Elgin Courier-News – Page 11

A customer shows her order and 10% surcharge Big Guys Sausage Stand in Berwyn.

Speak Out: One look at history of WWII tells us why Ukraine help needed; restaurant surcharges no way to make up for COVID; how could 13-year-olds who killed someone in carjacking be released to their parents?

February 24, 2023 at 12:57 p.m.

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President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral on a surprise visit Monday to Kyiv.

Speak Out: Biden’s shown true leadership in how he’s handled Ukraine; fentanyl’s killing more people than assault rifles; Nikki Haley needs to respect elderly

February 22, 2023 at 1:15 p.m.

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South Elgin manufacturing company owner given 9-month federal prison sentence for payroll tax fraud

February 21, 2023 at 3:58 p.m.

The owner of Lane Tool & Manufacturing Co. in South Elgin was sentenced to 9 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $3.33 million in restitution after pleading guilty...

Man charged with reckless discharge of a firearm in connection with Sunday morning shooting incident

February 21, 2023 at 3:06 p.m.

An 18-year-old Carpentersville man has been charged in connection with the Sunday shooting of a man in the 500 block of East Chicago Street, Elgin police said. The victim, located...

Carpentersville man charged with possessing, sharing child porn videos

February 21, 2023 at 12:08 p.m.

A Carpentersville man has been charged with owning and distributing child porn videos by the Kane County State's Attorney's Office. Christopher M. Scholl, 44, of the 3100 block of Wakefield...

Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks, right, gives an interview to Marquee Sports Network at the Cubs Convention in January.

Speak Out: ‘Woke’ schools are dumbing down American students; sad to realize Hendricks the only Cubs player remaining from 2016 team; gun advocates always forget first part of Second Amendment

February 20, 2023 at 11:20 a.m.

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Carpentersville Village Board Trustee John O'Sullivan is to approved Tuesday night as the town's new village manager.

Village board trustee to be approved as new Carpentersville village manager at Tuesday meeting

February 17, 2023 at 6:04 p.m.

The Carpentersville Village Board may be losing a trustee but it's gaining a new village manager with the pending appointment of John O'Sullivan. The board is scheduled to approve O'Sullivan...

A $24,000 grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation will allow the Carpentersville Police Department to buy 23 Philips FRx automated external defibrillators for its police vehicles.

Elgin News Digest: Elgin to hold public meeting on Lords Park pool future; Carpentersville lands grant to buy police car defibrillators; U-46 holding Black History Month college event, celebration

February 17, 2023 at 3:33 p.m.

City holding public meeting on Lords Park pool future The Elgin Parks and Recreation Department will be holding a special public meeting on potential plans for Lords Park Family Aquatic...

Speak Out: Education will only go so far in fixing America’s problems; UFOs have plenty of reasons not to check out Earth; if people with illegal guns were locked up for mandatory five years, criminals would think twice

February 17, 2023 at 12:24 p.m.

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Rihanna performs Feb. 12 during the halftime show at the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Ariz.

Speak Out: Congress was pretty clear what they meant in Second Amendment; Rihanna’s Super Bowl show a big disappointment; Kamala Harris still a better choice than Mike Pence

February 15, 2023 at 1:34 p.m.

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