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Lorena Zepeda and her husband Miguel Diaz are the new owners of El Molino Mexican Restaurant in Carpentersville. (Mike Danahey/The Courier-News)

El Molino in Carpentersville reopens with new owners at the helm

December 4, 2025 at 7:25 p.m.

El Molino Mexican Restaurant in Carpentersville may have a new look, but the new owners plan is to keep its traditions alive.

The Depot Visitors Center in downtown East Dundee is now an official year-round drop-off location for the D300 Food Pantry. (The Courier-News)

Elgin News Digest: East Dundee’s Depot now a D300 Food Pantry drop-off point; Shop With a Cop Dundee Township seekimg donations

December 4, 2025 at 3:02 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Truth or Dare is a beer that combines the flavors of Jeppson’s Malört liqueur and Old Style beer. It's only available at East Dundee's The Distance Social bar and Black & Gray Brewing Co., where it was made. (The Distance Social)

What do you get when you pair Old Style with Malört? It’s not as bad as it sounds, East Dundee bar owners say

December 3, 2025 at 1:17 p.m.

When a bar and a brewery in East Dundee decided to make a beer combining the flavors of Old Style and Malört, Truth or Dare was born.

A mailbox for letters to Santa has been set up at DuPage Court in downtown Elgin. The deadline to drop one off is Dec. 12, and any letters with a return address will receive a response. (City of Elgin)

Elgin News Digest: Letters to Santa mailbox set up at DuPage Court in Elgin; ECC student bands to present four concerts in December

December 1, 2025 at 3:10 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Crews battle a fire at a building at the Meadowdale Apartments in Carpentersville early Saturday morning, Nov. 29, 2025, which ultimately left 23 families displaced and caused more than $2 million in damage, officials said. (Village of Carpentersville)

Huge apartment fire Saturday morning leaves 23 Carpentersville families homeless

November 29, 2025 at 11:08 a.m.

A morning fire Saturday at the Meadowdale Apartments in Carpentersville displaced 23 families and caused $2 million in damage.

Elgin Community College has selected six employees -- Brian Bohr, Kathleen DeMars, John Mravik, Brittany Mylott, Justin Robertson and Cathy Taylor -- to receive the 2026 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence Awards. (Elgin Community College)

Elgin News Digest: Six ECC employees set to receive NISOD Excellence Awards; former concert promoter to speak at Gail Borden library

November 28, 2025 at 8:35 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Dickens in Dundee is an annual holiday event that will be held Dec. 6 and 7 in East Dundee and West Dundee. (Village of East Dundee)

Fests, sing-alongs and visits with Santa to make the Elgin-area holiday season merry

November 27, 2025 at 12:16 p.m.

There will be plenty of holiday events in the Elgin area in December to give even the Grinch a dose of the Christmas spirit.

“Nurtured by Nature,” a free program hosted by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, will be held Sunday at Raceway Woods Forest Preserve in Carpentersville. (baiduhai)

Elgin News Digest: Nurtured by Nature program at Raceway Woods Sunday; state rep holding winter clothing, essential toiletries drive

November 26, 2025 at 3:23 p.m.

Nurtured by Nature program at Raceway Woods Sunday The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will host a free “Nurtured by Nature” program from 10 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov....

Salvation Army Lts. Scott and Allison Rodriguez are leading the Elgin Corps Community Center's annual Red Kettle fundraising and Angel Tree gift-giving campaigns. (Mike Danahey/The Courier-News)

This year’s Red Kettle campaign hopes to net $235,000 for Elgin Salvation Army

November 25, 2025 at 2:10 p.m.

Bells are ringing at 29 spots in the Elgin area as Salvation Army Lts. Scott and Allison Rodriguez handle their first Red Kettle effort.

D300 Food Pantry's annual holiday shopping fundraiser in ongoing through Wednesday, Dec. 10, and is expected to serve more than 600 children, organizers say. (Pioneer Press)

Elgin News Digest: D300 Food Pantry fundraiser underway through Dec. 10; book sale at Gail Borden Public Library this weekend

November 25, 2025 at 1:21 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

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