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District U-46 buys cyber liability insurance, considers AI tech for teachers

June 17, 2025 at 1:50 p.m.

District U-46 School Board members Monday approved the purchase of cyber liability insurance policy and discussed the purchase of ChatGPT Edu, an AI product for use by teachers, coaches and...

Ed Snoble learned to make guitars after doing repairs on his own instruments. He now does both for customers who seek out his services through his South Elgin-based company, Penguin Guitar Co. (Penguin Guitar Co.)

Custom-building and repairing guitars leads to the start of a new South Elgin business

June 13, 2025 at 3:13 p.m.

Ed Snoble mastered the craft of making custom-built guitars for his own use, and now makes them for others through his Penguin Guitar Co. in South Elgin.

This photo shows the Carpentersville water and sewer lines exposed in the Fox River when water levels dropped following the removal of a river dam by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. (Village of Carpentersville)

Lower Fox River water levels from dam removal may end up costing Carpentersville more than $4M

June 12, 2025 at 2:05 p.m.

Carpentersville may need to spend more than $4 million to bury water and sewer lines below the bottom of the Fox River because dam removal has lowered water levels, officials...

Elgin Community College's Project Backpack, which provides backpacks and essential school supplies to students and families in need, will be held Aug. 2. (Elgin Community College)

Elgin News Digest: ECC’s Project Backpack in need of volunteers, sponsors; lunchtime hike to be held at Hawthorne Hill Nature Center

June 12, 2025 at 9:33 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

The newly opened Canterfield Park in West Dundee includes a playground, exercise equipment, baggo/cornhole area, walking trail, benches and parking lot. (Village of West Dundee)

Elgin News Digest: New West Dundee park offers playground, exercise equipment; Flag Day to be celebrated in Elgin with Friday ceremony

June 11, 2025 at 2:51 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

State Sen. Cristina Castro, D-Elgin, is sponsoring a summer book club in which students will receive a coupon for free ice cream if they read eight books. (Getty Images)

Elgin News Digest: State Sen. Castro launches summer book club for kids; shredding event, donation drive Saturday at Elgin library

June 10, 2025 at 1:04 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Anderson Humane in South Elgin has a summer program for volunteers ages 16 to 25 who want to help care for, feed and socialize with animals at its three locations and assist staff at animal adoption events. (Anderson Humane)

Elgin News Digest: Anderson Humane seeking volunteer teens, young adults; Kid Librarian of the Week program returns to Elgin library

June 6, 2025 at 8:40 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Actors portray World War II soldiers in a scene from the 2024 Rails to Victory WWII reenactment and encampment event at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin. (Ron Ruhl)

Two World War II vets to attend Rails to Victory reenactments at South Elgin trolley museum

June 5, 2025 at 2:07 p.m.

The guests of honor at this weekend's Rails to Victory World War II reenactment and encampment at the Fox Valley Trolley Museum in South Elgin are two men who experienced...

Elgin residents Caleb Goldenstein and Sanay Gulati, students at Central High School in Burlington, have earned perfect composite scores of 36 on the ACT test. (Central High School)

Elgin News Digest: Elgin students attending Central High earn perfect ACT scores; census data shows Elgin still No. 6 in population in Illinois

June 5, 2025 at 12:41 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

School District U-46 will pay for high school juniors to take the ACT test in the fall. (Seth Perlman/AP)

U-46 plans to cover cost of high school juniors taking the ACT in fall

June 3, 2025 at 11:35 a.m.

School District U-46 will pay for high school juniors to take the ACT test in the fall in an effort to familiarize students with the exam, meet dual-credit application standards...

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