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Dundee-Crown High School, Carpentersville elementary school to be closed Thursday and Friday after student exposed to someone with coronavirus

March 11, 2020 at 4:29 p.m.

Dundee-Crown High School and Perry Elementary School, both in Carpentersville, will be closed Thursday and Friday after School District 300 officials learned a student at the high school was being...

The Thom McNamee Memorial St. Patrick's Day Parade, scheduled for Saturday in East Dundee, has been canceled because of coronavirus concerns.

St. Charles, East Dundee cancel St. Patrick’s Day parades and 5k runs because of coronavirus; Yorkville parade and events still on

March 11, 2020 at 3:51 p.m.

St. Patrick's Day parades in St. Charles and East Dundee have been canceled amid coronavirus concerns, organizers said Wednesday. The announcements came just hours after the city of Chicago said...

District U-46 plans to spend $7.1 million making improvements to Larkin High School's culinary, child care, health care sciences and science classrooms in preparation for the district's conversion to a career pathways high school system.

U-46 to spend $7.1M to overhaul space at Larkin for culinary, child care, health care, science pathways

March 10, 2020 at 4:11 p.m.

District U-46 plans to spend $7.1 million making improvements to Larkin High School's culinary, child care, health care sciences and science classrooms in preparation for the district's conversion to a...

City engineer tapped to take post as Elgin public works director

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

Elgin Senior Engineer Mike Pubentz has been named the city's new public works director. The position had been vacant for about two years following the departure of former director Greg...

School District U46 offices in Elgin, Ill.

Elgin-area school officials weigh in on coronavirus

March 8, 2020 at 9:45 a.m.

Elgin-area educators are grappling with questions about the coronavirus and how it might affect the school year. How much cleaning do schools need? How often should students be reminded to...

Still Life Meditation is requesting a conditional use permit from the city of Elgin to set up a meditation center in a 1,300-square-foot space on the fifth floor of the downtown Burritt Building.

Meditation center planned for downtown Elgin’s Burritt Building wins commission approval

March 5, 2020 at 5:43 p.m.

A meditation center has been proposed for the top floor of the five-story Burritt Building in downtown Elgin. Still Life Meditation is requesting a conditional use permit from the city...

The natural grass field is to be replaced with artificial turf as part of a $4.6 million renovation of Elgin High School's Memorial Stadium, which is also used by Larkin High School.

U-46 could spend $4.6 million for major renovation of Elgin High School’s Memorial Stadium

March 6, 2020 at 8:37 a.m.

A $4.6 million proposed overhaul of Elgin High School's Memorial Stadium calls for new bleachers, track, fencing and press box to be installed and the natural grass field replaced with...

Steve Ward is the village president of South Elgin. Outside of his elected office duties, Ward is a barber and owner of Ralph's Barber Shop in Elgin.

10 questions with… South Elgin Village President Steve Ward

March 5, 2020 at 3:15 p.m.

"10 Questions with..." is a feature in The Courier-News in which reporter Rafael Guerrero interviews someone in the Elgin area we think you should know and finds out a little...

New hotel, gas station, stores and industrial buildings proposed for vacant land at Randall and Higgins roads in Elgin

March 3, 2020 at 4:31 p.m.

A four-story hotel, industrial buildings and commercial businesses could be built as part of a 53-acre development proposed for Randall Road and Route 72/Higgins Road in Elgin. Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties...

Tony Sanders, School District U-46 CEO, has met the necessary requirements to earn the district's superintendent certification and title.

No more CEO for Tony Sanders; he’s now officially the U-46 superintendent

March 2, 2020 at 4:41 p.m.

Tony Sanders is no longer School District U-46's CEO — he is now its superintendent. Sanders and the school district shared on their social media pages that Sanders had met...

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