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An arts and crafts show is one of many activities planned for the West Dundee Heritage Fest, which will be held Friday through Sunday.

Elgin News Digest: West Dundee Heritage Fest to include fireworks show; Hanover Township Fall Food Truck Festival Thursday; open houses set for Randall Road improvement plans

September 12, 2023 at 11:10 a.m.

West Dundee Heritage Fest to include fireworks show West Dundee's annual Heritage Fest this weekend will feature a 5K run, music, a nonprofit and business expo, an arts and crafts...

Elgin News Digest: ECC holding online vote to choose new look for mascot; South Elgin breaks ground for Sperry Park renovations; animal habitat project underway at Randall Oaks Zoo

September 8, 2023 at 7:42 p.m.

ECC holding online vote to choose new look for mascot An online vote to choose a new look for Elgin Community College's mascot is underway. The effort is tied to...

If you have a fear of clowns, you might want to avert your eyes from this portion of Elgin resident Tom Holbrook's huge collection of memorabilia related to Bozo and the many products that bore his name.

No such thing as too much Bozo for Elgin man whose massive memorabilia collection memorializes the TV clown

September 9, 2023 at 1:42 p.m.

"Bozo's Circus" went off the air 22 years ago, but all things related to the fabled clown and his various incarnations live on thanks to the archival efforts of Elgin...

A combined veterans organizations rifle squad conducts a gun salute fire during the Sept. 11, 2019, remembrance ceremony in downtown Elgin. This year the city's annual Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at The Hemmens Cultural Center.

Elgin News Digest: Elgin’s Patriot Day for 9/11 to be held at Hemmens center; Kane County expungement clinic at Elgin library planned; Illinois Brews fundraiser for parks and rec set for Saturday

September 7, 2023 at 12:56 p.m.

County holding expungement clinic at Elgin library The Kane County Circuit Clerk's Office will hold a crime expungement clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Gail...

Colorful and fantastical, the "animals" that make up the "Alebrijes: Creatures of a Dream World" display at Elgin's Gail Borden Public Library are unlike anything in the real world.

Colorful and fantasical, ‘alebrijes’ take over the Gail Borden Public Library in its latest huge exhibit

September 6, 2023 at 6:42 p.m.

Twenty fantastic, colorful beasts are brightening Elgin's Gail Borden Public Library, just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month and Day of the Dead celebrations. "The creatures are called alebrijes (pronounced...

Hanover Township's 16th annual "Just for the Health of It" community health and wellness expo will be held Thursday at the Hanover Township William Tiknis Campus in Bartlett.

Elgin News Digest: Hanover Township holding health and wellness expo; Pancake breakfast to benefit Alzheimer’s Association; Kane Forest Preserve District plans Senior Strolls

September 5, 2023 at 2:41 p.m.

Hanover Township holding health and wellness expo Hanover Township will host its 16th annual "Just for the Health of It" community health and wellness expo from 11 a.m. to 3...

Brian Piñon poses for a playful shot in front of the home he and his wife, Christen Harvey, own at 722 Douglas Ave., Elgin. The Queen Anne-style Victorian will be featured on the 41st annual Historic Elgin House Tour Saturday and Sunday, where tours will be available in English and Spanish.

For first time, a home featured in Historic Elgin House Tour to have a bilingual docent giving tours

September 5, 2023 at 2:04 p.m.

There will be something "nueva" during this weekend's 41st annual Historic Elgin House Tour, held by the Gifford Park Association. For the first time, docents will be presenting information in...

The Dundee Township Park Board will hold a discussion Sept. 27 on what to do about Sleepy Hollow Pool, which has a deteriorating shell and continues to lose water around its perimeter.

Elgin News Digest: ECC Foundation’s ‘Dare to Dream’ gala tickets on sale; Dundee park board to hold Sleepy Hollow Pool meeting; music events to be held at Elgin library this month, next

September 1, 2023 at 2:13 p.m.

ECC Foundation's 'Dare to Dream' gala tickets on sale Tickets are being sold for Elgin Community College Foundation's "Dare to Dream" fundraising gala, which is being held from 5 to...

Some students attending Huff Elementary School in Elgin would be moved to Channing and Lords Park elementary schools under proposed boundary changes presented Monday night to the District U-46 School Board. (Courier-News file photo)

Elgin-area taxpayers looking at a 3% hike in the amount they pay to School District U-46 next year

September 1, 2023 at 11:51 a.m.

People who own property in School District U-46 can expect a 3% hike in next year's tax bill tied to a planned $48.8 million increase in School District U-46's proposed...

Jim Witter will perform Simon & Garfukel songs Sept. 16 at Elgin Community College's Art Center.

Elgin News Digest: Pipe break ends Huffman Park’s splash pad season; Meadowdale car show returning to Raceway Woods; Simon & Garfunkel tribute act to open new ECC season

August 31, 2023 at 4:01 p.m.

Pipe break ends Huffman Park's splash pad season The splash pad at Huffman Park in West Dundee will be closed for the remainder of the season because of needed repairs,...

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