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The fireworks show that was the finale to the 2022 End of Summer Bash in downtown Elgin's Festival Park will be replaced this year by a lighted drone show.

LED drone show to be finale of Saturday’s End of Summer Bash, featuring food, music and kids’ activities

August 17, 2023 at 12:55 p.m.

Elgin's End of Summer Bash Saturday will feature the city's first-ever drone show, which will be a unique experience for at least one of the evening's performers. "I can absolutely...

Parents and students gather outside Huff Elementary School in Elgin Tuesday for the first day of classes in the new school year.

Students head back to U-46 schools after the summer break, happy to see old faces, meet new ones

August 15, 2023 at 4:19 p.m.

The start of the new school year at Elgin's Huff Elementary School was a whirlwind of activity Tuesday as students and staff greeted familiar faces, met new ones and said...

The Boys & Girls Club of Elgin has been renamed the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central Illinois. (Karen Sorensen/The Courier-News)

Elgin News Digest: Boys and Girls Club offering free back to school haircuts; Dog Day coming to Elgin museum

August 10, 2023 at 3:57 p.m.

Free back to school haircuts at Boys & Girls Club of Elgin Clubhouse With school starting Aug. 15, free haircuts for children will be available from 10 a.m. to 3...

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Elgin News Digest: Elgin CC first baseman gets ‘gold’ honor; Ugaste hosting drug drop-off; Randall Zoo going ‘Nutty’ with nighttime event; Battle of bands at Dundee library

August 8, 2023 at 6:09 p.m.

ECC baseball player and alum named to NJCAA Gold Glove Team The 2023 NJCAA Division II All-North Central District/Region 4 Rawlings Gold Glove Team recently named Elgin Community College's Erik...

District U-46 prepares to welcome about 36,000 students for upcoming school year

August 8, 2023 at 3:16 p.m.

Elgin Area School District U-46 administrative staff told the Board of Education at its Monday meeting that things are looking good for the start of the school year next Tuesday....

A lesson learned from her own mother's grade school experience has stuck with new District U-46 Superintendent Suzanne Johnson: "Make sure every parent feels welcome."

Taking inspiration from her own mother’s story, new U-46 superintendent’s ready to listen and learn

August 5, 2023 at 7:29 a.m.

School District U-46 Superintendent Suzanne Johnson never forgot something her mother told her back when she had just been named principal of Bartlett High School. It came from her mother's...

All brands of reusable plastic and glass food storage containers, including No. 5 takeout containers, can be dropped off at the Elgin Sustainability Commission's booth for recycling every Friday at the Downtown Elgin Farmers Market.

Elgin News Digest: Dundee Library exhibit focuses on violence against women; bombero clothing, hats being sold by Carpentersville Fire; recycling offered during Downtown Elgin Farmers Market

August 4, 2023 at 9:05 a.m.

Dundee Library exhibit focuses on violence against women The Dundee Library is hosting a traveling exhibition, "Confronting Violence: Improving Women's Lives/Enfrentando la violencia, mejorando la vida de las mujeres," now...

A Bubble Show Spectacular, featuring Mr. Scott, will be held Friday outside the Gail Borden Public Library Rakow Branch.

No shortage of family fun this month at the Gail Borden public libraries in Elgin

August 2, 2023 at 6:36 p.m.

From a bubble bash to flea market finds to family yoga, the Elgin-based Gail Borden Public Library District is offering ways for parents and kids to enjoy summer fun throughout...

The movie "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" will be shown as part of South Elgin's Back-to-School Bash Friday at Panton Mill Park.

Elgin News Digest: Food bank holding pop-up mobile market Saturday at ECC; two Elgin townhomes badly damaged in early morning fire; Rock the Fox being held this weekend in Carpentersville

August 2, 2023 at 6:16 p.m.

Food bank holding pop-up mobile market Saturday at ECC Northern Illinois Food Bank will be distributing free groceries from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at Elgin Community College,...

Hanover Township Emergency Services Unit volunteers were onsite to help during a Bartlett warehouse fire in February 2022.

Hanover Emergency Services Unit, which played a vital role in Elgin tornado aftermath, seeking more volunteers

August 1, 2023 at 3:56 p.m.

The Hanover Township Emergency Services Unit played essential roles assisting local public safety crews this month when storms and two tornadoes touched down in the Elgin area, and they're seeking...

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