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Elgin City Council candidates bio info/questionnaire answers for April 1 election

March 20, 2025 at 5:04 p.m.

Candidates running for the Elgin City Council on April 1 provide bio information and answer questions related to why they're running and issues the council is facing.

A student at District U-46's Dream Academy was arrested Monday on charges they brought a gun into the Elgin school building. (Courier-News staff photo)

Dream Academy student arrested for bringing gun into District U-46 school in Elgin

March 20, 2025 at 11:51 a.m.

A student at District U-46's Dream Academy was arrested Monday on charges they brought a gun into the Elgin school building.

Letters to the Editor: Elgin not at fault for cancellation of this year’s Juneteenth event

March 14, 2025 at 2:13 p.m.

Letters to the editor submitted to The Courier-News.

Elgin men charged after crash leads to gunfire, high-speed chase, officials say

March 11, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

Two Elgin men who allegedly struck a vehicle while driving in Addison, fired at the people in the car when they followed them and took police on a high-speed chase...

Two men killed, two badly injured in crash caused by deer, Kane sheriff’s office says

March 12, 2025 at 6:40 p.m.

A four-vehicle crash triggered by a deer running across the road resulted in two people being killed and two seriously injured Sunday night at Plank and Switzer roads west of...

Homeless man who fired gun at Elgin police receives 15-year prison term

February 24, 2025 at 11:47 a.m.

A homeless man who fired several shots at Elgin police with an illegal gun in 2023 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, according to the Kane County State's...

Letters to the Editor: Vote yes on tax referendum to bolster Kane public safety; sheriff’s wrong about why jail population’s growing

February 21, 2025 at 2:54 p.m.

Letters to the editor submitted to The Courier-News.

Elgin man killed, 4 people critically injured in head-on collision near Woodstock

February 19, 2025 at 6:44 p.m.

An Elgin man was killed Sunday and five other people injured after his attempted illegal pass of another vehicle resulted in a head-on collision in unincorporated Woodstock, the McHenry County...

Letters to the Editor: Say ‘no more’ Kane tax hikes — reject referendum; don’t believe everything artificial intelligence tells you

February 14, 2025 at 10:16 a.m.

Letters to the editor submitted for publication to The Courier-News.

Convicted sex offender in South Elgin charged with owning, sharing child porn

February 6, 2025 at 12:15 p.m.

A convicted sex offender living in South Elgin has been charged by the Kane County State's Attorney's Office with owning and distributing child pornography.

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