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Students at Kimball Middle School discuss Martin Luther King Jr. and nonviolence during a morning session at the Elgin school Jan. 17, 2018.

Elgin formally establishes subcommittee where volunteers had been informally organizing MLK Jr. Day celebrations

August 29, 2025 at 5:22 p.m.

The informal group of volunteers and community leaders is now official, just in time to plan for Elgin’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in 2026.

Elgin backs off most of its demands on DNA, approves 3-year contract

August 28, 2025 at 3:08 p.m.

The Elgin City Council has approved a new three-year contract with the Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin, including provisions that they must hire a consultant to explore new revenue sources...

A 1% grocery tax will replace the state grocery tax being phased out by the state under an ordinance OK'd by the Elgin City Council.

Elgin OKs grocery tax to help fund lead water line replacement

August 28, 2025 at 2:29 p.m.

A 1% grocery tax will replace the state grocery tax being phased out by the state under an ordinance OK'd by the Elgin City Council.

This screenshot of the city of Elgin's new Engage Elgin online platform shows three of several project categories for which residents can obtain more information and offer their feedback. (City of Elgin)

New Engage Elgin online platform lets residents weigh in, get more info on city projects

August 26, 2025 at 12:25 p.m.

Engage Elgin is a new online platform that lets residents obtain extensive info on city projects and provide written feedback.

The Downtown Elgin Market is one of the Downtown Neighborhood Association's signature events, held every Friday on Riverside Drive from June to October. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)

DNA says Elgin delayed new contract because it wants new terms added

August 25, 2025 at 1:23 p.m.

Elgin wants to make changes to its contract with the Downtown Neighborhood Association, including the introduction of what DNA officials call "unfunded mandates" and the appointment of new executive board...

This photo shows the Carpentersville water and sewer lines exposed in the Fox River when water levels dropped following the removal of a river dam by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. (Village of Carpentersville)

Carpentersville to pay up to $4.5M to move mains after dam removal

August 22, 2025 at 7:19 p.m.

Carpentersville will have to ante up $248,000 for the engineering work needed to move the water and sewer lines left exposed in the Fox River after a dam was removed...

In order to create an outdoor event space for downtown East Dundee, a consulting firm is recommending the village close a portion of Railroad Street and turn Meier Street into a two-lane road to maximize space. (Village of East Dundee)

Detailed concept plan unveiled for new East Dundee outdoor space

August 21, 2025 at 11:46 a.m.

A consulting firm designing an outdoor event space for downtown East Dundee is recommending a portion of Railroad Street be closed off and Meier Street be turned into a two-lane...

Plans to hold a parade celebrating Hispanic culture as part of La Fiesta de Elgin, not unlike the one held for the Fourth of July, had to be canceled this year because not enough entrants signed up to participate. (The Courier-News)

Plans for new La Fiesta de Elgin parade canceled by lack of entries

August 15, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.

Plans for a La Fiesta de Elgin parade have been scrapped because too few people signed up to participate, but that won't stop them from trying again next year, organizers...

Elgin resident Gloria Valle won Elgin City Council approval this week to have Alice Court, the street on which she lives, designated for her uncle, U.S. Army Cpl. Eriverto Ortiz, who died in the Korean War. His remains were identified in 2018 and returned to his family in Elgin last year. (Gloria Valle)

MIA Korean War vet now buried in Elgin to receive honorary street name

August 15, 2025 at 4:18 p.m.

U.S. Army Cpl. Eriverto Ortiz, the Korean War veteran whose remains were reunited with his family in Elgin more than 70 years after his combat death, will receive an honorary...

The new $4.3 million clubhouse being built to replace this one at Elgin's Wing Park Golf Course will include golf simulators, a whiskey bar and an outdoor plaza for a food truck. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)

Food truck approved for Elgin’s new Wing Park Golf Course clubhouse

August 14, 2025 at 2:15 p.m.

With construction to begin soon on the new $4.3 million clubhouse at the Wing Park Golf Course, the Elgin City Council signed off Wednesday on a rule change that will...

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