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With the Polar Dome at Santa’s Village reopening Friday, old memories are warming hearts

January 15, 2025 at 4:39 p.m.

Friday’s reopening of the former Polar Dome indoor ice rink at Santa’s Village in East Dundee is being marketed as a "frosty" comeback. For locals like Tonna Warren Holtz and...

A special census is underway in West Dundee now through March will determine how much the village's population has grown since the 2020 U.S. Census. (baiduhai file photo)

Elgin News Digest: West Dundee conducting special census through March; Hanover Township hosting property tax appeal seminar Wednesday

January 14, 2025 at 12:06 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Dave Kaleta, left, of Chicago, and Richard Dryden, of Brooklyn, New York, are the creators of Awesome Black Creativity, an exhibit in which they createf figures with Lego bricks to represent Black people who have made contributions across a variety of disciplines. The exhibit is at Gail Borden Public Library from Wednesday through Feb. 27. (Shane Cleminson)

New Lego exhibit at Elgin library puts spotlight on ‘Awesome Black Creativity’

January 14, 2025 at 12:16 p.m.

A new exhibit fittingly arriving in advance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month opens Wednesday at the Gail Borden Public Library in downtown Elgin.

South Elgin Parks and Recreation Department's “Puzzle Palooza’ competition will be held Feb. 16 at Riverside Pizza and Pub. (Shutterstock)

Elgin News Digest: South Elgin Parks and Rec hosting ‘Puzzle Palooza’ ; registration starts for Frozen Oaks 5K at Randall Oaks

January 10, 2025 at 2:13 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Kohl's, the last anchor store in the now-shuttered Spring Hill Mall, will be closing its mall location in Carpentersville in April, store officials have announced. (Mike Danahey/The Courier-News)

Kohl’s store — last anchor in the Spring Hill Mall — to close in April

January 13, 2025 at 1:45 p.m.

Kohl’s, the last remaining anchor store at the now-defunct Spring Hill Mall in Carpentersville, will close in April, the company has announced.

Former Chicago Cubs star Sammy Sosa, seen here at an event in 2024, will meet fans and sign autographs for a fee Feb. 1 at Old Republic Kitchen + Bar in Elgin. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Elgin News Digest: Former Cub Sammy Sosa to sign autographs at Elgin restaurant; pipe organ tour making stop at Westminster Presbyterian

January 9, 2025 at 12:45 p.m.

Roundup of small new items for the Elgin area.

A flock of geese cross Washington Street at Spring Street Monday in Carpentersville. As avian flu cases in the United States continue to climb, local agencies are warning people to stay away from birds like geese if they appear to be sick and to keep their pets away from wild birds and their cats indoors. (Mike Danahey/The Courier-News)

People warned to stay away from sick, dead birds, protect pets as avian flu numbers keep climbing

January 7, 2025 at 1:02 p.m.

As the number of avian flu cases across the United States continues to soar, local agencies are warning people to stay away from wild birds that appear to be sick...

Hawthorne Hill Nature Center in Elgin is presenting a Sunday program on bird feeders, covering everything from location placement to best types of feed. (baiduhai file photo)

Elgin News Digest: Hawthorne Hill presenting Jan. 12 program on bird feeders; Kane County respiratory illness numbers remain high

January 7, 2025 at 11:28 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

This year's Rakow Regatta will be held Feb. 15 at Dundee Township's indoor pool at the Rakow Center in Carpentersville. (Courier-News file photo)

Elgin News Digest: Rakow Regatta cardboard boat race to be held Feb. 15; Winter Fringe Fest being held Jan. 25 at Side Street Studio

January 3, 2025 at 4:02 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Elgin's two hospitals, Ascension St. Joseph and Advocate Sherman, have reinstated policies requiring all visitors to wear masks as the number of cases of influenza, RSV, norovirus and COVID-19 continue to rise. (baiduhai file photo)

Elgin’s two hospitals restore mask mandates as respiratory illnesses climb

January 2, 2025 at 2:45 p.m.

With the rise in cases of influenza, RSV, norovirus and COVID-19, Ascension St. Joseph and Advocate Sherman hospitals in Elgin have reinstated policies requiring all visitors to wear masks.

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