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New options for dual-language program presented in District 300

March 1, 2020 at 12:22 p.m.

Two new alternatives to consolidating and moving all of School District 300's elementary and middle school dual-language programs east of the Fox River have emerged following public opposition to the...

Joy and Daniel Symonds launched Operation LOVE about a month after their funeral home held a service for an unclaimed Vietnam veteran. The project's objective is to connect volunteers with veterans and promote efforts and events related to veterans.

Service for unclaimed Elgin veteran prompts funeral home owners to start Operation LOVE; ‘There are veterans who need to know people care’

March 1, 2020 at 9:48 a.m.

One month ago, the Symonds-Madison Funeral Home held a funeral for an Army veteran whose body went unclaimed by family and friends. The service for John James Murphy was attended...

Residents left homeless Wednesday following two East Side fires, one of which killed two pets

February 27, 2020 at 12:28 p.m.

Two serious East Side house fires in two-hour span Wednesday left several residents homeless and two family pets dead, the Elgin Fire Department said. In the first, firefighters were called...

U-46 may cover textbook costs for students taking dual high school/college credit courses

February 27, 2020 at 11:51 a.m.

School District U-46 is looking at a reduction in textbook costs for students who are taking classes in which they earn both high school and college credit. Officials this week...

South Elgin police seeks help in finding 33-year-old woman missing since September

February 27, 2020 at 4:12 p.m.

South Elgin police are asking for the public's help in finding a woman last seen in September leaving an Oak Park rehab center. Suzanne Rezab, 33, fled facility in mid-September...

Cathy Russell is the CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin, which serves hundreds of children in the Elgin area every day.

10 questions with… Boys and Girls Club of Elgin CEO Cathy Russell

February 26, 2020 at 4:53 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...

A proposal to purchase 1,700 iPad tablets, 1,100 Chromebook laptop computers and digital learning management system was presented Monday to the U-46 School Board.

U-46 may spend $1.4 million on iPads and Chromebooks for preK-4 students and a digital learning management system

February 25, 2020 at 4:27 p.m.

A proposal to purchase 1,700 iPad tablets and 1,100 Chromebook laptops would mean nearly every U-46 student in preschool through fourth grade would have access to a computer, district officials...

Gabutto, a restaurant that features burgers with ‘Japanese twists,’ to open in Elgin in March

February 25, 2020 at 3:49 p.m.

Gabutto Burger, a restaurant that puts an Asian twist on all-American meal, is relocating from Rolling Meadows to Elgin. The restaurant is set to open near Northwest Parkway and Randall...

Thornton Fractional district superintendent to become U-46 assistant superintendent next school year

February 24, 2020 at 5:42 p.m.

Thornton Fractional High School District Superintendent Teresa Lance will become School District U-46's assistant superintendent of equity and innovation next school year, the district announced Friday. Lance will start her...

Garfield Elementary School in Elgin will celebrate its 130th anniversary in May with a party and a the creation of a new plaza to display the school's original bell.

Garfield Elementary’s original bell to be displayed in front of building as part of school’s 130th anniversary celebration

February 24, 2020 at 8:35 a.m.

Garfield Elementary School, one of Elgin's oldest schools, will celebrate its 130th anniversary this spring with tours, food, entertainment and the return of its original school bell. It opened in...

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