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The Rev. Felicia Howell LaBoy, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Elgin, will speak about significant Black women during the reconstruction after the Civil War and beyond at a program being held Tuesday at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. (Supplied photo)

Elgin News Digest: Library event to focus on Black women’s activism post-Civil War; Elgin funeral home collecting Valentine’s cards for vets

January 30, 2025 at 11:37 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

The “Community Sound Healing” program at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin will feature singing bowls, chimes and drums to promote deep relaxation and inner harmony. (Kimberley Coole/Getty)

Elgin News Digest: Sound Healing program to be held at Elgin library; KDOT holding meetings on Randall Road improvements

January 28, 2025 at 1:28 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Area firefighters participating in training sessions using empty houses off Mason Road in Elgin were documented Monday by a videographer and photographer employed by Orozco Trucking, which owns the properties. The company plans to move its headquarters from Elk Grove Village to the acreage currently occupied by the houses and surrounding farmland. (Mike Danahey/The Courier-News)

Firefighters using soon-to-be-demolished houses for training exercises off I-90 in Elgin

January 28, 2025 at 12:43 p.m.

If you happen to see houses on fire on the south side of Interstate 90 just west of Randall Road this week, there's no need to call the fire department....

A free party celebrating the "Dog Man" books and the release of an animated movie of the same name will be held Tuesday at Dundee Library in East Dundee. (DreamWorks Animation)

Elgin News Digest: Elgin council signs off on U-46’s new school plans; ‘Dog Man’ book party being held at Dundee Library

January 24, 2025 at 2:21 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Marlene Shales, a longtime volunteer for many Elgin organizations and a two-term Elgin City Council member, will be remembered in a memorial service being held Saturday at Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Elgin. (Supplied photo)

Elgin News Digest: Service for former councilwoman, longtime volunteer set for Saturday; South Elgin HS alum nominated for college TV award

January 24, 2025 at 9:50 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Fox Valley Trolley Museum volunteers have been using small flat cars to move rail so they can save as much money as possible in building an addition to their storage barn, officials said. (Eric Zabelny)

Volunteers raising money to expand Fox River Trolley Museum’s storage barn

January 21, 2025 at 2:43 p.m.

Volunteers behind the Fox River Trolley Museum are in the midst of a good old-fashioned barn raising and are seeking the public’s support in funding the effort.

If you are a new mother who is feeling really sad, anxious or hopeless, these may be signs of postpartum depression. Advocate Sherman Hospital's Beyond Baby Blues is a support program focused on maternal mental health. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Elgin News Digest: Sherman Hospital offering maternal mental health support; former Courier-News writer Chris Bailey dies in Arizona

January 21, 2025 at 1:34 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Turn on the hydrant, let the water run through the nozzle of one of Villa Olivia's SMI PoleCat machines and -- voila! -- you have snow for skiing, tubing and snowboarding. (Villa Olivia/Bartlett Park District)

When the weather is right to ‘make it snow,’ the Villa Olivia hills can open for skiing, tubing and snowboarding

January 17, 2025 at 10:01 p.m.

While there's not been a lot snow falling from the sky this winter, the relatively consistent cold weather has meant the hills have been alive with the sounds of snowmaking...

“Zooperheros,” a live animal show, is being held twice on Monday at the Hawthorne Hill Nature Center in Elgin. (Explore Elgin Area)

Elgin News Digest: ‘Zooperheros’ animal show at Hawthorne Hill center; state Rep. Moeller hosting coffee at Elgin library

January 17, 2025 at 8:01 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Frances Teti-Teal, director of the family birthing center at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, has been selected Advocate Health Care’s 2024 Nurse Leader of the Year. (Advocate Health Care)

Elgin News Digest: Advocate’s Nurse Leader of the Year from Sherman Hospital; Kane Forest Preserve District’s 100-Year Challenge now underway

January 16, 2025 at 1:44 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

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