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Dundee Township Park District Executive Director Dave Peterson said he plans to retire this year after a career spent almost entirely with the district. (Danielle Mains/Dundee Township Park District)

Dundee Township Park Board launches exec director search

September 14, 2026 at 2:56 p.m.

The Dundee Township Park Board has fine-tuned its list of qualifications in the search for a new executive director.

Chef Maria Terry, center, shows Kayla Johnson, 15, left, and Allison Morales, 15, how to make dumplings during an event Thursday at the opening of the Boys & Girls Club of the Northwest Suburbs' new Foglia Woodlands Impact Center in Carpentersville. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)

Doors open on new Boys & Girls Club’s impact center in Carpentersville

September 11, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

Boys & Girls Club of the Northwest Suburbs said its teen impact center would be named for large donor to $13.2M fundraising effort.

A centerpiece of La Fiesta de Elgin celebration is a replica of El Angel de Independencia, a symbol of Mexico's victory over Spanish rule. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)

Mexican Independence Day to be celebrated Saturday in Elgin, Carpentersville

September 10, 2026 at 2:24 p.m.

La Fiesta de Elgin fest and Carpentersville's El Grito celebration, both on Saturday, celebrate Mexican Independence Day.

Leslie Porter, co-chair of the Elgin Sustainability Commission, said the Rooted in Elgin project aims to plant pollination gardens throughout the city to attract bees, butterflies and other pollinators and encourages residents to plant eco-friendly gardens at home. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)

Elgin unveils its first pollination garden and plans 5 more

September 10, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

Sustainability Commission members, city officials and residents celebrated the completion of Elgin's first pollination garden.

This aerial shot provides a view of the former Haeger Potteries property on Maiden Lane in East Dundee, which the village owns and plans to redevelop. (Village of East Dundee)

Lead found on properties neighboring Dundee’s Haeger Potteries site

September 4, 2026 at 9:31 p.m.

IEPA says lead-contaminated soil have been found on properties neighboring the old Haeger Potteries site, now owned by East Dundee.

The poor condition of part of the Bonnie Dundee Golf Clubhouse roof is obvious from the outside. Leaks from a storm earlier this summer were contained by 12 buckets Inside, officials said. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)

Bonnie Dundee clubhouse roof leaks creating park district dilemma

September 4, 2026 at 1:04 p.m.

The Bonnie Dundee Golf Clubhouse roof is in such bad shape that 12 buckets were needed to catch leaks during a heavy rainstorm.

MaryKay Harvey, a member of the East Dundee Arts Council, recently donated a sculpture, “Embrace the World with Wise Choices,” to the village. It’s on display at The Depot at 319 N. River St. (MaryKay Harvey)

Donated art now on display at East Dundee’s downtown Depot

September 1, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

MaryKay Harvey, a member of the East Dundee Arts Council, has donated a sculpture to the village now on display at The Depot.

Artist Chris Hodge talks with visitors at the Alley Art Festival in downtown Aurora on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (Gloria Casas/For The Beacon-News)

Final Alley Art Festival in downtown Aurora brings out memories as well as plenty of art

August 31, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The Alley Art Festival on Saturday drew crowds who browsed at dozens of tents featuring oil paintings, sculptures, sketches, jewelry, pottery and other artwork along Water Street Mall and Downer...

The village of Carpentersville plans to use two vertical beams of light to represent the Twin Towers at its 9/11 ceremony this year, a special feature to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. (AP)

Carpentersville holding nighttime 9/11 ceremony for 25th anniversary

August 27, 2026 at 2:46 p.m.

The village of Carpentersville will commemorate 9/11 this year with beams of light for Twin Towers, special nighttime ceremony.

With stalemate’s end, Dundee mental health board releases grant money

August 21, 2026 at 6:38 p.m.

Dundee Township 708 Mental Health Board grant money, blocked by an impasse with the township supervisor, has finally been released.

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