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Sister Nadia Raphael and Father Jesus Dominguez, of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elgin, set out wood crosses and missals for the public to take for Palm Sunday and Holy week services.

Finding new ways to celebrate Easter and Passover the goal in this unusual pandemic year

April 12, 2020 at 10:40 a.m.

Easter and Passover look and feel very different this year as the coronavirus forces the faithful in Elgin find new ways to celebrate the holy days from the sanctity of...

Coronavirus roundup: Easter Bunny doing South Elgin tour by car, bulk waste collection suspended in Elgin, more

April 9, 2020 at 5:52 p.m.

Peter Cottontail to visit South Elgin — from a distance The Easter Bunny will be making the rounds through in South Elgin Friday and Saturday via car in order to...

School District U-46 administrators and board members met via the video conference Monday, the first time a school board meeting has been held entirely online.

U-46 getting ready to put another 5,000 computers and iPads into the hands of students studying at home

April 9, 2020 at 4:35 p.m.

About 5,000 more computers and iPads are ready for distribution to District U-46 students in the second round of efforts to make sure all families have at least one device...

The Anderson Animal Shelter, with its main location seen here in South Elgin and additional facilities in North Aurora and Bloomingdale, has announced it's merging with the Fox Valley Wildlife Center in Elburn.

Anderson Animal Shelter announces merger with Elburn-based wildlife center, expands mission to include all wildlife

April 9, 2020 at 2:57 p.m.

Anderson Animal Shelter is merging with the Fox Valley Wildlife Center in Elburn to become the Anderson Humane Center, a larger organization that will provide help for both domesticated and...

Elgin’s police chief says cops now wearing protective gear on all calls, urges residents to report large groups and be aware of scams

April 7, 2020 at 3:12 p.m.

All Elgin police officers are now wearing masks, gloves and protective eyewear while out on calls, Police Chief Ana Lalley said. The announcement came Monday during a Q&A session Lalley...

A second civilian police employee in Elgin has tested positive for the coronavirus, authorities said.

Second Elgin Police Department civilian employee tests positive for coronavirus

April 7, 2020 at 12:02 p.m.

A second civilian police employee in Elgin has tested positive for the coronavirus, authorities said. The staff member was informed of their test result Sunday, an Elgin Police Department news...

Nine more Kane County residents dead of coronavirus, including three from Elgin, coroner says

April 7, 2020 at 5:19 p.m.

Nine more people have died of coronavirus in Kane County since March 31, including three from Elgin, Kane County Coroner Rob Russell said. That brings the total number of county...

Elgin teacher making house calls to fix students’ broken instrument strings: ‘They need playing as an outlet’

April 8, 2020 at 11:52 a.m.

When a student breaks a string on their violin, viola, cello or bass in class, orchestra teacher Jennifer Brown-James replaces it right away so they can keep practicing and playing....

The City of Elgin is receiving $510,869 in federal funding for local coronavirus relief as part of the $2 trillion-plus federal coronavirus pandemic relief bill signed into law last month, city officials announced.

Coronavirus cases up to 41 in Elgin, 210 in Kane County; Elgin to receive $510,000 in federal relief money

April 5, 2020 at 9:48 a.m.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kane County was 210 as of 8 p.m. Friday, with 41 of them identified as Elgin residents, according to the county's coronavirus dashboard....

Elgin’s former Sherman Hospital could have as many as 250 beds when it reopens April 24 as overflow medical facility

April 6, 2020 at 7:23 a.m.

Elgin's former Sherman hospital is scheduled to reopen April 24 as overflow medical facility with 230 to 250 beds and 24 isolation rooms for patients waiting to go to other...

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