10 questions with… South Elgin teacher Julie Isham
"10 Questions with..." is a Courier-News feature in which reporter Rafael Guerrero interviews someone in the Elgin area we think you should know and finds out a little more about...
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Hundreds attend service for Elgin veteran whose body was unclaimed: ‘No one should have to die alone’
Wendy Gross waited outside the Symonds-Madison Funeral Home in downtown Elgin Wednesday to pay her respects to a man she did not know. In fact, most of the 400 to...
U-46 school board approves $1.5 million Beacon academy upgrade at South Elgin High School
South Elgin High School's media and digital arts academy will receive a $1.5 million upgrade to update its facilities and equipment, some of which is more than a decade old,...
U-46 might cap athletics fees beginning next school year
Student-athletes at School District U-46 high schools who participate in multiple sports will be charged for a maximum of two sports per school year if a proposed change to the...
South Elgin bike-sharing system would cost $8,200 a year, officials told
South Elgin would pay about $8,200 a year to participate in the Kane County bike share program, according to a proposal being discussed by the village board. If approved, a...
Renz Center executive director to retire in February after 24 years
Renz Addiction Counseling Center Executive Director Jerry Skogmo is retiring after 24 years at the helm of the Elgin-area nonprofit agency. Skogmo's last day with the Renz Center will be...
With final design plan approved, construction on $5M Panton Mill Park in South Elgin to begin in spring
South Elgin Village Board trustees have approved the final design for Panton Mill Park on the downtown riverfront, clearing a path for work to start this spring and finish in...
Karina Villa brings in $154K in election donations, despite no primary opposition in bid to fill Oberweis’ Senate seat
State Rep. Karina Villa has collected $154,571 in campaign donations despite being unopposed in the Democratic primary race for Jim Oberweis' 25th District Senate seat, campaign finance records show. Her...
10 questions with… Ziegler’s Ace sales associate Rebecca Hunter
Rebecca Hunter Age: 74 Lives in: Elgin Job: Sales associate at Ziegler's Ace store in downtown Elgin; ocal author and historian; former audio engineer, psychologist and chiropractor Education: Degrees from...
Elgin library hoping to inspire ‘creativity’ by introducing kids to Looney Tunes animator Chuck Jones
Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian are taking center stage at Elgin's Gail Borden Public Library, and among those who dropped by to see the new...