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Elgin Courier News

Monday, December 22, 2025

Bleuroot to close on New Year’s Eve after seven years in downtown West Dundee

The owner of Bleuroot in West Dundee says her restaurant’s last day will be New Year’s Eve, as escalating costs became too much to bear.

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Boys & Girls Clubs shooting for August opening of new center in Carpentersville

Work has started on the transfomation of an old Carpentersville middle school into the Boys & Girls Clubs’ Woodlands Impact Center.

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Union Pacific’s plan to add trains in the Chicago area raises alarms

In merger application, railroad plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West Side.

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Ken Shepro gets to work as Kane County’s local historian: ‘Kane County is just an unusual county’

Shepro, a longtime resident of the county, will be responsible for researching and documenting Kane County history.

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Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library produces book commemorating its 150th anniversary

Just in time for the holidays, Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin is selling a limited edition book for its 150th anniversary.

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Chicago State commit Mia Carter enjoys being coached by father, and grandfather, at Larkin. ‘Really important.’

Chicago State recruit Mia Carter is being coached at Larkin by her father and grandfather for the first time.

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Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.

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Elgin News Digest: The Lodge Performing Arts Center holds ribbon-cutting; Elgin Area Men’s Shed donates to Salvation Army program

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

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