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The Downtown Neighborhood Association's annual gift guide, advertising campaign and Small Business Saturday deals are designed with one goal in mind: Get people to spend their holiday shopping dollars in downtown Elgin.

A tattoo as a holiday present? Why not, says Elgin’s DNA, which is pushing people to think downtown for their gift shopping

November 23, 2019 at 10:16 a.m.

Tickets to upcoming Elgin Symphony Orchestra performances. Gift certificates to the Escapade 360 escape room. Tattoos from Funky Rooster Tattoo and Art Gallery. A new gift guide from the Downtown...

A screen shot of the new South Elgin village website, which officials say is easier to navigate and allows users to submit forms, lodge complaints and make payments.

South Elgin website gets complete makeover so it’s easier to use, phone app in the works

November 22, 2019 at 5:28 p.m.

The village of South Elgin's website has undergone a substantial makeover, replacing a system nearly 15 years old with a version friendlier to users. Village spokesman Craig Pierce said early...

Police officers for the city of Elgin and Elgin Community College talk about the biases they've experienced during a discussion held Tuesday at Elgin Community College.

Overcoming implicit biases explored at Elgin Community College forum

November 22, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

Elgin Community College student Kajira Blunt remembers being handcuffed by a police officer when she was a 7-year-old during a raid on her home, even though she was a child...

Joe Creadon is a grounds operations coordinator for School District U-46, where he's a longtime employee. He assumed his current position in 2005.

10 questions with… U-46 grounds coordinator Joe Creadon

November 21, 2019 at 1:17 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...

District U-46 to pay 2.3% more in the 2019-20 school year to have police officers in its middle and high schools

November 20, 2019 at 4:57 p.m.

School District U-46 will pay 2.3% more in the 2019-20 school year to have police officers serve as school resource officers in its middle and high schools. A contract approved...

Interim principal, assistant principal named for Waldo Middle School in Aurora

November 20, 2019 at 1:33 p.m.

An interim principal and assistant principal have been appointed at Waldo Middle School in Aurora. East Aurora School Board members approved the appointments at Monday's school board meeting. Antonio Rios...

Architecture firm Wight and Co. presented a concept plan for South Elgin's Panton Mill Park at the village board meeting Monday.

Proposed upgrade to Panton Mill Park to include band shell, concessions, shelter

November 19, 2019 at 4:19 p.m.

A revamped Panton Mill Park with a bandshell/stage, permanent concessions and restrooms, a splash pad, pavilion/shelter, and more could be ready along the South Elgin riverfront by the next Riverfest...

East Aurora School District leader gets new five-year contract

November 19, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

East Aurora School District board members have approved a new five-year contract for Superintendent Jennifer Norrell. School board members voted 6-0 Monday night on the new contract for Norrell, which...

Twin ambitions: Two brothers solidify dreams of a NASA career after participating in programs sponsored by the space agency

November 15, 2019 at 8:19 p.m.

For fraternal twin brothers Michael and Jackson Wozniak, working for NASA would be the realization of a dream. Michael envisions a career in which he could work on the Artemis...

Craig Culver, right, founder of the Culver's restaurant chain, was on hand Thursday for the groundbreaking of Ross Thomas' franchise location on North McLean Boulevard in Elgin. It will be the first in the city for the Wisconsin-based chain, known for its ButterBurgers and custard.

Culver’s founder attends groundbreaking for first ButterBurger restaurant in Elgin: ‘We should have been here a long time ago’

November 15, 2019 at 8:04 a.m.

The first Culver's restaurant Craig Culver opened in Sauk City, Wisconsin, in 1984 nearly shuts its doors just one year in. "I tell this story to every one of my...

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