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Student enrollment numbers in Elgin-area School District U-46 dropped from 38,571 in fall 2018 to 38,014 this fall, according to data released this month.

U46 student enrollment drops by 557 students from last fall, according to enrollment report

November 14, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

School District U-46 enrollment dropped by nearly 570 students from fall 2018 to fall 2019, data shows. The 1.4% decrease continues a years-long slide for the state's largest school district...

Scott Andresen is an attorney and founder of Andresen and Associates, with offices in East Dundee and Chicago. Andresen is also a trustee for the East Dundee Village Board.

10 questions with… Attorney/East Dundee Trustee Scott Andresen

November 14, 2019 at 1:35 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 outdoor ice rink set up by the city on the Elgin Civic Center Plaza since 2000 won't be open this year. The city is making several improvements to City Hall and the plaza that mean it won't be able to accommodate skating.

No ice rink at Civic Center Plaza this year; Elgin officials say a new location may be available next year

November 12, 2019 at 5:12 p.m.

The ice skating rink that's been an annual winter feature in downtown Elgin since 2000 won't be returning this year. Plans to renovate the Civic Center Plaza means the site...

The American Legion Post 57 ceremonial rifle squad conducted a rifle salute in honor of military veterans Monday morning, just outside the Centre of Elgin. The salute was the only event held outdoors; the Veterans Day ceremony was moved indoors due to the snow and cold.

Veterans Day ceremony guests asked to think about sacrifices made by the military: ‘To me, that is a gift,’ mayor says

November 11, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

Cold, snowy weather did not stop the city of Elgin and American Legion Post 57 Monday from holding their annual Veterans Day ceremony. While the inclement conditions did mean the...

A man crosses at the intersection of East Highland Avenue and North Grove Avenue in Elgin Monday in the aftermath of the area's first snowstorm.

3-plus inches of snow Monday followed by record cold gives Elgin area an early one-two punch of winter

November 12, 2019 at 1:21 p.m.

The weather will be inching a little closer to normal later this week after an unusually early winter storm dumped more than 3 inches of snow on the Elgin area...

4 of top 5 awards in this year’s ‘Finest Painted Ladies’ competition going to Elgin property owners

November 11, 2019 at 3:48 p.m.

Elgin dominated this year's Chicago-area "painted lady" contest, claiming four of the five awards to be presented in a ceremony being held Nov. 21. Sponsored by the Chicago Paint &...

Kimball Middle School orchestra director Lisa Yagow, left, lead students in the school's Mariachi Joya Dorada group in guitar instruction on Nov. 7, 2019. The students meet twice a week.

U46 student mariachi band has dozens of middle schoolers, high schoolers learning and performing Mexican musical genre

November 10, 2019 at 3:41 a.m.

Coral Lopez arrives 90 minutes early to Kimball Middle School twice a week to attend mariachi practice. Up until this year, mariachi did not exist at the Elgin middle school....

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, seen here at the Nov. 2 football game between his alma mater University of Florida and the University of Georgia, will speak Wednesday at Elgin's Harvest Bible Chapel.

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow to speak Wednesday at Harvest Bible Chapel in Elgin

November 8, 2019 at 3:38 p.m.

Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow will speak Wednesday at Elgin's Harvest Bible Chapel. "A Night with Tim Tebow featuring Vertical Worship" is scheduled for 7 p.m....

Connie Nelson, left, looks on with family members Thursday as workers prepare to cut down the Nelson family's 55-foot blue spruce that's been growing in that spot for 46 years. The tree was selected as the City of Chicago's 2019 Christmas tree and will moved to Millennium Park Friday night.

Chicago’s 55-foot Christmas tree donated by Elgin couple, who will be on hand for the lighting ceremony

November 7, 2019 at 5:50 p.m.

Connie and Gene Nelson and their family watched Thursday morning as the 55-foot blue spruce tree in front of their Elgin home was cut down. The 46-year-old tree, older than...

Noris Castro, a sixth-grade dual-language teacher at Timber Trails Elementary School, teaches children from Hoffman Estates and Elgin in English and Spanish.

10 questions with… teacher Noris Castro

November 7, 2019 at 2:16 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...

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