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Myra Becker seen in her front yard with her Impeach Trump sign on June 6, 2018, in Elgin. Becker died July 10, 2018, at the age of 94.

Myra Becker, social activist noted for her ‘Impeach Trump’ yard sign in Elgin, dies at 94

May 10, 2019 at 6:24 a.m.

Myra Becker, of Elgin, whose story made national news in early June when the city of Elgin told her to remove oversized “Impeach Trump” signs from her yard, has died....

A Kane County emergency unit seen in South Elgin on July 4, 2018, after a four-hour standoff in which a man was shot dead and three police officers were injured.

Family of man who shot 3 officers in South Elgin standoff says he was distraught with health, financial woes

May 10, 2019 at 6:24 a.m.

The man who shot and injured three law enforcement officers from the stairwell of a South Elgin condo building last week was beset by health and money problems and driven...

The South Elgin Village Board has been asked to change its liquor license ordinance to allow beer and wine to be sold at gas stations so that village businesses can be competitive with those in neighboring towns.

Ban may be lifted on gas stations selling beer and wine in South Elgin

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

With gas stations facing increased competition, the South Elgin Village Board may lift a ban that prohibits the businesses from selling beer and wine. Mark Falk, president of the South...

The Elgin Fire Department sets up a tent on the banks of the Fox River July 5, 2018, after locating the body of Eric Elam, who went into the water during the Fourth of July fireworks show.

Man who drowned in Fox River during fireworks show ID’d as Elgin resident

May 10, 2019 at 6:24 a.m.

The man who drowned in the Fox River Wednesday night has been identified as a 35-year-old Elgin resident, police said. Eric Elam, the divorced father of two, lived in the...

The Elgin Fire Department set up a tent on the banks of the Fox River July 5, 2018 after locating the body of a man who is believed to have drowned after he went into the water during the Grand Victoria Casino fireworks show.

Divers recover body of man believed drowned during Elgin fireworks show

May 10, 2019 at 6:24 a.m.

Fire department divers recovered a body from the Fox River Thursday afternoon believed to be the man who disappeared in the water Wednesday night during the Grand Victoria Casino’s fireworks...

Buzos buscan en el Río Fox cerca del Casino Grand Victoria el viernes el cuerpo de un hombre que fue visto entrar al agua durante el show de fuegos artificiales de Elgin, pero no salir.

Buscan a hombre que entró al Fox River pero no salió

December 12, 2018 at 8:38 p.m.

Buzos y bomberos de Elgin y otras ciudades continuaron la búsqueda el jueves por la mañana, de un hombre que fue visto entrar al Fox River durante el show de...

A Kane County emergency unit remained outside 325 Woodridge Circle in South Elgin on July 4, 2018, after a four-hour standoff in which a man was shot dead and three police officers were injured.

Police shoot and kill man in South Elgin after 3 officers injured during standoff

May 31, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

A man asked residents of a South Elgin condo to take care of his wife before he began a four-hour standoff with police Tuesday night that ended with him dead...

Construction set to start on South Elgin senior housing complex

May 10, 2019 at 6:24 a.m.

More than two years after The Burton Foundation proposed a 70-unit, affordable senior housing complex to South Elgin, the village board this week gave its approval for construction. Marison Mill...

Cmdr. Ana Lalley named new Elgin police chief; Cmdr. Al Young tapped for deputy chief job

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

Cmdr. Ana Lalley will be Elgin's next chief of police, and Cmdr. Al Young will step into the deputy chief job, the city of Elgin announced Friday. The promotions go...

Two people critically injured in separate Elgin crashes, police say

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

Two people were taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge in critical condition following two unrelated crashes in Elgin, police said. In the first incident, a 33-year-old Elgin...

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