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2 DH staffers receive national American Legion award for coverage of 'unclaimed' veterans Elena Ferrarin Rick West   A mourner salutes Vietnam veteran John James Murphy, who died in January 2020 after living since 2017 at River View Rehab Center in Elgin. After officials were unable to find any family, hundreds of community members turned out to Murphy's funeral at Symonds-Madison Funeral Home in Elgin. The Daily Herald's coverage of funerals for "unclaimed" veterans earned The Fourth Estate award from The American Legion. Rick West | Staff Photographer   Kane County She...

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Elgin funeral home collecting valentines for veterans   Symonds-Madison Funeral Home's Operation LOVE Network is collecting valentines to give to veterans this weekend at local veterans service organizations, nursing homes, hospitals and senior living facilities. Rick West | Staff Photographer   Posted2/9/2021 5:30 AM An Elgin funeral home is trying to make Valentine's Day a little rosier for area veterans. Symonds-Madison Funeral Home's Operation LOVE Network is hosting a Valentines for Vets drive through Thursday. Community members are invited to drop off handmade and store-...

A look at the year that was in Elgin, which, like every other U.S. community, was dominated by COVID-19, Black Lives Matter protests and political division brought on by the presidential election.