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South Elgin's 'Almost Winter Day'
While a 53-degree day is a far cry from a "White Christmas," South Elgin's SEBA Park was filled to the brim Saturday with sleigh bells ringing, carolers singing and marshmallows roasting over an open fire during the annual "An Almost Winter Day" holiday festival.
Challenge to Green Party in 14th District
If the challenges to Dan Kairis' nominating petitions prove true, then the Green Party candidate in the 14th Congressional District doesn't know his family and friends very well.
South Elgin retires K-9, may not replace it
Itago was the South Elgin Police Department's first K-9 officer. And now that the 9-year-old German shepherd has retired, he could be its last for some time.
S. Elgin seeks transit options info
There is just one Pace bus route through South Elgin now, running from the bus terminal in downtown Elgin to the Charlestowne Mall in St.
Cops: S. Elgin man threatens, robs girlfriend
A South Elgin man is accused of pulling a hunting knife on a woman he knows, beating her up and robbing her.
Kane sheriff 'shocked' over lack of funds
Time is running out for Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez and the county board. The time to pay the sheriff department's final 2009 payroll checks is imminent, and a solution to plugging the department's end-of-the-year budget hole seems nowhere in sight.
Briefs: Read around the world in South Elgin
Clinton Elementary School is going on a trip: Destination Book Fair Read Around the World.
Briefs: Elgin's United Way, food bank join forces
The United Way Board of Directors recently approved a $4,000 donation to the Feeding America/Northern Illinois Food Bank's BackPack Program.
Police Report: Items stolen from Elgin apartment
* Drug arrest: Dameion L. Dunn, 22, of 209 National St., Unit #T, was charged with unlawful possession of cannabis after police found marijuana during a traffic stop in the area of Wellington Avenue and National Street Wednesday evening, according to reports.
A sailor at 17, Patricia Devereaux served as a boatswain's mate aboard the repair ship USS Ajax.
STC man sentenced to prison in drug case
ST. CHARLES – A St. Charles man was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for dealing cocaine near a church.
Nriefs: Microchips for pets in South Elgin
Anderson Animal Shelter, 1000 S. LaFox St. , will microchip dogs and cats for at the shelter from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, by appointment only.
St. Charles North beat South Elgin 28-16 in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs Saturday at Streamwood High School.
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.
Back in the 1920s and '30s, an electric trolley ran from Elgin to Aurora and back again.
Back in the 1920s and '30s, an electric trolley ran from Elgin to Aurora and back again.
Teen charged with theft in South Elgin
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.
Parents: We're stuck with tests
School District U46 parents have mixed reactions about state standardized tests.
Animal shelter to Elgin: Don't ban pit bulls
Don't ban pit bulls, but consider other options. That was the message that Michelle Groeper, director of operations for Anderson Animal Shelter, delivered to the Elgin City Council Wednesday night during the public comment portion of the council's meeting.
Perseverance is something David McFadden of Bartlett said he learned from his dad.
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