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Kelly Estrada and Garrett Henderson, the owners of the Sugar & Rhyme Coffeehouse in downtown Elgin, are the recipients of a $10,000 grant from American Express and Main Street America. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)

Elgin News Digest: Sugar & Rhyme Coffeehouse in Elgin wins $10,000 business grant; Castro and Anderson Humane holding free pet wellness event; Kane County hike being planned for parents with strollers

July 3, 2024 at 8:42 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Skeletons are part of the Mexican tradition of celebrating and honoring the dead, and will feature in both the Skeleton Trot 5K and Day of the Dead Festival being planned for November by the foundations for the Gail Borden Public Library and School District U-46. (Getty)

Gail Borden library and U-46 foundations joining forces on new Skeleton Trot 5K, Day of the Dead Fest

July 2, 2024 at 1:26 p.m.

The Gail Borden Public Library Foundation and the U-46 Educational Foundation are teaming up this year for two events celebrating Day of the Dead in Elgin.

Dennis Stroughmatt, a fiddler and fablist, will present “French Creoles of the Illinois Country: Fiddle Jigs, Creole Folktales and Haunting Ballads” at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Elgin Public Museum. (Dennis Stroughmatt)

Elgin News Digest: Fiddler Dennis Stroughmatt to perform at Elgin Public Museum; Randall Oaks’ ‘Brew at the Zoo’ fundraiser set for Saturday; Elgin Area Chamber names new member relations associate

July 2, 2024 at 10:46 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Elgin-based District U-46, the second largest school district in the state, is among the vast majority that does not employ certified librarians in all of its libraries, something the Association of Illinois School Librarians is striving to change. rawpixel.com/Shutterstock)

U-46 superintendent says they will consider request that more certified school librarians be hired

June 28, 2024 at 7:35 p.m.

Elgin-based District U-46, the second largest school district in the state, is among the vast majority that does not employ certified librarians in all of its libraries, something the Association...

Quinn Butera, seen here catching at a recent game, was one of 12 Elgin Community College baseball players to earn Academic All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference honors. (Elgin Community College)

Elgin News Digest: Elgin Community College student-athletes cited for classroom success; $3.9M in pool maintenance, repairs planned for two U-46 high schools; new citizens recognized Tuesday at 24th annual Elgin ceremony

June 27, 2024 at 4:50 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Fireworks will be exploding in downtown Elgin and other surrounding towns as the area gears up for annual Fourth of July celebrations. (City of Elgin)

Parades, concerts, festivals and bombs bursting in air planned for Fourth of July week

June 27, 2024 at 12:57 p.m.

There will be no shortage of things to do or see this Fourth of July holiday, with Elgin-area festivities starting Saturday and continuing through July 5.

Elgin resident Tom Holbrook shows a photo of Bozo the Clown making an appearance at the Meadowdale Shopping Center in Carpentersville in the mid-1960s, which is part of his "Bozeum" collection. (Mike Danahey/The Courier-News)

Elgin News Digest: Elgin man’s ‘Bozeum’ to be featured on MeTV’s ‘Collector’s Call’ ; South Elgin’s ‘Sliding through Summer’ family game to start July 2; enviromental film ‘Green Fire’ to be shown July 13 at Geneva Public Library

June 27, 2024 at 10:43 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve in South Elgin is closed through September for renovations. Changes include realigning bike trails to enhance accessibility to River Bend Trail; repairing the parking lots near the trolley station and Fox River; putting up new shelters and restrooms; and adding a new ADA-accessible boat and kayak launch. (Forest Preserve District of Kane County)

Elgin News Digest: Renovation work closes Duerr Forest Preserve in South Elgin till fall; applications being accepted for Elgin Township Mental Health Board; ‘Woofstock’ fundraiser to be held Sunday at East Dundee Depot

June 24, 2024 at 6:07 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

“Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites," the new children's exhibit at Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin, focuses on the books “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” “The Snowy Day” and “Where’s Spot?” and features the Bumblebee Express, a mock train set up on the library's first floor. (Gail Borden Public Library)

Elgin News Digest: Childhood books the focus of new Elgin library exhibit, train; Elgin using signs, walks to urge residents to skip illegal fireworks; ribbon-cutting for WellNow Urgent Care in South Elgin set for Tuesday

June 21, 2024 at 3:03 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)

As West Dundee prepares for Spring Hill Mall demolition, fencing goes up and Pace bus routes get changed

June 20, 2024 at 1:06 p.m.

West Dundee started fencing off the parking lot for the defunct Spring Hill Mall Tuesday, while a change remains in the works for a stop on Pace Bus routes there...

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