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School District 300 superintendent awarded new five-year contract

September 14, 2020 at 6:08 p.m.

Superintendent Fred Heid has been awarded a new five-year contract that will keep him at School District 300 through mid-2025. The deal, retroactive to July 1, calls a 1% salary...

Black bear found scavenging on the remains of an Elgin man at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

September 15, 2020 at 6:07 p.m.

An Elgin man whose body was discovered partially eaten by a black bear in Great Smoky Mountains National Park should be "mourned by anyone (who) feels a passion for nature...

Huge subdivision proposed for farm land at McLean and Lancaster to be annexed into South Elgin

September 14, 2020 at 11:15 a.m.

A new subdivision with 174 town homes and 187 single-family homes has been proposed for a 90-acre site at McLean Boulevard and North Lancaster Road that would be annexed into...

3-story storage facility with 834 self-service units proposed for South Elgin’s Randall Road corridor

September 11, 2020 at 2:48 p.m.

South Elgin's Randall Road corridor may soon have a 102,000-square-foot, 834-unit storage facility, pending final approval from the village board. The proposal, which calls for a three-story building and two...

D300 board vote on hybrid reopening of schools pushed back to Sept. 22

September 11, 2020 at 12:02 p.m.

A school board vote on School District 300's hybrid school reopening plan scheduled for Friday was postponed to Sept. 22. The meeting date change was announced in a letter to...

Saturday night face-off pits Kane sheriff against community advocate in charity boxing bout

September 11, 2020 at 7:05 a.m.

Marcus Banner, founder of Our Neighborhoods Empowered, and Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain have plenty to say when it comes to reforming the criminal justice system, ending gun violence and...

The District 300 School Board was briefed Tuesday on a plan that calls for students and staff to return to school in person Oct. 13 under a hybrid schedule that also includes online instruction.

District 300 board to vote Friday on plan to return students to school on part-time basis

September 10, 2020 at 3:32 p.m.

School District 300's more than 21,000 students would return to school starting Oct. 13 under a hybrid model of in-person and online classes proposed this week by Superintendent Fred Heid....

Workers installed a bookcase, books and posters at the Blue Kangaroo laundromat in Elgin in January 2019 in an effort to increase children's access to reading materials while their parents do their laundry.

Kindergarten student readiness in U-46 drops to 15% in 2019: ‘We’ve got to move that needle’

September 8, 2020 at 5:50 p.m.

Only 15% of School District U-46 kindergartners last fall were considered ready for kindergarten in all three areas examined, down from 16% last year, state data shows. Every fall kindergarten...

The storefront of Moni's Soulfood Fiesta in downtown Elgin, 13 Douglas Avenue.

Moni’s Soulfood Fiesta to open in downtown Elgin

September 6, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

Monique Howery's soon-to-open restaurant, Moni's Soulfood Fiesta, is a tribute to her daughter, Sabrina, who passed away in June, Howery said. Pictures of her are up on the restaurant's 'family...

Judson University President Gene Crume updated students, staff, and faculty in a letter Wednesday on three positive COVID-19 cases and others quarantined or isolated due to potential exposure to the virus.

Three positive COVID-19 cases as Judson University starts fall semester, president says

September 6, 2020 at 9:10 a.m.

Three people at Judson University in Elgin tested positive for COVID-19 during the first week of fall semester, university President Gene Crume said in a campus letter Wednesday. The three...

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