Proposals to allow food trucks to operate in downtown Elgin, on publicly owned property and in Wing Park are headed to the Elgin City Council for approval, but plans for a food truck park stalled at Monday’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.

New drop box features a surveillance camera to record who drops off ballots, an electronic screen to confirm successful deposits and a scanner to record ballot envelopes.

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon’s campaign says state election authorities reached an “absurd” conclusion in issuing nearly $10 million in penalties.

The winding road of college weightlifting sees West Aurora’s Will Easley go from Illinois State to East Tennessee State.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.