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With new tax money for senior services due in October, Elgin Township committee to start making plans

May 10, 2019 at 6:31 a.m.

Elgin Township’s Senior Citizens’ Services Committee will start work this week on a plan for how new tax money for senior services should be spent. Township taxpayers approved a 0.025...

2 mid-century modern homes among the 7 on this weekend’s Historic Elgin House Tour

May 10, 2019 at 6:31 a.m.

Two mid-century modern homes will be among the seven featured this year as part of this weekend’s Historic Elgin House Tour. It’s a first for the tour, which has been...

Effort to put referendum on Elgin Township ballot for creation of a mental health board fails by 32 votes

May 10, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.

Elgin Township’s plan to ask voters to approve a 708 board in the November election fell 32 signatures short after some were challenged and removed by the Elgin Township Officials...

Brothers Joe, left, and Jim Koehnen rehabbed this shop at 660 N. LaFox St. in South Elgin to open their own franchise auto shop, Honest-1 Auto Care.

Brothers open new auto repair shop in South Elgin

May 10, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.

Joe Koehnen’s worked on the floor of the mercantile exchange before shifting into software sales. His older brother, Jim Koehnen, ran his own restaurants and managed hotels and private clubs....

Detective sues East Dundee on charges his family leave and First Amendment rights were violated

May 10, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.

An East Dundee police officer has sued the village, its former chief of police and a police lieutenant, charging his constitutional rights were violated by the department. The lawsuit, filed...

Barb Beckman, executive director of Habitat for Humanity Northern Fox Valley, in one of the dresses she picked up during an eight-month sabbatical in Africa.

8-month sabbatical in Tanzania yields lessons for Elgin’s Habitat for Humanity director

May 10, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.

Barb Beckman believes her wanderlust is part of her DNA. Beckman, executive director of Habitat for Humanity Northern Fox Valley, was able to test that belief during a recent 8-month...

Ellis Middle School, 225 S. Liberty St., was put in "secure building" mode after Elgin police were called about a rifle being pointed out a window at a nearby home on Aug. 23, 2018.

Adult, juvenile charged in BB gun incident that prompted Elgin school to go into ‘secure’ mode

May 10, 2019 at 6:29 a.m.

An adult and a juvenile were charged in connection with an incident Thursday in which a rifle-type weapon — later found to be a BB gun — was pointed out...

Man facing burglary, theft charges for West Side car break-ins, Elgin police say

May 10, 2019 at 6:29 a.m.

A Chicago man was arrested Wednesday on charges he broke into several cars parked on Elgin’s west side but police do not believe he was involved in a recent rash...

Schoenholtz retires after 45 years with Senior Services Associates

May 10, 2019 at 6:29 a.m.

After 45 years working with senior citizens in the Fox Valley, Bette Schoenholtz has retired as executive director of Senior Services Associates Inc. Schoenholtz helped found the agency as a...

Elgin police gather outside the Chase Bank branch at Shady Oaks Drive and Route 58, which was robbed about 2:05 p.m. Wednesday. The armed suspect fired a shot as he fled the building.

Face-masked man robs Chase bank in Elgin, fires gun as he flees, police say

May 10, 2019 at 6:29 a.m.

A man wearing a white face mask robbed a Chase Bank branch in Elgin Wednesday, firing his gun as he fled the building, Elgin police said. No one was injured...

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