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St. Joseph Catholic School in Elgin will become St. Edward Catholic Preparatory Academy this fall under the Diocese of Rockford consolidation plan announced Wednesday. St. Laurence Catholic School in Elgin is "likely" to close, officials said.

Elgin’s St. Joseph school to become St. Edward Catholic Preparatory Academy, St. Laurence school ‘likely’ to close under Rockford Diocese plan

January 9, 2020 at 7:40 a.m.

St. Joseph Catholic School in Elgin will become St. Edward Catholic Preparatory Academy in the fall under a Rockford Diocese consolidation plan that calls for the likely closure of St....

ECC job search program helped nearly 120 people land new jobs with salaries totaling $6M in 2019, officials say

January 5, 2020 at 10:38 a.m.

When it comes to help finding a job, Elgin Community College's workforce development services may not be the first place that comes to mind. Given the success the program had...

First babies born in Elgin-area hospitals in 2020

January 2, 2020 at 4:57 p.m.

An Elgin mom is among the earliest to give birth in the new year and decade, as her son arrived just minutes after the calendars turned from 2019 to 2020....

10 questions with… Elgin Partnership for Early Learning executive director Amber Peters

January 2, 2020 at 3:38 p.m.

"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...

The Elgin Tower Building as seen from Douglas Avenue in downtown Elgin. The art deco-style structure, completed in 1929 as a office building, was transformed into an apartment complex in 2018.

A notable decade: A look back at some of the Elgin-area stories that made headlines over the last 10 years

December 31, 2019 at 3:43 p.m.

As Elgin-area residents bid farewell to the decade, here's a look at a handful of the big new stories in the city over the last 10 years. Keeney's closes Pat...

The American Legion Post 57 conducts a rifle salute in the snow on Veterans day. Cold and snow moved all of the other events indoors.

A look back at the Elgin-area stories that made 2019

December 28, 2019 at 12:19 p.m.

As 2019 ends and 2020 begins, here are 10 stories deemed to be among the most significant of the past year in the Elgin area by the staff of The...

U-46 officials discuss expansion of recently-introduced high school PE curriculum

December 26, 2019 at 3:18 p.m.

School District U-46 officials want to grow its updated high school physical education curriculum with eight new courses next year, expanding upon the active-lifestyle approach of eight PE courses introduced...

Joe Salas is a board member of the NAMI Northern Kane County. Salas is a longtime resident of Elgin, growing up in Carpentersville.

10 questions with…NAMI Northern Kane County board member Joe Salas

December 26, 2019 at 12:33 p.m.

"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...

Oscar Nevarez, left, and Isidro Lara, right, shovel snow off the sidewalk at one corner of Prospect Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue in Elgin on Veterans Day. The City of Elgin and School District U-46 have introduced Sidewalk Heroes, an effort by both government agencies to encourage more people to clear sidewalks and driveways of snow and ice.

City of Elgin, U-46 introduce campaign to urge more residents to help clear snow from sidewalks

December 26, 2019 at 11:26 a.m.

The City of Elgin and School District U-46 are looking for "sidewalk heroes" this winter to clear the sidewalks of snow and ice. Last week, the two government agencies introduced...

Marianne Bost browses the clothing racks at Soulful Sparrow in Elgin Monday afternoon. Holiday shoppers making their last purchases before Christmas kept things busy for stores and restaurants in the downtown area.

It’s down to the wire for some Elgin holiday shoppers snapping up last-minute gifts before Christmas

December 24, 2019 at 3:03 p.m.

With Christmas a little more than a day away, Glenna Vessup was at the Soulful Sparrow Monday afternoon shopping for some last-minute gifts. "I'm taking care of my friend's bird...

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