them to the...

Speak Out: Facts from Jan. 6 hearings tell true story; political ads filled with loaded words and incivility; unkempt restaurant workers offer unappetizing picture

June 23, 2022 at 10:11 a.m.

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Speak Out: Jan. 6 protesters were adults and responsible for their choices; GOP had the option of putting people on Jan. 6 committee; political ads make case that the ‘best liar’ wins

June 20, 2022 at 11:14 a.m.

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Letters to the Editor: No city help available following this week’s big storm; plans for Prairie State coal plant need to be questioned

June 17, 2022 at 11:41 a.m.

No city help available following this week's big storm As a resident of Valley Creek, in Elgin, I experienced the worst storm in recent memory this past Tuesday. Not only...

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