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This satellite image shows an overview of the wildfires in Oregon, Idaho and Northern California on July 18, which have been attributed to climate change making the west much warmer and drier in the past 30 years.

Speak Out reader opinions

July 28, 2021 at 8:36 a.m.

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Elgin News Digest: Man gets 25-year prison term of sexually assaulting two children; Elgin 5th in state for DUI busts; The Fruit Truck stops in Elgin Friday; East Dundee water/sewer rates going up

July 27, 2021 at 12:30 p.m.

Elgin man gets 25 years for child sexual assault An Elgin man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing and assaulting two children. José L. Dominguez,...

The cost of having restaurant food delivered far too high, says one Speak Out commenter.

Speak Out reader opinions: Doom-and-gloom stories depress people; candidate donations a legal form of bribery; food delivery prices way too high

July 26, 2021 at 12:20 p.m.

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Speak Out reader comments: Ban unvaccinated people from public places; insurrectionists not so brave now; NFL wrong to play Black national anthem

July 24, 2021 at 11:51 a.m.

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Elgin man gets 12-year prison term for driving into 2 bicyclists, killing one and seriously injuring the other

July 23, 2021 at 4:38 p.m.

An Elgin man who struck two bicyclists, killing the woman and critically injuring her husband, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Lance C. Neal, 28, of the first...

Elgin News Digest: Nine Kane locations available to recycle batteries; COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Batavia, St. Charles; 4 police departments holding Night Out event

July 23, 2021 at 12:41 p.m.

Kane County offers household battery recycling sites Kane County has nine drop-off locations where household batteries can be dropped off for recycling. Among the sites open to all county residents...

Jury convicts man in 2004 shooting death of rival gang member in Carpentersville

July 22, 2021 at 6:32 p.m.

A man who repeatedly bragged about killing a Carpentersville man in a gang shooting has been convicted of first-degree murder, according to the Kane County State's Attorney's Office. Jesus Lechuga,...

A free concert featuring Johnny Russler & the Beach Bum Band will be held July 31 at West Dundee's Grafelman Park.

Elgin News Digest: Free concerts being held in Elgin and West Dundee; tickets on sale for Bowes Creek beer event; South Elgin tree program deadline

July 22, 2021 at 12:57 p.m.

Free Latin jazz concert at Wing Park Tuesday A free concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, at Elgin's Wing Park Bandshell will feature Projecto 7, a salsa and Latin...

Speak Out reader opinions: Check out Cuba before calling America ‘oppressive’; airplanes need security guards; I’ll skip Bezos’ ‘joyride’

July 21, 2021 at 1:34 p.m.

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Chicago police work at the scene of a July 9 shooting in the 100 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue in Chicago, one of dozens that have occurred in the city this summer.

Speak Out reader opinions: Sometimes wallpaper is just wallpaper; gov needs to declare gun violence emergency; if people are too stupid to have an ID, they’re too stupid to vote

July 20, 2021 at 4:15 p.m.

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