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The Association for Individual Development in Elgin kicked off its 4th annual Summer Soltice 5K run and walk Monday by shooting colored powder out of air cannons. The event, delayed from the weekend because of storms, was expected to raise $50,000 for the agency.

Postponed Summer Solstice 5K in Elgin draws more participants, raises about $50,000, organizers say

May 10, 2019 at 6:23 a.m.

Susan Gould was ready to run for her son on Monday. The Carpentersville mother of three was one of 200 people signed up to either walk or run in the...

Elgin man charged after pot, guns, 480 rounds of ammo found during raid, police say

May 23, 2019 at 7:04 a.m.

An Elgin man was arrested on drug and weapon charges Thursday after the police raided his home and found cannabis, hand guns and 480 rounds of ammunition, Elgin police said....

Sisters Naomi and Jaime Hjelm, co-owners of A#1 Cab Co., have expanded their South Elgin business to include a new enterprise, Wicked Wrench, which does car maintenance and repair work.

Sisters fulfill dad’s dying wish with Wicked Wrench, a South Elgin auto repair shop

May 10, 2019 at 6:22 a.m.

Wicked Wrench Co. was Frank Hjelm Sr.’s dying wish for his children, daughters Jaime and Naomi Hjelm say. Hjelm, who founded South Elgin-based A#1 Cab Co. with wife Karen in...

Elgin police charge 12 in connection with drug, weapons trafficking probe

May 10, 2019 at 6:22 a.m.

A dozen people from Elgin, Naperville, Carpentersville and elsewhere have been arrested on drug and weapons charges stemming from an investigation that started in late 2017, Elgin police said. The...

It’s official — Elgin deputy police chief to start new job in Schaumburg Aug. 14

May 10, 2019 at 6:22 a.m.

Elgin interim Police Chief Bill Wolf said that while it’s hard to leave Elgin and the people he’s had relationships with the last 26 years, taking a new job as...

Kane County Coroner Rob Russell says he has been getting complaints about odors coming from the morgue, which are the result of needing to store bodies in refrigerators instead of freezers because they don't have enough overflow space.

Smell at morgue due to large number of bodies, limited freezer space, Kane County coroner says amid complaints

May 10, 2019 at 6:21 a.m.

The odor of decomposing bodies being held at the Kane County morgue has become so noticeable that other Kane County employees have started to complain, Coroner Rob Russell said. In...

Familiar face at Tony Awards? South Elgin woman worked as a ‘seat filler’ for televised ceremony

May 10, 2019 at 6:21 a.m.

Bernadette Peters was sitting a few rows up from Sarah Klein Sunday at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. So were Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf. Klein,...

Chevelle Clements, brother of Decynthia Clements, speaks at a news conference June 6, 2018 in front of the Elgin Police Department.

Family of Decynthia Clements files federal lawsuit against Elgin over fatal police shooting

May 10, 2019 at 6:20 a.m.

The family of Decynthia Clements has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Elgin charging police were unjustified in shooting the woman to death March 12 in an incident...

South Elgin OKs plans for new apartment building; developer to build village band shell as part of deal

May 10, 2019 at 6:20 a.m.

Construction on a 100-unit apartment building on Route 31/LaFox Street in South Elgin could begin in mid-July following the Monday approval of a tax increment financing agreement and a special...

Bill Wolf, interim police chief for the Elgin Police Department, notified the city Tuesday that he had accepted a new job as deputy chief for the Schaumburg Police Department.

Interim police chief says he’s leaving Elgin police for Schaumburg deputy chief job

May 10, 2019 at 6:20 a.m.

Only days after being named interim chief for the Elgin Police Department, Deputy Chief Bill Wolf has accepted a new job as deputy police chief for the village of Schaumburg,...

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