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Senior Services in Elgin to hold rally Wednesday to decry proposed federal cuts

By Gloria Casas

May 23, 2025 at 10:11 p.m.

Senior Services Associates Inc. in Elgin is one of many nonprofits participating in rallies Wednesday...

Lords Park Farm Zoo in Elgin opens for the season on March 31. A series of special programs offered by the Elgin Public Museum and the Friends of the Lords Park Zoo will be held Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. (City of Elgin)

Elgin News Digest: Lords Park Zoo in Elgin opens May 31 for the 2025 season; pop-up book sale at Elgin library to be held May 30-June 1

By Mike Danahey

May 23, 2025 at 9:25 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

This summer, "My Bee-Loved," a work by George Berlin, and "What A Wonderful World," by Kimberly Stourton, will be on display in Carpentersville as part of Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley’s "Home Planet Earth" public art event. (Mike Danahey/for The Courier-News)

Bee, butterfly and globe sculptures to decorate the Elgin area for Habitat for Humanity

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By Mike Danahey

May 23, 2025 at 5:18 p.m.

Buzzing bumblebee birdbaths, butterfly benches and big globes will soon be on display in and...

Every year flags that represent local military veterans line the roads of Elgin's Bluff City Cemetery as part of the Memorial Day ceremony held there. (Courier-News file photo)

Memorial Day events being held in the Elgin-area over holiday weekend

By Mike Danahey

May 23, 2025 at 2:11 p.m.

Roundup of Memorial Day ceremonies being held in the Elgin-area this weekend.

Six-week pickball leagues offered by the South Elgin Parks and Recreation Department start this week at Sperry Park, with a second session set to follow in July. (Courier-News file photo)

Elgin News Digest: South Elgin offering spring and summer pickleball leagues; U-46 high school graduations set for Saturday at NOW Arena

By Mike Danahey

May 22, 2025 at 3:03 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

In this photo from Aug. 15, 2023, Leah Wagner, 7, poses for a photo with Amanda Zyrek, her second-grade teacher at Huff Elementary School in Elgin, on the first day of the 2023-24 school year. District U-46 may push the first day of classes back by about two weeks next year because of school construction, officials said. (Courier-News file photo)

District U-46 construction may push back start of 2026-27 school year

By Mike Danahey

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May 22, 2025 at 2:19 p.m.

District U-46 could be starting the 2026-27 school year more than two weeks later than...

Three U-46 teachers on leave after district learns of Chicago Public Schools ‘grooming’ investigation

By Gloria Casas

May 22, 2025 at 1:47 p.m.

School District U-46 is conducting an internal review of three teachers who were hired while...

Michael Palascak, a Los Angeles-based comedian who went to high school in Joliet, says he's excited to take the stage Saturday at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin. (Michael Palascak)

Comedian Michael Palascak making his ‘larger’ stage debut in Elgin

By Annie Alleman

May 22, 2025 at 12:57 p.m.

Comedian Michael Palascak, who went to high school in Joliet, says he's excited to take...

Nurses and supporters picket outside St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet on Nov. 21, 2023. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Sens. Durbin and Duckworth question Prime Healthcare after changes to Illinois hospitals

By Lisa Schencker

May 20, 2025 at 8:50 p.m.

Prime, which is a for-profit company, bought the eight Illinois hospitals in March for more...

These are eight of the 13 students from Larkin High School in Elgin recognized for being the top academically in their school by District U-46 and its school board. (School District U-46)

Elgin News Digest: School District U-46 honors top graduates in class of 2025; Elgin police launch new initiative to help autistic drivers

By Mike Danahey

May 19, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.