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This rendering shows what the new $19 million Elgin headquarters for E&O Solutions, a trucking service transportation company in Elgin, will look like when built on Mason Road. (E&O Solutions)

Elgin News Digest: Elgin council approves plans for new company headquarters; Duke’s Rock Back to School fest in Carpentersville set for Aug. 2

July 25, 2025 at 7:48 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

A foam party, similar to the one held in 2024, will be part of South Elgin's Back to School Night Out being held Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Panton Mill Park. (Village of South Elgin)

National Night Out to be celebrated with multiple events in Elgin area

July 29, 2025 at 1:21 p.m.

Elgin, South Elgin and a joint effort from the police departments in the Carpentersville/Dundee area hosting National Night Out events.

More than 20 volunteers help strip the aluminum siding from the exterior of the home at 27 Rugby Place in Elgin. The sign in front shows how the house looked when built and what it look like when restored by Christen Sundquist, Elgin’s historic preservation planner, and her husband, architect Matt Martin. (Bill Briska)

When siding comes off, ‘true Italianate beauty’ of historic Elgin house exposed

July 22, 2025 at 12:31 p.m.

Removing the aluminum siding from their 137-year-old house in Elgin exposed its original beauty, its owners said.

“Sound + Vision,” a comic book panel discussion featuring graphic novelists Steve Horton and Russell Lissau, will be held Wednesday at the Gail Borden Public Library in downtown Elgin in advance of its Comic Book Mania event on Aug. 2. (Gail Borden Public Library)

Elgin News Digest: Gail Borden Public Library holding comic book panel discussion; Elgin author to discuss Agatha Christie lingo, references

July 21, 2025 at 1:55 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Tyson, a 3-month-old chihuahau-terrier mix, is one of the dogs from Texas that is available for adoption at Anderson Humane in South Elgin. (Anderson Humane)

Elgin News Digest: Anderson Humane takes in 9 animals from Texas shelter; District 301 conducting national superintendent search

July 24, 2025 at 12:09 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

The Gail Borden Public Library District in Elgin has been awarded $221,112 in grant money from the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office. (Gail Borden Public Library District)

Elgin News Digest: Gail Borden, Fox River library districts receive state grants; ECC awarded $295,000 grant to expand EV technician training

July 18, 2025 at 8:58 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

East Dundee's newest mural will be a community effort painted by volunteers on panels set up along a 140-foot fence at 110 Railroad St. in the village's downtown district. (Mike Danahey/The Courier-News)

Want to paint a mural? East Dundee’s community effort open to all ages and skill levels

July 18, 2025 at 3:10 p.m.

Volunteers are being sought by the East Dundee Arts Council to help paint a portion of a huge downtown mural to be displayed in front of a village-owned building planned...

New safety barriers installed along Riverside Drive and South Grove Avenue will be used during crowded events, restricting vehicle access but not impeding pedestrian traffic. (City of Elgin)

Elgin News Digest: Elgin to start using safety barriers on Riverside, South Grove; donations, volunteers sought for back-to-school event

July 16, 2025 at 9:11 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Hank Azaria and the EZ Street Band's at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin on March 28 has been canceled. (Leah Bouchier-Hayes/United Talent Agency)

‘Simpsons’ voice actor Hank Azaria bringing Springsteen show to Elgin’s Hemmens Center

July 14, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Actor Hank Azaria, who voices Police Chief Wiggum, barkeep Mo Szylak and snobby nerd Comic Book Guy on “The Simpsons,” is bringing his tribute to Bruce Springsteen to Elgin's Hemmens...

The Nancy Kimball Cobblestone House in Elgin will be open every Wednesday in July to tour and to view the "Erasing Borders/Borrando Fronteras" art exhibit, which celebrates the Hispanic experience. (Bruce Shipyor/Nancy Kimball Cobblestone House)

Elgin News Digest: Nancy Kimball house open Wednesday afternoons in July; Kids can play free pickleball, kickball Thursday at Meier Park

July 14, 2025 at 12:10 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

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