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E-commerce distribution center to be built on Bowes Road, bringing 50 new jobs to South Elgin

May 10, 2019 at 6:34 a.m.

As many as 50 permanent jobs are to be created with a new e-commerce distribution center proposed for South Elgin, but the name of the company has not been revealed....

South Elgin seniors scammed into paying for ‘computer repairs’ with gift cards; one loses $30,000

May 10, 2019 at 6:34 a.m.

A scam in which South Elgin seniors were asked to purchase gift cards to pay for computer repairs over the phone resulted in one resident being bilked out of about...

Vandals shot out windows of under-construction restaurant, South Elgin police say

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

The plate glass windows of a new South Elgin restaurant going in at a former Panera Bread location on Randall Road were shot out over the weekend by vandals, police...

Leslie Mahoney, left, spoke Thursday at the CEO: Unplugged luncheon about what leadership looks like for her. The Elgin native has worked at the Chase Card Services location here since 1995. Pat Szpekowski of PmS advertising emceed.

Elgin bank executive evolves from on-the-job experiences

May 10, 2019 at 6:33 a.m.

Leslie Maloney of Elgin’s JP Morgan Chase Call Center said she’s had a variety of bosses over the years, both good and bad. Those experiences have informed the kind of...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, pictured during a visit to the Renz Addiction Counseling Center earlier this month, returned to Elgin Wednesday for a discussion on the heroin and opioid crisis.

State, local leaders meet in Elgin to discuss heroin, opioid crisis

May 10, 2019 at 6:33 a.m.

A decade ago, a majority of cases coming through drug courts were there for cocaine charges, said Kane County Judge Marmarie Kostelny. Now, nearly 60 percent of those who are...

Hanover Township to offer nine food trucks at Thursday festival

May 10, 2019 at 6:33 a.m.

Hanover Township Food Truck Festival organizers are hopeful attendees will enjoy trying fares from area food trucks and maybe learn more about what the township does, too. The event is...

2 Carpentersville men charged, more than $500K in cocaine seized in drug bust: Kane County police

May 10, 2019 at 6:32 a.m.

Two Carpentersville men are facing felony drug charges after a multi-jurisdictional task force seized 16 kilograms of cocaine, according to a news release Saturday Sept. 22 from the Kane County...

David Carlson reads the plaque dedicated to his great-great-uncle Gen. William Lynch at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin on Sept. 22, 2018. The plaque is part of Hanover Township's efforts to mark notable people and spaces in its communities

Civil War veterans get new markers in Elgin’s Bluff Cemetery

May 10, 2019 at 6:32 a.m.

David Carlson has an old family photo of four men — three in Civil War uniforms and an older man. One of the people in that picture is Carlson’s great-great-uncle...

The old Gold Star gas station at Center Street and Symphony Way was destroyed Sunday night or Monday morning by an unknown vehicle, its owners said.

Unknown driver takes out east wall of empty Elgin gas station building; police say they have no suspects

May 10, 2019 at 6:32 a.m.

David Kellenberger followed a trail of bricks down Symphony Way toward Dexter Court and Elgin City Hall but found no sign of the vehicle that apparently crashed into — and...

Union members line Route 31 Thursday to protest outside the Elgin Township Republican Central Committee's dinner, where the keynote speaker was Mark Janus, whose lawsuit resulted in the Supreme Court ruling that government employees don't have to pay union dues.

Elgin-area unions, Dems picket appearance by man who won Janus vs. AFSCME union dues case for GOP

May 10, 2019 at 6:32 a.m.

For the Elgin Township Republican Central Committee, having Mark Janus speak at its annual fundraising dinner Thursday night was about championing free speech. For the union representatives and Elgin Township...

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