Elgin News

Todd Hartwell is a self-proclaimed sucker for charity. He purchases Shamrocks for muscular dystrophy research in March and makes a habit of dropping coins into countertop collection jars when his fellow Fox Valley residents are in need.

Two more candidates have filed in the hopes of unseating incumbent Congressman Bill Foster, D-Batavia as the race for the 14th Congressional District heats up.

An Illinois man who hired a prostitute who turned out to be 15 has been sentenced to 50 days in jail.

A 32-year-old northwest suburban man was convicted Monday of the sexual assault of two young boys.

A teenage runaway is accused of bolting from police Sunday with a backpack full of drugs after stealing more than $400 in merchandise from the South Elgin Best Buy, police said.

If the Elgin City Council is like a "family," as Councilman Robert Gilliam says, then perhaps it is having some growing pains.

As contrary as it might sound to the many of us who grew up with the old Smokey Bear mantra "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires" driven into our heads, sometimes a little burn can be a good thing when it comes to the environment.

It was a dark and stormy night in early October when Greg Stout drove his dark-colored GMC Suburban through Elgin's southeast side.

Caring for a horse can cost an owner $250 a month just for food and bedding. But a recent grant awarded to the Illinois Equine Humane Center means that horse owners who are having a hard time caring for their animals might be able to keep them at least a bit longer.

A ranch home in the 800 block of Martin Drive on Elgin's southeast side was rendered uninhabitable after a fire Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

Firefighters work at the scene of a structure fire at 14 Kensington Loop in the Garden Quarters townhouses complex in Elgin on Wednesday night.

A Kane County judge Wednesday reduced bond by more than half for a 57-year-old Elgin man accused of shooting his longtime girlfriend in the leg.

The state has rejected a request from Elgin city leaders to install red light cameras at Randall Road and Route 72, which in past years was named Kane County's most dangerous intersection.

Share + Oct 20, 2009 5:41 pm US/Central Reporting Suzanne Le Mignot ELGIN, Ill. 1 of 1 The Salvation Army Thrift Store in Elgin has seen such a slump in sales in the tough economy that it's closing for the season.

A South Elgin man was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison Monday for shooting a gun at a man in Bartlett in 2008.

A young woman injured in a crash near Pingree Grove Monday has died from her injuries.

Children's Theatre of Elgin presenting 'Music Man Jr.' Comments October 21, 2009 What do you get when you cross a Tony Award-winning musical with a shortened script intended to be performed by children and youth? You get an emotionally demanding production for the cast.

Police say an Elgin woman used fraudulent ID cards to get a job with a Carpentersville business that specializes in pork processing.

Fox River Trolley Museum: Halloween Hiawatha ghost story train," Oct. 24 and 25.

When he was 8, Joey Messina of Elgin wanted to build a gazebo for a local park. His father, Paul, told him to save that ambition for a while.