911 call, body cam video from Elgin police shooting of suicidal man made public
Video taken from the body camera worn by an Elgin police officer involved in the shooting of a suicidal man Jan. 13 has been released by the Elgin Police Department.
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Elgin News Digest: Jazz trio to perform at St. Charles Public Library; Tap a tree, taste locally produced syrup during Maple Sugaring Days; Elgin police to hold program on benefits of home security systems
Jazz trio to perform at St. Charles Public Library The St. Charles Public Library will partner with WDCB Jazz Radio Jammin’ in the Stacks for a jazz performance at 2...
Elgin man dead from gunshot wound to abdomen; two people charged in unrelated ‘shots fired’ incident
An Elgin man died at Advocate Sherman Hospital after being found shot in the abdomen at his home by Elgin police. Oscar McDowell, 40, of the 1100 Block of Fairwood...
Two Elgin brothers headed to prison for shooting man during fight over two women
Two Elgin brothers who shot a man during a fight over two women and then kicked the injured Elgin man as he lay dying were sentenced to prison Monday. Xavier...
One person hospitalized after double shooting in Elgin early Sunday morning
Two people were shot early Sunday morning in the 1300 block of Eagle Road, Elgin police said. No details on what occurred were released by police other than the incident...
Kwanzaa program puts spotlight on 7 principles that everyone — not just African-Americans — can use everyday, organizers say
Storyteller Kucha Brownlee shared a story about the importance of unity, one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa, and then reinforced the message in song, accompanied by Baba Tony Brown...
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Illinois has always led in women's issues In 2019, we have 65 women in the Illinois General Assembly, 110 women in the U.S. Congress and 74 women in statewide elective...
Speak Out: Trump tariffs unfair and dangerous, don’t spend money to fix Bonnie Dundee, U.S. constitutional crisis
Unfair tariffs: I believe we have very unfair tariff agreements with other countries, especially China, and I'm sure there are quite a few others. But maybe one of you economic...
Where do the candidates for Elgin mayor and city council stand on the issues?
Ahead of the April 2 City Council and mayoral races in Elgin, The Courier-News asked the candidates to share information about themselves and their views on the issues facing Elgin....
Speak Out: Too many political neophytes elected, Obama not good at public speaking, time for the races to forgive
Three stooges: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and (Senate Minority Leader) Chuck Schumer are heroes to illegal border crossers. They were willing to allow the government shutdown to go on indefinitely,...