Seven houses will be open to the public as part of the annual Historic Elgin House Tour being held Saturday and Sunday.

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

The shooting of a man by Carpentersville police is under investigation by the Kane County Major Crimes Task Force.

Taking a page from his grandfather’s book, Howard Schock and his wife have funded a pavilion in Lions Park, land for which Frederick “Fred” Schock donated to the Dundee Township Park District in 1955.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

While saying he still intended to send the National Guard to Chicago over crime, President Donald Trump did not specify a date.

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department seeking Illinois voter birth dates, driver’s license numbers, signatures and partial Social Security numbers.

Maddie Mitchell comes through with 12 kills to lead Jacobs to a 22-25, 28-26, 25-23 win over Burlington Central.