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Former U-46 teacher sues, charges discrimination
A former U-46 teacher has sued the district, arguing she was essentially fired and discriminated against after a hospitalization in fall 2010.
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Two charged in South Elgin heroin overdose death
Two people are charged with delivering a fatal dose of heroin to a 24-year-old South Elgin woman last month.
S. Elgin fire district celebrating 60th anniversary
During 2012, the department responded 2,627 requests for service. This figure includes 948 fire responses and 1,679 emergency medical responses.
Dave Ginsberg of Geneva finished first with a time of 18:49 at The Hope For Haitians 5K on Saturday in Geneva.
South Elgin fire district celebrates anniversary
The South Elgin and Countryside Fire Protection District will celebrate its 60th anniversary with an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Fire Station No.
Sunday picks: It's all about Mom today
Mothers and grandmothers can hop on a trolley for a free Mother's Day trolley ride at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin.
Dave Heun Canoe race remains afloat amid challenges
Spectators watch from a deck over the Fox River as the Mid-American Canoe and Kayak Race.
5K runners, volunteers raise money to build hope in Haiti
For Colleen and Chris Ottens, concern for the plight of the people of Haiti is something never far from their mind.
Geneva shoe repair shop celebrates 30 years
GENEVA – For 30 years, the Miller family has fixed shoes, purses, baseball mitts, luggage and riding boots at their shop, Geneva Shoe Repair, 15 N. Fourth St., Geneva.
Mary Rees Freeman gets D. Ray Wilson Award
The award is named for former Courier-News publisher and Judson University board member D. Ray Wilson, who started the annual Community Prayer Breakfast at Judson in 1989.
Dateline Dixon: City getting a taste of administration
Steven Angvick removes the seat from “Bessy,” the 1919 Model-T that belongs to the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, while they were working on it last year.
Cops: Man Accidentally Shot Brother, With 2-Year-Old In The Room
If it wasn't enough that a northwest suburban man accidentally shot his brother at their home on Sunday night, police say the man's 2-year-old child was in the room at the time, and there was marijuana in the house.
Reagan museum Model T getting rehabbed in Illinois
Members of a Fox Valley vehicle club are restoring a 1919 Model T Coupe for the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home in Dixon.
More to learn for substitute teachers
Circling the computer lab Monday upstairs at South Elgin High School with another teacher and student teacher, Mary Blair swooped in on a group of five seniors doing more talking than typing.
Crowds welcome Loyalty Day's patriotic theme
BATAVIA – Long before the first fire engine flashed its lights and let loose a siren wail, parents, grandparents and children lined the streets of Batavia for the Loyalty Day Parade on Sunday.
Cop Stops Speeding Car In South Elgin, Finds Passenger Shot
A police officer pulled over the driver of a car driving with its brights on and speeding early Sunday morning to discover the front-seat passenger had been shot.
Public tours of Dunham Castle give glimpses of old glory
Visitors to Dunham Castle in Wayne peek out windows on the second floor on Saturday.
Geneva juice bar open Sundays to benefit local charities
GENEVA – Jamie Vargo, owner of Vargo's Dance in Geneva, had long resisted having her second business, Smuzi Juice Bar, open on Sundays.
Soldier surprises son at Corron Elementary in South Elgin
T.J. Gleason, a kindergartener at Corron Elementary School, is reunited with his dad, Sgt.