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The cost of garbage and recycling collection goes up this month in East Dundee. The village''s trash hauling contract is with Flood Brothers.

Elgin News Digest: Wendy’s off of Randall Road in Carpentersville has closed; East Dundee garbage and recycling rates go up this month; Ugaste hosting Saturday blood drive at Elgin’s Cornerstone Church

January 31, 2024 at 12:24 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

For the first time since 2019, School District U-46 will be using its high school pools to teach swimming classes. After swimming was dropped as a mandated freshman physical education requirement, the district used the pools for lifeguard training classes and swim teams.

Swimming classes to return to U-46 high school pools in 2024-25 under proposal awaiting board OK

January 26, 2024 at 6:04 p.m.

For the first time since 2019, School District U-46 plans to offer swimming classes at all five of its high schools beyond just lifeguard training. "The new course being planned...

Cedar will be Randall Oaks Zoo's guest of honor on Groundhogs Day, prognosticating Feb. 2 whether winter will be lasting another six weeks. (The Courier-News)

Elgin News Digest: Emmett’s Brewing moves annual Big Wheel race to July; South Elgin Parks and Rec to offer free fitness classes; Hawthorne Hills Nature Center holding meet and greet

January 26, 2024 at 8:56 a.m.

Emmett's Brewing moves annual Big Wheel Race to July Emmett's Brewing Company in West Dundee is moving its annual Big Wheel Race from St. Patrick's Day Parade weekend to Saturday,...

William Cogley, left, Elgin's longtime corporation counsel, will retire Wednesday after 34 years with the city. He will be succeeded by Christopher Beck, right, who currently serves as assistant corporation counsel.

Elgin News Digest: Longtime city of Elgin lawyer William Cogley to retire; Kane County sheriff to award $500 college scholarships; Elgin funeral home collecting Valentine cards for vets

January 24, 2024 at 9:01 p.m.

Longtime city of Elgin lawyer William Cogley to retire William Cogley, corporation counsel and chief development officer for the city of Elgin, is retiring Wednesday, Jan. 31, after more than...

Jerry Newman, owner of Newman's Central Barber Shop in downtown Elgin, is seen here cutting a customer's hair in 2020. Newman died last week at age 81.

Elgin News Digest: Longtime Elgin barber Jerry Newman dead at 81; downtown Elgin snow removal to start Wednesday night; Kane to hold meetings on climate action draft plan

January 23, 2024 at 1:04 p.m.

Longtime Elgin barber Jerry Newman dead at 81 Gerald "Jerry" Thomas Newman, who operated Central Barbershop in downtown Elgin for six decades, died Jan. 15 at age 81. When he...

Husband and wife Matt Habib and Jennifer Polit, seen here in June 2023, have decided to close Rogue's Corner, their steampunk-themed pizza restaurant in downtown Elgin, after injuries in a crash left Habib unable to work at the business and their chef needing surgery for cancer.

Rogue’s Corner in downtown Elgin to close Sunday as owner recovers from crash injuries, chef deals with cancer

January 23, 2024 at 12:59 p.m.

Matthew Habib and his wife, Jennifer Polit, have decided to close Rogue's Corner, their third attempt at running a restaurant in downtown Elgin. The last shift for the pizzeria with...

Thanks to an Amazon Wish List set up by Elaine Paul, owner of Paul's Family Restaurant in Elgin, boxes of donated items purchased by customers and city residents wait to be delivered to the city of Elgin's homeless shelter at First United Methodist Church.
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Helping Elgin’s homeless shelter a community effort — with a little boost from the owner of Paul’s restaurant

January 20, 2024 at 11:51 a.m.

Last weekend, Elaine Paul stopped by Original Country Donuts in Elgin to pick up an order of 12 dozen doughnuts. When store owner Ted Rood learned who the order was...

Registration has started for the St. Patrick's Day festivities in East Dundee, which include Thom McNamee Memorial St. Patrick's Day Parade, the Parade Your Pet pet parade and the DUblinDEE 5K Kilted Run and Walk.

Elgin News Digest: Animal control looking for owner of puppies found in box; Frozen 5K at Randall Oaks Golf Course set for Feb. 10; East Dundee St. Patrick’s Day events being planned

January 19, 2024 at 2:37 p.m.

Animal control looking for owner of puppies found in box The Kane County Animal Control office is trying to track down the owner of five mixed breed pug puppies found...

An online program on the upcoming April 8 solar eclipse will be held Jan. 25 by the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. The guest speaker is Michelle Nichols, director of public observing at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.

Elgin News Digest: Elgin library to host online program on April 8 eclipse; Elgin History Museum holding trivia night fundraiser; Mini Fringe Festival set for Jan. 27 at Elgin Public House

January 18, 2024 at 11:04 a.m.

Elgin library to host online program on April 8 eclipse The Gail Borden Public Library plans to hold a free online program on the upcoming April 8 solar eclipse from...

Woman hit by car in downtown West Dundee

January 17, 2024 at 6:14 p.m.

An 18-year-old woman was hit by a car Tuesday morning as she crossed Main Street in downtown West Dundee, police said. The woman was walking north from the southeast corner...

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