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Former Judson University president James Didier dies at 87

February 21, 2020 at 12:18 p.m.

James Didier, a longtime Judson University administrator who served the school's president from 1992 to 1998, died Thursday at age 87 from complications of pancreatic cancer. During Didier's tenure as...

South Elgin commission recommends village board approval of cannabis growing facility

February 21, 2020 at 7:17 a.m.

Plans to open a cannabis craft growing facility will go to the South Elgin Village Board with the recommendation of the village's Planning and Zoning Commission. South Elgin CGF is...

South Elgin CGF Inc. is seeking a special use permit from the village of South Elgin to convert the former Fuji Foods building into a cannabis craft growing facility.

Cannabis growing company seeking special use permit to open facility in South Elgin

February 18, 2020 at 4:26 p.m.

A company that wants to open a cannabis craft growing business in South Elgin will present its plans Wednesday to the village's Planning and Zoning Commission. South Elgin CGF Inc....

Volunteers work on the basement of a Habitat for Humanity home on Weston Avenue in Elgin Friday morning.

Habitat for Humanity’s Northern Fox Valley affiliate making affordable homes, inspiring volunteers in Elgin area

February 16, 2020 at 2:00 a.m.

Friday morning's subzero temperatures did not stop Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley volunteers from working on Kristina Voel-pel's future home in Elgin. Tom Steele doesn't mind installing drywall...

Vacant Randall Road property in Elgin could become four-story senior living facility, pending approval

February 14, 2020 at 6:47 p.m.

A Minnesota-based senior living company plans to build its first Chicago-area senior living development on a 7-acre property in Elgin. New Perspective announced this week that it will seek city...

Parents speak out against plans to move D300’s dual-language program to Carpentersville schools east of Fox River

February 13, 2020 at 3:49 p.m.

Plans to consolidate School District 300's English/Spanish dual-language elementary and middle school programs — moving them all east of the Fox River — have angered some parents and students. "We...

Josefina Guerrero de Rodriguez is the finance director at the Elgin-based Centro de Informacion.

10 questions with… Centro de Informacion finance director Josefina Guerrero de Rodriguez

February 13, 2020 at 2:10 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...

Participants at the annual One Billion Rising: The Long Red Line at Elgin Community College hold linked red scarves Wednesday to show solidarity in their efforts to fight sexual harassment and domestic violence.

ECC’s Long Red Line event lets victims tell stories of sex harassment and abuse, advocate for change

February 12, 2020 at 6:24 p.m.

Roushanda Williams has experienced sexual harassment in her work as a hotel bartender. She recalled a patron once slapping her on the rear after she took his drink order. "In...

South Elgin engine teardown team honored for placing 10th in national competition

February 11, 2020 at 2:13 p.m.

South Elgin High School's auto engine teardown team was honored at the District U-46 School Board Monday for finishing 10th in a national competition. When the team started competing in...

Elgin’s Planning and Zoning Commission supports proposed Coca-Cola bottling distribution center on west side

February 11, 2020 at 9:47 a.m.

Planning and zoning commissioners in Elgin moved forward their recommendation to City Council of a 239,000 square-foot distribution center for a Coca-Cola bottling company that would go up near the...

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