Elgin marks Veterans Day with look at past, future
When World War I ended on the first "Armistice Day," on Nov. 11, 1918 — setting the pattern for what would become the annual Veterans Day holiday — 20,000 people...
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Their war often ‘forgotten,’ Elgin’s Korean War vets are fading away
Each year since they got back, the National Guardsmen who left Elgin for the Korean War on Feb. 15, 1952 have held a reunion on the anniversary of their departure....
Elgin District U46 pays over $900,000 for school police
When a teenager was seen holding what looked like a gun in a car outside Larkin High School in Elgin recently (it was an Airsoft replica BB-type weapon), the school's...
District U46 officials look at plan to tax now, abate later
A plan to raise one part of the real estate tax levy now but abate another part of it later has aroused some opposition in Elgin School District U46. U46...
Elgin High students, teachers cut off their hair for cancer
More than 30 students and teachers sacrificed their hair for the fight against childhood cancer Friday as Elgin High School's Irish Club held a St. Baldrick's Day event during the...
Keys to Elgin hardware success: 53-47 ownership, 800 thank-you letters
For 85 years the Ziegler family has owned the chain of Ace Hardware stores that now reaches across eight locations from Elgin to Crystal Lake. But one key to keeping...
Elgin U46 hires security following criticism from Watchdog group
Elgin District U46 hired police protection for Monday's school board meeting after last month's confrontation by members of a citizen watchdog group that called for police to step in over...
Enrollments dropping in Elgin District U46
Enrollments are dropping a bit in the schools of Elgin District U46, especially in the youngest grades. Reporting the official Sept. 30 enrollment figures at this week's board of education...
Forum explores issues related to domestic violence in Elgin
Law enforcement officials, advocates and a victim came together to educate the Elgin-area community about domestic violence, stressing that the signs aren't always obvious. Elgin Police Chief Jeff Swoboda and...
South Elgin High team races to disassemble, reassemble car engine
In their future careers as automotive engineers, car-repair technicians — or veterinarians — they will probably never be called on to take a high-performance engine totally apart and put it...