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U46 working on equity plan to shrink achievement gap, increase staff diversity, foster welcoming environment

November 5, 2019 at 6:11 p.m.

A five-year equity plan presented to the District U46 School Board Monday is a blueprint officials say could help shrink the achievement gap between students, attract a more diverse workforce...

South Elgin would allow at least one recreational marijuana dispensary and other non-dispensary businesses, including cultivation centers, processors and transporters, to operate in the village under proposed rules discussed Monday by the village board.

Pot stores, growers, transporters and other businesses limited to one each under proposed South Elgin rules

November 5, 2019 at 11:38 a.m.

South Elgin would allow at least one recreational marijuana dispensary and other non-dispensary businesses, including cultivation centers, processors and transporters, to operate in the village under proposed rules being reviewed...

Kenyon Woods Middle School student Henry Sembdner, seen here getting his head shaved during the school's St. Baldrick's Foundation celebration in 2017, will receive a $1.5 million from School District U46 to settle a lawsuit filed after Sembdner was beaten into unconsciousness by another student and required a month of medical treatment for his injuries.

U46 to pay $1.5 million to South Elgin boy hospitalized for a month after being beaten by fellow student

November 4, 2019 at 6:06 p.m.

School District U46 will pay $1.5 million to a South Elgin boy severely beaten by a fellow student at Kenyon Woods Middle School in 2017, a lawsuit settlement agreement obtained...

The first Illinois Report Card for Elgin Math and Science Academy, seen here during an event with parents in October 2018, showed the third-grade students exceeded the state average in math scores but came in below the average in English language arts.

Elgin charter school students score higher than state average in math but come in below-average in English, new data shows

November 2, 2019 at 1:11 p.m.

Elgin Math and Science Academy third-graders posted scores above the state average in math but below the state average in English language arts, according to data compiled in the charter...

Number of under-performing schools in East Aurora district drops, according to state report card

November 1, 2019 at 2:44 p.m.

Four East Aurora schools moved from "under-performing" to "commendable" in this year's state school report card, district officials announced. Overall, the number of under-performing schools in the East Aurora School...

The traveling exhibit "Jehovah's Witnesses: Faith Under Fire" at Elgin Community College tells the story of a lesser-known aspect of World War II, the persecution and incarceration of Jehovah's Witnesses by the Nazi regime.

New exhibit explores Nazis’ persecution and incarceration of Jehovah’s Witnesses

November 1, 2019 at 9:20 a.m.

Simone Arnold Liebster can still remember being 12 years old and forced to stand alone in front of 500 fellow students while her school principal demanded give the Seig Heil...

Alex Aguirre is a barber and owner of Razor Heads Barbershop in downtown Elgin. He was born and raised in Elgin and still lives in the city.

10 questions with… barber Alex Aguirre

October 31, 2019 at 3:44 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...

Kimball Middle School Principal Charlotte Coleman helps a student on the first day of school in August. The Elgin school spends $15,000 per student, among the highest in School District U46, according to the newly released Illinois Report Card for 2018-19.

U46 spent an average $12K per student last year, new school report card data shows

October 31, 2019 at 1:21 p.m.

School District U46 schools spent an average $12,000 per student in the 2018-19 school year, according to financial data in the new Illinois Report Card released Wednesday. Per-student spending is...

Halloween trick-or-treating hours Thursday vary from town to town. Police urge families to be careful while going out for candy by staying on sidewalks, crossing at cross walks and taking other safety precautions.

Halloween trick-or-treating hours for Elgin-area towns

October 29, 2019 at 5:36 p.m.

Elgin-area towns have set following hours Halloween trick-or-treating Thursday: Algonquin: 3 to 7 p.m. Batavia: 4 to 7 p.m. Carpentersville: 3 to 7 p.m. East Dundee: 3 to 7 p.m....

Days like these -- sunless and gloomy -- can affect some people more than others. Light boxes, like those used by some Elgin Community College students, can help counter the depression, mood changes, sleeplessness and other symptoms that accompany seasonal affective disorder, ECC Wellness Service center professionals say.

With gloomy winter days nearing, ‘light boxes’ at Elgin Community College aim to combat seasonal depression

October 30, 2019 at 8:14 a.m.

Elgin Community College's light boxes look a little like makeup mirrors, but the effect they can have goes far beyond what a little mascara or a dollop of moisturizer can...

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